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Learn more about the real people and events that inspired the score of Shaina Taub's six-time Tony Award-nominated musical about the women's suffrage movement. Read more on New York Theatre Guide. ....
The suffragist characters of the musical “Suffs,” which opened Thursday night at the Music Box Theatre, rarely pause to celebrate their victories. As soon as they’ve achieved something monumental, such as securing a meeting with President Woodrow Wilson or getting the right to vote, another lofty goal appears on the horizon. Or there’s a dispiriting setback. They’re never done. Much the same could be said about the show, itself, written by and starring Shaina Taub. Even after a 2021 run at the Public Theater, which garnered less-than-enthusiastic reviews, and a later workshop to reshape it, “Suffs” still feels frustratingly unfinished. ....
Shaina Taub’s new musical at the Public Theater tells the story of the women’s suffrage movement in the years leading up to the passage of the 19th Amendment. ....