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Theater Stories: DEAR EVAN HANSEN, PIPPIN and More About The Music Box Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 10, 2021


This week's Theater Stories features the Music Box Theatre! Learn about the shows to have graced the theater's stage including August: Osage County, the lauded revival of Pippin, Dear Evan Hansen and much more!

Capital Stage Presents Tony Award & Pulitzer Prize Winning AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
by BWW News Desk - Oct 19, 2016


Capital Stage continues its 12th season Love + War with Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize Winner August: Osage County. Tracy Letts' masterpiece will be directed by Benjamin T. Ismail and will feature Capital Stage favorites such as Janis Stevens, Jamie Jones and Amy Resnick.

Capital Stage Presents Tony Award & Pulitzer Prize Winning AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 28, 2016


Capital Stage continues its 12th season Love + War with Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize Winner August: Osage County. Tracy Letts' masterpiece will be directed by Benjamin T. Ismail and will feature Capital Stage favorites such as Janis Stevens, Jamie Jones and Amy Resnick.

BWW Reviews: AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY Regional Premiere at Wichita Community Theatre
by Alison Bridget Chambers - Feb 3, 2015


Wichita's theatre community has been buzzing with the hype of August: Osage County by Tracy Letts. The regional premiere of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize winning play is taking place at Wichita Community Theatre January 29th through February 15th. A multi-generational ensemble of some of Wichita's finest actors gave an opportunity for many actors and technicians to stretch their limits and challenge themselves, in a way only a magnificent script can.

WHERE THE HEART IS Author Billie Letts Dies at 76
by BWW News Desk - Aug 8, 2014


Best-selling author Billie Letts has died in Oklahoma at the age of 76. She died on Saturday in Tulsa of acute myeloid leukemia. Arlene Johnson, her publicist, confirmed her death.

Billie Letts, Best-Selling Author and Mother of Tracy Letts, Dies at 76
by Christina Mancuso - Aug 4, 2014


Best-selling author Billie Letts has died at an Oklahoma hospital following a brief illness. She was 76.

TheatreWorks Presents SUPERIOR DONUTS In Palo Alto, Previews 10/6
by BWW News Desk - Oct 31, 2010


SUPERIOR DONUTS, the fresh-baked tale of friendship and redemption in a Chicago donut dispensary, makes its regional premiere at TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theater of Silicon Valley

TheatreWorks Presents SUPERIOR DONUTS In Palo Alto, Previews 10/6
by BWW News Desk - Oct 6, 2010


SUPERIOR DONUTS, the fresh-baked tale of friendship and redemption in a Chicago donut dispensary, makes its regional premiere at TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theater of Silicon Valley

TheatreWorks Presents SUPERIOR DONUTS In Palo Alto, Previews 10/6
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 27, 2010


SUPERIOR DONUTS, the fresh-baked tale of friendship and redemption in a Chicago donut dispensary, makes its regional premiere at TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theater of Silicon Valley

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY Ends Broadway Run 6/28
by Eddie Varley - Jun 28, 2009


TRACY LETTS' AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, winner of five 2008 Tony Awards, as well as the 2008 Pulitzer Prize, and currently starring Tony and Emmy award winner PHYLICIA RASHAD, will play its final performance on SUNDAY, JUNE 28th, 2009. It will have played 648 performances and 18 previews, surpassing The Heidi Chronicles, Master Class, The Real Thing, and Doubt, among many others, to become one of the longest running plays in Broadway history.

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY To Close On Broadway Sunday June 28th
by Eddie Varley - Jun 17, 2009


TRACY LETTS' AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, winner of five 2008 Tony Awards, as well as the 2008 Pulitzer Prize, and currently starring Tony and Emmy award winner PHYLICIA RASHAD, will play its final performance on SUNDAY, JUNE 28th, 2009. It will have played 648 performances and 18 previews, surpassing The Heidi Chronicles, Master Class, The Real Thing, and Doubt, among many others, to become one of the longest running plays in Broadway history.

Pulitzer Winner Tracy Letts Opens KILLER JOE 2/20
by BWW News Desk - Feb 20, 2009


In the Baltimore premiere of Killer Joe by Tracy Letts, the Smith family, mired by economic turmoil, is forced to squeeze into a small trailer on the outskirts of Dallas, TX. Chris Smith, the family's outcast son, needs a quick solution to his mounting debt and ruthless collectors. Chris stumbles upon Killer Joe Cooper, a detective who moonlights as a can't-miss hit-man, and he cooks up a sinister scheme targeting his mother's large life insurance policy. Tracy Letts, who was recently awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Drama Desk Award and Tony Award for Best Play for his play, August: Osage County, is the son to Best-Selling author Billie Letts and actor Dennis Letts.

Pulitzer Winner Tracy Letts Opens KILLER JOE 2/20
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 9, 2009


In the Baltimore premiere of Killer Joe by Tracy Letts, the Smith family, mired by economic turmoil, is forced to squeeze into a small trailer on the outskirts of Dallas, TX. Chris Smith, the family's outcast son, needs a quick solution to his mounting debt and ruthless collectors. Chris stumbles upon Killer Joe Cooper, a detective who moonlights as a can't-miss hit-man, and he cooks up a sinister scheme targeting his mother's large life insurance policy. Tracy Letts, who was recently awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Drama Desk Award and Tony Award for Best Play for his play, August: Osage County, is the son to Best-Selling author Billie Letts and actor Dennis Letts.

August: Osage County Moves To London National Theater 11/08
by BWW News Desk - Jul 1, 2008


Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced its Pulitzer and Tony Award®-winning American play August: Osage County by ensemble member Tracy Letts, directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro, will play an eight-week engagement at London's National Theatre (Lyttelton) beginning in November 2008.

August: Osage County Wins Five Tony Awards
by Chicago News Desk - Jun 16, 2008


Rondi Reed Wins Best Featured Actress In A Play!
by Faetra Petillo - Jun 15, 2008


Rondi Reed has won the 2008 Tony Award for best featured actress in a play!

August: Osage County and South Pacific Win Best Scenic Design
by Faetra Petillo - Jun 15, 2008


Todd Rosenthal has won best scenic design of a play for his work on August: Osage County Michael Yeargan has won best scenic design of a play for his work on South Pacific

Anna D. Shapiro Wins Best Direction Of A Play!
by Faetra Petillo - Jun 15, 2008


Anna D. Shapiro has won the 2008 Tony Award for best direction of a play!

Deanna Dunagan Wins Best Actress In A Play!
by Faetra Petillo - Jun 15, 2008


Deanna Dunagan has won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in 'August: Osage County'!

August: Osage County Wins Best Play!
by Faetra Petillo - Jun 15, 2008


August: Osage County has won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Original Play!

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