When Hamilton wins the Pulitzer Prize this week...- Page 3

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 4/18/16 at 3:43pm

Very curious as to the runners up (as Hamilton was a pretty forgone conclusion...), any idea when those are released?

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 4/18/16 at 3:45pm

That thud you just heard was Mr. Roxy hitting the floor... 

[A Canadian in NYC]

Posted: 4/18/16 at 3:48pm

I am so happy!!  What an accomplishment. This train is non-stop...next up the Tony's   #yayhamlet indeed !!

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 4/18/16 at 3:49pm

Time Out NY's article headline on the Pulitzer win is hilarious:

 

Hamilton just won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (and yes we wrote this headline in advance)

[uncageg]

Posted: 4/18/16 at 3:50pm

The runner-ups were posted right after the announcements on the Pulitzer's website.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 4/18/16 at 3:50pm

HAMILTON betta werq!!

 

 

[sing_dance_love]

Posted: 4/18/16 at 4:07pm

broadwaytbay said: "sometimes I struggle with misinformation in broadwayworld articles.  It names specifically 4 musicals which have won the Pulitzer prize for Drama (Usually awarded to a play, in the past fifty years, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama has been awarded to four musicals (A Chorus Line, Sunday in the Park with George, Rent and Next to Normal). but then in its own by the year listing lists several others including South Pacific, Fiorello!, Of Thee I Sing, How to Succeed etc.  Just frustrating when their own articles contradict themselves.

 

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As the article stated, the list included in parentheses were musicals that won the Pulitzer within the last 50 years. The article then went on to list the winners by year in the history of the award, including those won more than 50 years ago.

 

(Congratulations to Mr. Miranda and everyone at Hamilton!)

[JM226]

Posted: 4/18/16 at 5:16pm

yyaaasss, kween

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 4/18/16 at 5:23pm

LOL @ yyaaaasss, kween.

[BakerWilliams]

Posted: 4/18/16 at 5:24pm

The Humans and Gloria are the runners up. I'm bummed The Humans didn't win, but the nomination is super awesome for the play. 

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 4/18/16 at 7:33pm

Not surprising in the least, but it's a highly ambitious and brilliantly written show, so who could really complain? Most musicals aren't this dense or smart, so when one comes along, it deserves an honor like this.

Also very thrilled for Stephen Karam and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. The Humans is one of my favorite plays of the past few years, and while I didn't see Gloria, Jacobs-Jenkins is an incredible talent, and it's nice to see him recognized after the board snubbed An Octoroon last year. Here's hoping both soon win the top prize. 

[mpkie]

Posted: 4/18/16 at 10:17pm

kade.ivy said: "Is the original cast really that big of a draw? I mean, we obviously know and love these Broadway names (Odom, Goldsberry, Groff, O'Malley, etc.), but is the average theatergoer (or maybe even less than average due to Hamilton's success) going to know the difference from replacements? I could understand an interest in seeing LMM since he is the creator and has been doing a lot of press, but beyond that, I think the show is and will be the draw for years (and productions) to come. 

Maybe someone can enlighten me otherwise."

I'm with you.

Your every day person doesn't know who is in the cast. Like many, many of my friends who know about the show, know about its hype, and now have easily bought into the hype and believe it to be a must-see... they don't know who's in it. Yep, couldn't name an actor. Probably don't know who wrote it.

Just like most of your every day person going to any other show. Just like me when I started casually going to the theater. Just like everyone still wants to see BoM but doesn't know/care who is in it.

Because of BWW I knew about Ham's popularity while it was running at The Public but let it slip my mind when transfer time came around. When it came to Broadway, I was the first person to talk about Hamilton before it ever crossed the lips of any of my friends or acquaintances; trust me no one knew what the heck I was babbling about. Now practically everyone and their grandmother knows about it (and wants to see it). OBC or not... won't change much.

Updated On: 4/18/16 at 10:17 PM

[MichelleCraig]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 12:07am

In the world of Broadway, I don't think anyone will protest the HAMILTON win over THE HUMANS loss...

 

Thankfully, E.T. Has triumphed over GHANDI in hindsight. Time will tell, but I think HAMILTON will be respected for years to come. I don't see it as a major revival candidate 50 years from now. It is very much of its time. Sort of reminds me of the film version of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST back in the 1970's. People were falling over themselves calling it the greatest movie ever... Today, CITIZEN KANE still reigns.

[best12bars]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 7:11am

Why does BWW say only four previous musicals have won the Pulitzer Prize? They list A Chorus Line, Rent, Sunday in the Park, and Next to Normal. They conveniently forgot South Pacific, How to Succeed, Fiorello!, and Of Thee I Sing.

That would be EIGHT previous Pulitzer Prize winning musicals, not four. Come on, guys.

BWW link

[best12bars]

Posted: 4/19/16 at 7:27am

A couple of other observations ...

Out of the NINE Pulitzer Prize winning musicals, three of them have been political in origin: Hamilton, Of Thee I Sing, Fiorello!

Three more have centered around struggling artists: Sunday in the Park, A Chorus Line, Rent.

Updated On: 4/19/16 at 07:27 AM