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
Vanya and Sasha and Masha and Spike perhaps???
The Great God Pan & The Whale seem likely possibilities
Unless there is an all-too-obvious front runner, it's tough to predict the Pulitzer. And even then, they like to be contrary.
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perhaps Disgraced, especially after the Variety review, I believe.
Is GIANT eligible?
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.
The Great God Pan got a lot of love from critics.
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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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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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.
At least there is no clear front-runner this year.
Maybe First Date? Would help its chances on the B'way.
It would be brilliant to see Durang get a Pulitzer.
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.
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