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Katori Hall (born May 10, 1981) is an American playwright, screenwriter, producer, actress, and director from Memphis, Tennessee.Hall's best known works include the hit television series P-Valley, the Tony-nominated Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, and plays such as Hurt Village, Our Lady of Kibeho, Children of Killers, The Mountaintop, and The Hot Wing King, for which she won the Pulitzer Prize ...
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Jun 11, 2021 · June 11, 2021. Katori Hall, who has told stirring stories about Black life in America both onstage and onscreen, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for “The Hot Wing King,” a family dramedy ...
3 Photos. Katori Hall is a television creator/producer hailing from Memphis, Tennessee. She is currently the showrunner and Executive Producer of the Starz drama series, P-VALLEY, which she adapted from her stage play Pussy Valley. The critically acclaimed and record-breaking series returned for its second season on June 3, 2022.
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Jun 11, 2021 · The Hot Wing King wins the 2021 prize for drama. The cast of The Hot Wing King Photograph by Monique Carbon. Playwright Katori Hall, ART ’05, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in drama on Friday for The Hot Wing King, set in her hometown of Memphis. It follows a black gay couple and their extended family as they prepare recipes for competition ...
The past couple of years have been a whirlwind for Katori Hall. She was nominated for two Tony Awards for her work on Tina ; she became the showrunner of Starz’ P-Valley, based on one of her plays; and most recently, she won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama with The Hot Wing King.
Katori Hall grew up knowing she was supposed to be a billionaire. Her maternal grandmother, whom she affectionately called Big Mama, often told her grandchildren the story of how they were robbed of a fortune. Big Mama grew up in Panola County, Texas, where her family owned several acres of land. One day, when Big Mama was around 15 years old ...
