Suffs

Suffs
Broadway Promotional Poster
MusicShaina Taub
LyricsShaina Taub
BookShaina Taub
BasisWomen's suffrage in the United States
PremiereApril 6, 2022: The Public Theater
Productions2022 Off-Broadway
2024 Broadway
AwardsTony Award for Best Book
Tony Award for Best Score
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music

Suffs is a musical with music, lyrics, and a book by Shaina Taub, based on suffragists and the American women's suffrage movement, focusing primarily on the historical events leading up to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920 that gave some women the right to vote.[1]

The show premiered off-Broadway at The Public Theater in April 2022. It opened on Broadway on April 18, 2024, at the Music Box Theatre, where it received mostly positive reviews from critics. It was nominated for six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, winning two, for Best Book and Best Score.[2][3]

  1. ^ "American Experience: Not All Women Gained the Vote in 1920". PBS. July 6, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Broski, Jennifer (March 14, 2024). "Up on the Marquee: SUFFS". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Tony Award Nominations: 'Hell's Kitchen', 'Stereophonic' Lead with 13". April 30, 2024.

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