THAR 281 1st Edition Lecture 27Outline of Last Lecture I. Tony KushnerII. Angels in AmericaIII. Return of BroadwayIV. The Tony AwardsV. Julie TaymorVI. Jukebox Musicals VII. Self-Referential Musicals VIII. Wicked Outline of Current Lecture I. Neil LabuteII. Lynn NottageIII. Rajv JosephIV. Sarah RuhlV. Tracy LettsVI. August: Osage CountyVII. In the HeightsCurrent LectureI. Neil Labutea. Screen play writerb. Works are highly language orientedc. Characters are misanthropic (don’t like being around people) d. Famous Works: “The Mercy Seat”; “Fat Pig”; “The Shape of Things”II. Lynn Nottagea. Won Pulitzer in 2009 for “Ruined”b. Famous Works: “Ruined”; “Intimate Apparel” III. Rajv Josepha. Pulitzer finalist in 2010 for “Bangle Tiger at the Bagdad Zoo”b. Famous Works: “Gruesome Playground Injuries” IV. Sarah Ruhla. Pulitzer finalist in 2010b. Works in nonlinear form of realismc. Famous Works: “Euryolice”; “The Clean House”; “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” V. Tracy Lettsa. Playwright and actorb. Member of Step and Wolfec. Grew up out of church basementd. Won Pulitzer in 2008e. Focuses on lives of Midwesternersf. Famous Works: “The Man from Nebraska”; “August: Osage County” VI. August: Osage Countya. Wins Pulitzer in 2003b. 3 acts longc. Follows family on road of self-destruction on drugs, lies, etc. d. Original production started in step in Wolfee. Set is a 3 story housef. Ran 648 performancesVII. In the Heightsa. Music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda b. Community in Washington Heightsc. 10 years to writed. The music Is hip-hop/salsa/reggae (different sounding music)e. More
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