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Nilo Cruz

Birth Place: CUBA

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Awards and Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2004 - John Gassner Playwriting Award

Nilo Cruz, Anna in the Tropics

Tony Awards - 2004 - Best Play

Nilo Cruz, Anna in the Topics


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The Pulitzer Prize - 2003 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Nilo Cruz, Anna in the Tropics

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What You Need to Know About Mozart’s COSI FAN TUTTE at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 19, 2025

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present Mozart’s beloved masterpiece Così fan tutte. This glamorous rom-com returns to Lyric in a sun-soaked 1930s-era seaside country club setting.
Novid Parsi To Receive National Theatre Conference’s Barrie And Bernice Stavis Playwright Award
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 11, 2025

Playwright Novid Parsi has been named the recipient of the 2025 Barrie and Bernice Stavis Playwright Award from the National Theatre Conference (NTC), recognizing an outstanding emerging playwright.
GIRL, INTERRUPTED to Have World Premiere at The Public Theater in May 2026
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 5, 2025

The world premiere production of Girl, Interrupted has been added to The Public’s 2025-2026 season. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok brings Girl, Interrupted to the stage for its world premiere.
Nashville Symphony To Release Gabriela Lena Frank’s CONQUEST REQUIEM And Antonio Estévez’s CANTATA CRIOLLA
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 22, 2025

The Nashville Symphony, under the direction of Giancarlo Guerrero, will release a new recording pairing the world premiere of Gabriela Lena Frank’s Conquest Requiem with a performance of Antonio Estévez’s Cantata Criolla on November 14, 2025, via Naxos American Classics.
New York Theater Festival Will Present THE DISCERNING DUMMY World Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 22, 2025

New York Theater Festival will premiere The Discerning Dummy by Juan Carlos Hernandez at The LATEA Theater, running November 17–22, 2025. The play follows a young seminarian and his ventriloquist dummy as they navigate questions of faith, corruption, and conscience.
Workshop of CODE RED Comes to Mosaic Theater Company
by Stephi Wild - Oct 16, 2025

Mosaic Theater Company will present a workshop for CODE RED, a new play that illuminates day-to-day life in an environment perpetually alert—the American public school system.
San Francisco Opera Bringing Beethoven & Falla Concert to War Memorial Opera House
by Michael Major - Oct 2, 2025

One week after she conducts the opening of San Francisco Opera’s new production of Wagner’s Parsifal, Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim leads the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack in a one-night-only concert.
Carbonell Awards Announces Finalists for 2024-2025 Theater Season
by Team BWW - Sep 18, 2025

Gary Schweikhart, board president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s Theater & Arts Honors, announced the top finalists in 20 competitive categories for the 2024-2025 theater season.
Carbonell Awards Reveals Finalists For 2024-2025 Theater Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 16, 2025

The Carbonell Awards has revealed the top finalists in 20 competitive categories for the 2024-2025 theater season. Learn more about The Carbonell Awards here!
Maltz Jupiter, Slow Burn Theatre & More Earn 2025 CARBONELL AWARDS Nominations
by Joshua Wright - Sep 16, 2025

Gary Schweikhart, board president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida's Theater & Arts Honors, today announced the top finalists in 20 competitive categories for the 2024-2025 theater season.
Priscilla Lopez to Join PEN PALS Opposite Pauletta Pearson at the DR2
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2025

Tony Award winner Priscilla Lopez will join Pauletta Pearson Washington in Michael Griffo’s heartwarming play Pen Pals, taking on the roles of Mags and Bernie. Learn more about Pen Pals and see how to purchase tickets.
Arca Images Founder Alexa Kuve To Receive This Year’s Carbonell Ruth Foreman Award
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 20, 2025

Arca Images founder Alexa Kuve will receive the Carbonell Ruth Foreman Award at the 2025 ceremony in Boca Raton. The award recognizes her leadership in South Florida theater and Arca Images’ 25-year legacy as one of the region’s leading Hispanic theater companies.
Carbonell Awards Will Honor Alexa Kuve of Arca Images With This Year's Ruth Foreman Awards
by Stephi Wild - Aug 19, 2025

Gary Schweikhart, board president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s Theater & Arts Honors, has announced the recipient of the fourth of seven prestigious Special Awards.
Single Tickets on Sale Next Week for GableStage 25/26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 18, 2025

GableStage will release single tickets for its 27th Season in August. The 2025/26 Season celebrates Jessie Wolfson and the newly named Wolfson Family Theatre. Learn more!
ANNA IN THE TROPICS to Kick Off Orlando Shakes 37th Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 12, 2025

Orlando Shakes will present Anna in the Tropics, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Cuban-American playwright Nilo Cruz. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
107th Season Announced by Tacoma Little Theatre
by Emmy Rice - Aug 2, 2025

TLT is calling this season “CROSSROADS: A Season of Defiance, Destiny, and Discovery”. It brings some audience favorites to the stage along with some brand new shows to TLT and the Northwest.
Playwrights Foundation Reveals Finalists and Semi-Finalists for 47th BAY AREA PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 27, 2025

Playwrights Foundation has revealed the semifinalists and finalists for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival, which will be presented in a hybrid festival. Learn more!
Single Tickets to go on Sale This Week for Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2025/26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 24, 2025

Single tickets go on sale Thursday, June 26 at 10 a.m. Central Time for Lyric Opera of Chicago’s exciting 2025/26 Season. Learn more about the season here!
Carbonell Awards Reveal Co-Founders of PB Dramaworks as Winners of 2025 Abbott Award
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2025

Gary Schweikhart, president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida's Theater & Arts Honors, announced the recipients of this year's prestigious George Abbott Award.
Mozart's IDOMENEO Begins At The War Memorial Opera House In June
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2025

San Francisco Opera will present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Idomeneo from June 14–25 as part of its 2025 Summer Season at the War Memorial Opera House. Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim leads these performances of the composer's early masterpiece, which premiered in 1781 when Mozart was just 25, in a new-to-San Francisco Opera staging by Australian director Lindy Hume. Company Chorus Director John Keene prepares the artists of the San Francisco Opera Chorus for the opera's choral scenes.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Nilo Cruz written?

Nilo Cruz has written 2 shows including Anna in the Tropics (Playwright), In Your Arms (Story).

What awards has Nilo Cruz been nominated for?

John Gassner Playwriting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Anna in the Tropics , Best Play (Tony Awards) for Anna in the Topics and The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Anna in the Tropics.

What awards has Nilo Cruz won?

Nilo Cruz won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Anna in the Tropics.

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