Katori Hall is a talented television creator and producer from Memphis, Tennessee. Currently, she serves as the showrunner and Executive Producer of the Starz drama series P-VALLEY, which she adapted from her stage play Pussy Valley. The series has received widespread critical acclaim and broke records, earning nominations for the Gotham, Independent Spirit, GLAAD Media, and NAACP Image Awards. P-VALLEY was also named to numerous "Best of 2020" lists for its first season.
In addition to her work on P-VALLEY, Katori has made a significant impact in the world of theatre. She is a two-time Tony Award nominee and won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play The Hot Wing King. She will soon direct the play for the first time at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre in early 2023.
Katori has also had success on Broadway, writing and producing the hit musical Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. The musical received two Tony Award nominations for Best Book of a Musical and Best Musical, and Katori received an Olivier nomination for Best New Musical for the West End production.
Throughout her career, Katori has received numerous awards and accolades, including the American Academy of Arts and Letters Awards in Literature, the Susan Smith Blackburn Award, the Lark Play Development Center Playwrights of New York (PONY) Fellowship, two Lecompte du Nouy Prizes from Lincoln Center, the Fellowship of Southern Writers Bryan Family Award in Drama, the NYFA Fellowship, the Columbia University John Jay Award for Distinguished Professional Achievement, National Black Theatre's August Wilson Playwriting Award, and the Lorraine Hansberry Playwriting Award.
Katori is also an alumnus of the Sundance Episodic Lab's inaugural class, the Sundance Screenwriting Lab, and Ryan Murphy's Half Foundation Directing Program. She directed the award-winning short film Arkabutla and continues to develop and produce groundbreaking content across various platforms.
