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2011 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
#252011 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Posted: 4/17/11 at 11:40pm
Per their website, the announcement's at 3 pm.
http://www.pulitzer.org/
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#272011 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Posted: 4/18/11 at 7:46amJust to throw an idea out there: what about "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson"? It received pretty comparable (if not better) reviews that Scottsboro, infact, Scottsboro opened and closed within BBAJ's relatively short run. It was on numerous Best Of- lists, I actually think it has a chance. Thoughts?
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#282011 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Posted: 4/18/11 at 8:52amMy prediction is Clybourne Park winning, with The Scottsboro Boys and Time Stands Still as finalists. Though I was shocked how last years panned out, so I also wouldn't be surprised if none of those make the cut either.
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#302011 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Posted: 4/18/11 at 3:08pm
Clybourne Park wins. Detroit and A Free Man of Color finalists.
http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2011-Drama
Updated On: 4/18/11 at 03:08 PM
#312011 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Posted: 4/18/11 at 3:09pmCONGRATULATIONS, BRUCE NORRIS!
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#322011 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Posted: 4/18/11 at 3:10pmWasn't "A Free Man of Color" almost universally panned?
#332011 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Posted: 4/18/11 at 3:11pm
Congratulations to Bruce Norris - very well deserved!
Admittedly a little shocked at the other two finalists - especially Guare - but thrilled that Clybourne Park triumphed.
#342011 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Posted: 4/18/11 at 3:14pmLike the others who just posted, thrilled with the winner, but I can't believe John Guare was a finalist for Free Man of Color. Oy! Still. They picked the right play in the end!
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Broadway Star Joined: 2/21/11
#352011 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Posted: 4/18/11 at 3:16pmi enjoyed free man, but glad clybourne won the production i saw in san Francisco was great. also now even more excited to see detroit at the music box this fall
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#362011 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Posted: 4/18/11 at 3:19pmWow. That idiotic VIBRATOR PLAY making the final cut was bad enough, but there's just no excuse for bloated crap like FREE MAN OF COLOR getting serious consideration like that.
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#372011 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Posted: 4/18/11 at 3:19pm
Saw that coming.
Read the "qualifications" of a pulitzer for drama and you'll see why FREE MAN was nominated. Has nothing to do with how well it is reviewed, or acclaimed critically. The play was actually an epic undertaking.
FROM PULITZER WEBSITE:
"for a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life."
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Updated On: 4/18/11 at 03:19 PM
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#382011 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Posted: 4/18/11 at 4:28pm
Meh. Scottsboro deserved at least a nomination.
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#392011 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Posted: 4/18/11 at 4:53pmAgain, the whole thing is a load of rubbish. Only the relative anonymity of the judges preserves the esteem this award is held in. People are idiots. All people - even Pulitzer Prize judges!
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#402011 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Posted: 4/18/11 at 4:56pmJohn Guare most certainly DID deserve a nomination and I am so happy for him. Besides being a lovely person, he is an American legend and wonderful playwright. I read the FMOC script before seeing the production, and the script is incredibly rich with precise historic information and humorous anecdotes. The script should not be judged on the final performance product. Guatemala shouldn't be punished because Lincoln Center f*cked over his genius material.
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#412011 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Posted: 4/18/11 at 4:58pmIt's not rubbish; it is, like any other contest, subjective. But on the bright side, this year, they got it right. I saw Clybourne Park at Playwrights Horizons and it was excellent...and quintessentially American as well! Congrats to Bruce Norris!
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#422011 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Posted: 4/18/11 at 5:07pmJohn Guare is a great writer, but A FREE MAN OF COLOR was a pompous piece of crap. This makes me even sadder to have missed CLYBOURNE PARK, though. Congrats to Mr. Norris!
N2Theater
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#432011 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Posted: 4/20/11 at 12:14amIt's a shame Socttsboro didn't at least get something. It's perfect Pulitzer subject matter.
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