Pulitzer winning Plays never been on Broadway

[Jabere]

Posted: 10/24/15 at 9:31pm

Okay I am procrastinating study

[RippedMan]

Posted: 10/24/15 at 11:27pm

Well, in recent years, Ruined and The Flick. And the one that played at 2nd Stage that I cannot remember the name of.

[cjmclaughlin10]

Posted: 10/24/15 at 11:33pm

^Between Riverside and Crazy 

[Fantod]

Posted: 10/24/15 at 11:48pm

^ Water by the Spoonful too, and Riverside premiered at the Atlantic, not second stage.

 

Also Dinner With Friends, How I Learned to Drive, and The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

Updated On: 10/24/15 at 11:48 PM

[asmith0307]

Posted: 10/25/15 at 12:29am

Both of y'all are correct. Between Riverside and Crazy premiered at the Atlantic and most of the cast transferred to Second Stage for another run.

 

And yes, it's never been on Broadway. If Hand to God can't find an audience, sadly I don't think Riverside could either (unless it went to another not-for-profit with a built in subscription base). 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 10/25/15 at 12:48am

I was thinking Water By the Spoonful. Didn't realize Between Riverside and Crazy won the Pulitzer. It seemed to have little cultural impact. 

[After Eight]

Posted: 10/25/15 at 1:21am

"The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds"

 

Gamma was revived on Broadway with Shelley Winters.

Updated On: 10/25/15 at 01:21 AM

[asmith0307]

Posted: 10/25/15 at 1:51am

RippedMan said: "I was thinking Water By the Spoonful. Didn't realize Between Riverside and Crazy won the Pulitzer. It seemed to have little cultural impact. "

In it's defense, Riverside has only been around for a year or so and just won the Pulitzer this last summer. It hasn't been licensed out to any other theatres that I know of (EDIT: As mentioned below, it has had at least one other production at ACT, but nevertheless not many). It took Disgraced (winner 2013) two years to hit Broadway before becoming widely produced this season. Basically, I'm saying that while it may not have a large cultural impact now, give it a few years and then make that determination. 

Updated On: 10/25/15 at 01:51 AM

[Fantod]

Posted: 10/25/15 at 2:00am

Oh, I didn't know that After Eight. Thanks for the info. Did you see it and was it any good?

[FutureDirector]

Posted: 10/25/15 at 2:25am

I've heard rumors of another "Gamma Rays" revival with Bernadette Peters attached

[After Eight]

Posted: 10/25/15 at 7:23am

Fantod,

 

Yes. It was very good.

 

Paul Zindel is a sadly underrated playwright. The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wilde was hilarious. Amulets Against the Dragon Forces was a beautiful work.

 

When one thinks of the crap by Baker, Butterworth, Eno, et al. that gets slobbered over by today's "arbiters" of "art'"....... it's appalling.

Updated On: 10/25/15 at 07:23 AM

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 10/25/15 at 8:56am

Is it possible for you to speak with affection for one thing WITHOUT crapping on three others?

[choitoy]

Posted: 10/25/15 at 12:23pm

"Between Riverside and Crazy" just had its west coast premiere (I think) over at ACT in San Francisco in September.  I was thinking about maybe driving down there after my trip to OSF in Ashland to try to see it, but my schedule didn't work out.   So I think it's starting to get licensed out.  It usually takes a couple of years for shows to start appearing regionally.  

[Fantod]

Posted: 10/25/15 at 12:54pm

I saw Riverside at the ACT because Carl Lumbly is one of my favorite bay area actors. It was pretty good, though most of the performances weren't as good as they should have been.

[AC126748]

Posted: 10/25/15 at 1:14pm

Other ones not yet mentioned:

A SOLDIER'S PLAY

THREE TALL WOMEN

 

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 10/25/15 at 7:17pm

I predict more and more Pulitzer winning Plays in the future will never be seen on Broadway  as Broadway becomes less about theatre and more a showcase for theme park shows, jukebox crap and toons turned musicals. If the much revived Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee or Arthur Miller plays were written today they would never be seen on Broadway.