Suffs does what all of the best Broadway musicals do: It humanizes, empowers, entertains and moves an audience.
New York Daily News
Suffs does what all of the best Broadway musicals do: It humanizes, empowers, entertains and moves an audience.
New York Daily News
Why see SUFFS?
Votes for Women
The 2024 Tony Winner for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score!
A century ago, Suffragette women of the United States were in an ongoing battle for the right to vote. 100 years later, SUFFS, directed by Leigh Silverman and written by the most exciting new voice in theater, Shaina Taub, transfers to Broadway after an extended run at the Public, to delight audiences with its fascinating look at these unsung trailblazers. You're invited along for the same ride they took all those years ago, so grab your placard and get ready to fight for what's right.
What Is The Story?
It's the early 1910's and a group of Suffragists have taken to the street ready to transform the country and protests against the likes of the public, the president and even each other. Their names? The SUFFS! This captivating story will take you on the journey of women working against the divides - racial, generational and class - with both victories and failures right up until the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.
It's a fight that is still far from over.
Did You Know?
In 1920, after women gained the right to vote the presence of women in Congress gradually increased and was especially noticeable by 1981. They have brought attention to gender-sensitive topics, children's rights and gender equality.
Key Information
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Cast
- Shaina Taub as Alice Paul
- Nikki M. James as Ida B. Wells
- Jenn Colella as Carrie Chapman Catt
- Grace McLean as President Woodrow Wilson
- Hannah Cruz as Inez Milholland
- Kim Blanck as Ruza Wenclawska
- Anastacia McCleskey as Mary Church Terrell
- Ally Bonino as Lucy Burns
- Tsilala Brock as Dudley Malone
- Nadia Dandashi as Doris Stevens
- Emily Skinner as Alva Belmont/Phoebe Burn
- Hawley Gould as Alternate Alice Paul
Further cast
Jenna Bainbridge, Dana Costello, Laila Erica Drew, Christine Heesun Hwang, Jaygee Macapugay, Chessa Metz, Kirsten Scott, Husso Semon, Monica Tulio Ramirez, Ada Westfall and D'kayla Unique Whitley.
Creative
- Book, music and lyrics by Shaina Taub
- Directed by Leigh Silverman
Awards
2024 Tony Awards
- Best Book of A Musical - Shaina Taub
- Best Original Score - Shaina Taub
- Best New Musical
- Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Nikki M. James
- Best Direction of a Musical - Leigh Silverman
- Best Book of A Musical - Shaina Taub
- Best Original Score - Shaina Taub
- Best Costume Design of a Musical
Reviews
Customer reviews
Gaspar Marino
Inspirational as Well as Entertaining
Di Murphy
A Wonderful Experience Hearing a Story We All Need to Know