Quiara Alegria Hudes Wins Pulitzer!

Quiara Alegria Hudes, probably best known for writing the book for the Tony Award Winning musical IN THE HEIGHTS, just won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her new play WATER BY THE SPOONFUL.

WATER BY THE SPOONFUL is described as "Somewhere in Philadelphia, Elliot has returned from Iraq and is struggling to find his place in the world again and put aside the demons that haunt him. Somewhere in a chat room, recovering addicts forge an unbreakable bond of support and love. The boundaries of love, family and community are stretched across, time, generations and cyberspace as birth families splinter and online families collide in this captivating new drama."

Hudes won the award over other nominees OTHER DESERT CITIES by Jon Robin Baitz and SONS OF THE PROPHET by Stephen Karam.

Congratulations and it sounds like a really great play and I hope I get the chance to see it!

REVIEW: Lincoln Center Theatre's OTHER DESERT CITIES

On Saturday March 10th, I saw OTHER DESERT CITIES at the Booth Theatre. OTHER DESERT CITIES stars Stockard Channing, Judith Light, Justin Kirk, Stacy Keach, and Elizabeth Marvel by Jon Robin Baitz.

I thoroughly enjoyed this play about a wealthy Hollywood family with their own secrets and drama (like every good Hollywood family). I thought the standout of the play was how wonderfully acted it was on every level and I think it was overall a fantastic play and I understand why it is getting the reviews it is.

Stockard Channing was brilliant as the scheming, appearance-conscious Polly Wyeth. She maintained poise and power throughout the show and was AMAZING. Likewise, Stacy Keach shined as her husband. I think Marvel was strong as their daughter Brooke, but think she was not quite as strong as everyone around here. That being said, she was still great.

I think the set was gorgeous and elegant and I immediately could tell this was a rich, Hollywood family's house, before the lights in the house even dimmed. I did at times have trouble hearing the show, as there were no microphones whatsoever. The lighting was relatively basic, but was sufficient for the simple technical requirements of this show.

I highly recommend going to see this wonderful show, especially before this supremely talented cast leaves!!

MY FAIR LADY, THE MOUNTAINTOP, and More Set for Arena Stage's Upcoming Season

Arena Stage, one of DC's premiere theatre companies, announced its 2012-2013 season today. The full season includes:

ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN
MY FAIR LADY
World Premiere of PULLMAN PORTER BLUES
David Lindsay Abaire's GOOD PEOPLE
Mary Zimmerman's METAMORPHOSES
MARY T. & LIZZY K.
Katori Hall's THE MOUNTAINTOP
OTHER DESERT CITIES

I am really excited for this season and hope I get to see as much of it as possible!