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Posted: 4/1/15 at 8:37pm
Three playwrights make the top-twenty twice -- Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill, and Tennessee Williams.
Posted: 6/30/15 at 10:53pm
Just 7 women. What other plays by women should be on this list? (Or, asked another way, if it were 100 instead of 50, what other works by women would you include?)
Posted: 6/30/15 at 11:12pm
No The Skin of Our Teeth? No My Fair Lady? The list is a joke.
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Posted: 7/1/15 at 3:46am
"You're a constant marvel. Nobody under the age of 70 like The Skin of Our Teeth."
Speak for yourself. I'm very far from that age, and I adore that play.
I think it's ridiculous that this list ignored Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, All My Sons, The Normal Heart, You Can't Take it With You, Private Lives... I understand there are limited slots, but are The Lieutenant of Inishmore and The Weir really deserving contenders? Lists like these usually have a consensus for the top 10, and then it's all up for grabs.
As for the question of female playwrights, I would love to see Paula Vogel, Sarah Ruhl, and Marsha Norman represented on the list.
Posted: 7/1/15 at 4:02am
That play is absurdly brilliant, and I feel sorry that your 60 year old "refined" taste prevents you from seeing that.
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Posted: 7/25/15 at 11:47am
I mean, I fell asleep when I saw "Skin of our Teeth". I thought it was rather dreadful.
Posted: 7/29/15 at 10:23pm
The $64,000 question (as they used to say):
Should Hamilton be on this list?
Posted: 8/21/15 at 7:56pm
Given the current kerfuffle over the MTC's lack of diversity in its 2015-2016 season, it's worth pointing out that there are only three women playwrights among the top 25, and only eight total out of all 50.
Posted: 8/21/15 at 8:32pm
Guys and Dolls was one my favorite until someone decided to hire Tituss Burgess. He is not a good actor
Posted: 8/21/15 at 8:47pm
Should Hamilton be on this list?
It is too early to include Hamilton. This thread started in 2013 and BOM is on the list. Do you think it would still be there had the list come out this week? Time will tell re: Hamilton...not the hype storm we're in the middle of.
Posted: 8/22/15 at 10:45am
You make a good point, Michelle, and ask an interesting question.
Would The Book of Mormon be on the list if it were made today?
Posted: 8/22/15 at 12:25pm
I think HAMILTON will top that list and I believe FUN HOME could be in the top 20.
Posted: 8/26/15 at 12:22am
well, these are both musicals. EW focused on straight plays. Their separate list of musicals only mentions 10. Which would Hamilton and Fun Home replace?
