Congrats to Tracy Letts, 2008 Pulitzer Prize Winner for AUGUST

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 1:55pm

Finalists were Christopher Shinn's DYING CITY and David Henry Hwang's YELLOW FACE. Updated On: 4/7/08 at 01:55 PM

[Unknown User]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:01pm

Xanadu! Xanadu! Xanadu! Xanadu!

[jaystarr]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:12pm

yay!

Cant wait !

J*
Updated On: 4/7/08 at 02:12 PM

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:14pm

I had no idea they were announced today. Of course, it's obvious that AUGUST has it in the bag.

[Roscoe]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:15pm

It was equally obvious that TAKE ME OUT had it in the bag, too.

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:18pm

Xanadu has it in the bag.

[Roscoe]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:23pm

I'm thinking LITTLE MERMAID.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:24pm

No, no no. You're all wrong. Cry Baby will triumph. Just wait.

[roseaddams]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:24pm

You guys are forgetting about CRY-BABY.

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:24pm

But 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?.

[Roscoe]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:26pm

Yeah, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF was a shoo-in, too.

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:27pm

Who could ever forget Cry-Baby after they saw it?

[Roscoe]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:29pm

The point is, you never know. Did anyone in their right mind see TOPDOG/UNDERDOG coming as a Pulitzer winner?

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:31pm

Well, to be fair, WOOLF was chosen. And then the Board took it away.

[tazber]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:32pm

"Who could ever forget Cry-Baby after they saw it?"

Everyone.

I'm pulling for Xanadu!

[roseaddams]

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.

Updated On: 4/7/08 at 02:35 PM

[Roscoe]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:36pm

Right. 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.

[coolkid11776]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:39pm

What shows are up for the award? Is it only new shows?

[Roscoe]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:42pm

No, they're going to recognize plays from the 1930s.

[Kasie]

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

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:44pm

YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU has it in the bag.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:46pm

Couldn't they give one to Patti Lupone Gypsy? It's so different from the original. Plus she's so good it in.

[Roscoe]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:52pm

Couln't they take it back from SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE? The revival is so lame, and so different from the original.

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:53pm

I thought it was changed to SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH PATTI LUPONE GYPSY.

Updated On: 4/7/08 at 02:53 PM

[blaxx]

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:55pm

The Pulitzer should go to Roscoe's comments.