Congrats to Tracy Letts, 2008 Pulitzer Prize Winner for AUGUST
Congrats to Tracy Letts, 2008 Pulitzer Prize Winner for AUGUST
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#1Congrats to Tracy Letts, 2008 Pulitzer Prize Winner for AUGUST
Posted: 4/7/08 at 1:55pmFinalists were Christopher Shinn's DYING CITY and David Henry Hwang's YELLOW FACE. Updated On: 4/7/08 at 01:55 PM
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#2re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:12pm
yay!
Cant wait !
J*
Updated On: 4/7/08 at 02:12 PM
#3re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:14pmI had no idea they were announced today. Of course, it's obvious that AUGUST has it in the bag.
"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#4re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:15pmIt was equally obvious that TAKE ME OUT had it in the bag, too.
"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick
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Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#6re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:23pmI'm thinking LITTLE MERMAID.
"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick
My blog: http://www.roscoewrites.blogspot.com/
#7re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:24pmNo, no no. You're all wrong. Cry Baby will triumph. Just wait.
#8re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:24pmYou guys are forgetting about CRY-BABY.
"You mean what was the best picture of the year or what did they pick as the best picture of the year?" - California Suite
#9re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:24pmBut the critical repsonse to TAKE ME OUT, while good, wasn't at the euphoric level that it was for AUGUST, where countless critics compared it to both LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT and WHOSE AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?.
"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#10re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:26pmYeah, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF was a shoo-in, too.
"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick
My blog: http://www.roscoewrites.blogspot.com/
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#11re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:27pmWho could ever forget Cry-Baby after they saw it?
BroadwayEd
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#12re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:29pmThe point is, you never know. Did anyone in their right mind see TOPDOG/UNDERDOG coming as a Pulitzer winner?
"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick
My blog: http://www.roscoewrites.blogspot.com/
#13re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:31pmWell, to be fair, WOOLF was chosen. And then the Board took it away.
"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
#14re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:32pm
"Who could ever forget Cry-Baby after they saw it?"
Everyone.
I'm pulling for Xanadu!
....but the world goes 'round
#15re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:35pm
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? was given the Pulitzer. But the Columbia board of trustees objected to the choice, so there was no Pulitzer for Drama given that year.
EDIT -- Just realized that SticktoPriest already said this.
"You mean what was the best picture of the year or what did they pick as the best picture of the year?" - California Suite
Updated On: 4/7/08 at 02:35 PM
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#16re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:36pmRight. Exactly. That's common knowledge about WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? Only underlines my point about never knowing what bizarro shenanigans the Pulitzer folks are going to get up to.
"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick
My blog: http://www.roscoewrites.blogspot.com/
coolkid11776
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/23/06
#17re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:39pmWhat shows are up for the award? Is it only new shows?
Rent
The best show on Broadway. I was at the closing. BEST night of my Life.
April 29th 1996-September 7th 2008
12 years of love
"No Day But Today"
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#18re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:42pmNo, they're going to recognize plays from the 1930s.
"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick
My blog: http://www.roscoewrites.blogspot.com/
#19re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:44pm
"What shows are up for the award? Is it only new shows?"
I really hope you're not serious.
I'm hoping Little Mermaid gets it!
Updated On: 4/7/08 at 02:44 PM
#20re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:44pmYOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU has it in the bag.
"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#21re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:46pmCouldn't they give one to Patti Lupone Gypsy? It's so different from the original. Plus she's so good it in.
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#22re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:52pmCouln't they take it back from SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE? The revival is so lame, and so different from the original.
"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick
My blog: http://www.roscoewrites.blogspot.com/
#23re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:53pm
I thought it was changed to SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH PATTI LUPONE GYPSY.
"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
Updated On: 4/7/08 at 02:53 PM
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
#24re: Pulitzers Announced Today
Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:55pmThe Pulitzer should go to Roscoe's comments.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
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