2013 Pulitzer Prize Frontrunners?

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 3/7/13 at 1:01pm

The Pulitzers will be awarded next month; who do you think are the immediate frontrunners for the prize?



Updated On: 3/7/13 at 01:01 PM

[dreaming]

Posted: 3/7/13 at 1:06pm

Vanya and Sasha and Masha and Spike perhaps???

[AC126748]

Posted: 3/7/13 at 1:17pm

The Great God Pan & The Whale seem likely possibilities

[Kad]

Posted: 3/7/13 at 1:41pm

Unless there is an all-too-obvious front runner, it's tough to predict the Pulitzer. And even then, they like to be contrary.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 3/7/13 at 1:42pm

BOMBSHELL.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 3/7/13 at 3:27pm

4000 Miles.

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 3/7/13 at 4:24pm

The Hit List

[mpd4165]

Posted: 3/7/13 at 4:41pm

perhaps Disgraced, especially after the Variety review, I believe.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 3/7/13 at 10:46pm

Is GIANT eligible?

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/7/13 at 11:23pm

The Great God Pan was awful. No way it will win.

The Whale seems like a strong choice. It's a great play, but I'm not sure.

I mean last year it went to "Water By the Spoonful" and no one had really heard of it at the time. So who knows.

[Kad]

Posted: 3/7/13 at 11:25pm

The Great God Pan got a lot of love from critics.

[After Eight]

Posted: 3/7/13 at 11:37pm

Here's how to figure it: just think of the worst shows of the year, and the winner will come from them. With that in mind, Vanya and Great God Pan have very good shots at it.

Personally, I think Vanya will get it. The Tony, too.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/7/13 at 11:43pm

Who cares? A lot of plays open in a year that the critics love. But I think if you go back and read the reviews you'll see that they weren't out and out raves. I just find it boring and awful written. But I also hated 4,000 miles and Bellville seems like the same sorta "I smoke weed and take pills" kinda drama.

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 3/7/13 at 11:53pm

I hope Vanya wins. It's a beautiful achievement in play writing, but who knows what will happen? In recent years they have been seeking out plays that haven't yet played in New York.

[jnb9872]

Posted: 3/8/13 at 12:41pm

Durang has made the short list before, so VANYA is not a bad guess. But that trend doesn't necessarily mean we can count on DEAD ACCOUNTS making it...

TRIBES, maybe? BAD JEWS?

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 3/8/13 at 12:46pm

THE PERFORMERS!!!

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 3/8/13 at 1:18pm

Personally WAT, any play with the line, "Whose ass do I have to fist to get a drink around here?" deserves to make the short list.

[WithoutATrace]

Posted: 3/8/13 at 1:24pm

Ooohhhh...also THE ANARCHIST!!!

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/8/13 at 1:31pm

Tribes is great, but it opened awhile ago in Chicago, so it's been around awhile, also it was written by a Brit, I believe, so not sure it's even eligible.

If Rebeck ever gets a Pulitzer, I will donkey punch Patti Lupone.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 3/8/13 at 1:40pm

Are Shia LaBeouf's tweets eligible?

[Kad]

Posted: 3/8/13 at 1:48pm

Tribes is thoroughly British. Written by a Brit, premiered in the UK, about Brits. Wonderful play, but not eligible.

The Pulitzer committee likes to look at regional things often.

[hpeabody930]

Posted: 3/8/13 at 2:21pm

I think that Disgraced has a pretty solid shot. I haven't seen the Lincoln Center production of Luck of the Irish, but I loved it when it was in Boston, and think that, too, could have a shot.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/8/13 at 3:23pm

At least there is no clear front-runner this year.

Maybe First Date? Would help its chances on the B'way.

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 3/8/13 at 4:36pm

It would be brilliant to see Durang get a Pulitzer.

[Kad]

Posted: 3/8/13 at 5:31pm

I would love to see him get a Pulitzer, but they're kind of humorless. The last comedy they awarded was Lost in Yonkers. And that's not really even a full-out comedy.

I wonder if they'll award anything.