THAR 281 1st Edition Lecture 27 Outline of Last Lecture I Tony Kushner II Angels in America III Return of Broadway IV The Tony Awards V Julie Taymor VI Jukebox Musicals VII Self Referential Musicals VIII Wicked Outline of Current Lecture I Neil Labute II Lynn Nottage III Rajv Joseph IV Sarah Ruhl V Tracy Letts VI August Osage County VII In the Heights Current Lecture I Neil Labute a Screen play writer b Works are highly language oriented c Characters are misanthropic don t like being around people d Famous Works The Mercy Seat Fat Pig The Shape of Things II Lynn Nottage a Won Pulitzer in 2009 for Ruined b Famous Works Ruined Intimate Apparel III Rajv Joseph a Pulitzer finalist in 2010 for Bangle Tiger at the Bagdad Zoo b Famous Works Gruesome Playground Injuries IV Sarah Ruhl a Pulitzer finalist in 2010 b Works in nonlinear form of realism c Famous Works Euryolice The Clean House Dead Man s Cell Phone V Tracy Letts a Playwright and actor b Member of Step and Wolfe c Grew up out of church basement d Won Pulitzer in 2008 VI VII e Focuses on lives of Midwesterners f Famous Works The Man from Nebraska August Osage County August Osage County a Wins Pulitzer in 2003 b 3 acts long c Follows family on road of self destruction on drugs lies etc d Original production started in step in Wolfe e Set is a 3 story house f Ran 648 performances In the Heights a Music and lyrics by Lin Manuel Miranda b Community in Washington Heights c 10 years to write d The music Is hip hop salsa reggae different sounding music e More youthful
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