NEXT TO NORMAL wins Pulitzer Prize for Drama- Page 6

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 4/13/10 at 11:29am

It's the third act surprise reveals (Child molestation! Incest!) that really made me roll my eyes. I really enjoyed the show...but, honestly, that sh*t just made me want to scream 'WHYYYY?????'.

Talk about gilding a lily that's already dipped in gold-plating.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 4/13/10 at 11:36am

By that time, I was laughing my ass off! It was Legends of the F***ing Fall all over again...HOW MUCH TRAGEDY CAN ONE FAMILY ENDURE? BY GOD, WE'RE GOING TO TELL YOU! The only point made by that film was speculating Brad Pitt with long hair. Done!

I was just wondering if the play was ever going to end. I was enjoying myself until the last act and then I was ready to get out of there. This coming from someone who attended a 7.5 hour play in one day in London (Cloudstreet) and was ready to go back and see it again the following day.

[sondheimfan2]

Posted: 4/13/10 at 11:41am

PalJoey: Well stated. I could not agree with you more.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 4/13/10 at 12:40pm

There's an interesting article in the NY Times about the voting process.
Pulitzer Board Members Saw ‘Normal’ Night Before Vote

[After Eight]

Posted: 4/13/10 at 5:11pm

"It is also a slap in the face to the jury, especially since its happened now twice in 5 years. "


I'd say that points to a problem with the jury and their selections. If twice in five years, not one out of the three final selections was deemed good enough to receive the approval of the board, then there was something wrong with these juries and their selections. I would recommend that in the future, the Pulitzer Committee be more careful in selecting its jurors, finding out about their tastes and agendas beforehand.

McNulty's ungracious rant came as no surprise. But he knew the rules of the game when he agreed to serve on the committee. Then he whines when the results don't go his way. Then he shouldn't have served on this jury. Pulitzer Committe, take note for future years.

"That's going to make a lot of the more qualified people not want to serve, if they feel their time and effort is going to be wasted."


The people who wouldn't want to serve are exactly those who shouldn't be making these decisions.



"Of their finalists, I think "The Vibrator Play" is by far the best (also my favorite new play this season); I've only read "Chad Deity" and thought it was just OK, and am surprised it made it onto the list -- it's very un-Pulitzer-ish; I don't know anything about the "Bengal Tiger" play.


If you didn't see or read one of the three plays, and if you don't know anything about it, how can you claim that one of the other two is by far the best of the finalists?

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 4/13/10 at 7:14pm

Reginald, I just read that article. A bit fishy if you ask me. It's like when the Oscar bait-y movies come out in December so they're fresher in the minds of nominators. Or the Tony Awards for that matter. But eh, that's what happens with every award I guess.

~Steven

[Brick]

Posted: 4/13/10 at 8:38pm

It is really fascinating how the panel has been ignoring the jury for the past couple years, and especially in favor of higher profile works (read: produced in New York).

That kind sounds like the direction in which the Tonys are headed...