Is the Pulitzer Prize for Drama the most prestigious theatre award?

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Is the Pulitzer Prize for Drama the most prestigious theatre award?

Posted: 2/27/15 at 7:10pm

...that a playwright can win? (I.e., is it considered more prestigious than a Tony Award?). I always thought so but I don't know if my perception is correct.

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Updated On: 2/27/15 at 07:10 PM

Is the Pulitzer Prize for Drama the most prestigious theatre award?

Posted: 2/27/15 at 7:11pm

Unless you win a nobel prize (Eugene O'Neill, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter), then yes.

Updated On: 2/27/15 at 07:11 PM

Is the Pulitzer Prize for Drama the most prestigious theatre award?

Posted: 2/27/15 at 7:54pm

But excludes plays by anyONE but Americans

Is the Pulitzer Prize for Drama the most prestigious theatre award?

Posted: 2/27/15 at 7:57pm

I think it is the most prestigious award for an American playwright. But I will never win either one, so what do I know?

Is the Pulitzer Prize for Drama the most prestigious theatre award?

Posted: 2/27/15 at 8:17pm

It's up there, but not as prestigious as the "BWW Best New Play" award.

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Is the Pulitzer Prize for Drama the most prestigious theatre award?

Posted: 2/27/15 at 8:24pm

Only Americans can win a Pulitzer, and the play has to be about the American experience... so...

Is the Pulitzer Prize for Drama the most prestigious theatre award?

Posted: 2/27/15 at 8:36pm

I don't think playwrights dream of winning a Pulitzer in the same way that journalists do, though.

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Is the Pulitzer Prize for Drama the most prestigious theatre award?

Posted: 2/27/15 at 8:47pm

Playwrights and composers definitely dream of winning a Pulitzer if they're American... if only be on the same list as Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, Stephen Sondheim, Jonathan Larson, August WIlson, Aaron Copland, Richard Rodgers, etc...

Is the Pulitzer Prize for Drama the most prestigious theatre award?

Posted: 2/27/15 at 9:07pm

I would say, yes, it is the most prestigious because it's only for the playwright's work, since it's a writing award, whereas the Tony is for the entire production, not just the writing.

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