Anna in the Tropics 2003 - Articles Page 2.6

Run Time:
Two hours and 15 minutes with one intermission
Opened: November 16, 2003
Closing: February 22, 2004

Anna in the Tropics - 2003 - Broadway History , Info & More

Royale Theatre
242 W. 45th St. New York, NY 10036

In this beguiling story set in a Cuban-American cigar factory in 1929 Florida, cigars are still rolled by hand and "lectors" are employed to educate and entertain the workers. The arrival of a new lector is a cause for celebration, but when he begins to read aloud from Anna Karenina, he unwittingly becomes a catalyst in the lives of his avid listeners, for whom Tolstoy, the tropics and the American dream prove a volatile combination.

Anna in the Tropics - 2003 - Broadway Cast

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VIDEO: Who Will Win the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama? Watch Live at 3pm!
by Nicole Rosky - May 4, 2020


The Pulitzer Prize Board today will present the 2020 award winners' (originally scheduled for Monday, April 20) for Prizes in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music. Who will win this year? Tune in right here at 3pm to watch the announcement live!

BWW Exclusive: The 101 GREATEST PLAYS of the Past 100 Years (1920-2020)
by Peter Nason - Apr 7, 2020


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WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN & More Announced in MainStage Irving-Las Colinas 2020-21 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 22, 2020


Fresh off a record-setting run of A Chorus Line last fall, MainStage Irving-Las Colinas announces its 2020-2021 Irving Arts Center series to be produced in the Dupree Theatre (3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving TX).

TCG Publishes EXQUISITE AGONY By Nilo Cruz
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 18, 2020


Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of Exquisite Agony by Nilo Cruz. The play received its world premiere at Repertorio Español in New York in the summer of 2018.

BWW Review: EXQUISITA AGONÍA (EXQUISITE AGONY) at GALA Hispanic Theatre
by Roger Catlin - Feb 11, 2020


When her husband suddenly dies in a traffic accident, an opera singer mourns, but also wants to get in touch with the organ recipient. Who received the heart of her husband, and did it carry with it more than just the tissue and muscle?

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Unveils 2020-21 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 10, 2020


Theatre enthusiasts packed the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts tonight to hear Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley, incoming Artistic Director Tim Bond, and Executive Director Phil Santora of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley announce the lineup for the 2019 Regional Theatre Tony Award-winning company's 2020-21 season, which launches this summer.

Barrington Stage Company 2020 Season to Feature SOUTH PACIFIC, AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 15, 2020


Barrington Stage Company (BSC), the award-winning theatre in Pittsfield, MA., in the heart of the Berkshires, and under the leadership of Founder/Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, has announced its 2020 season. BSC will present two World Premiere musicals and new productions of a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical classic, a Tony Award-winning musical revue, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

Joshua Bergasse Will Helm Premiere of A CROSSING at Barrington Stage Company; Camille A. Brown Will Direct AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 15, 2020


Barrington Stage Company (BSC), the award-winning theatre in Pittsfield, MA., in the heart of the Berkshires, and under the leadership of Founder/Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, has announced its 2020 season. BSC will present two World Premiere musicals and new productions of a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical classic, a Tony Award-winning musical revue, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

Nilo Cruz Named Visiting Playwright-in-Residence at UCLA
by Julie Musbach - Sep 24, 2019


Teri Schwartz, Dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (UCLA TFT), one of the world's most prominent academic institutions for entertainment and performing arts education, announced today the appointment of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz as the school's second Hearst Theater Lab Initiative Distinguished Visiting Playwright-in-Residence. Cruz will assume his role for the entirety of the 2019-20 academic year.

Road Theatre Company Presents 10th Annual Summer Playwrights Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 9, 2019


THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY remains committed to its meaningful mission to produce and develop New Work for the Stage. They have announced their upcoming 28th season, the tenth annual Summer Playwrights Festival.

Photo Flash: First Look at Open Fist Theatre Company's ANNA IN THE TROPICS
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2019


Sultry heat and Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" combine to spark rich fantasies and broken dreams, passion and adultery. Open Fist Theatre Company presents Anna In The Tropics, the powerful, poignant and poetic play that garnered the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for then unknown Cuban-American playwright Nilo Cruz. Jon Lawrence Rivera directs, with performances continuing through June 8 at Atwater Village Theatre.

BWW Interview: Prolific Director Jon Lawrence Rivera Leads ANNA Into THE TROPICS
by Gil Kaan - Apr 25, 2019


Los Angeles Theatre Community staple, director Jon Lawrence Rivera will be previewing his latest directorial Open Fist project ANNA IN THE TROPICS April 26, 2019 at the Atwater Village Theatre, even before his previous directorial Playwrights Arena's SOUTHERNMOST closes (also at the Atwater Village Theatre). Jon managed to squeeze some time for me between his masterful juggling of his two productions.

VIDEO: Who Will Win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama? Watch Live at 3pm!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 15, 2019


Today, April 15 (3pm EST), Pulitzer Prize Administrator Dana Canedy will announce the winners of the the 2019 Pulitzer Prizes, including the finalists and winners for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. This announcement marks the 103rd year of the Prizes. For more information on this year's and all past years' winners and finalists, please visit http://www.Pulitzer.org.

Breaking: Jackie Sibblies Drury's FAIRVIEW Wins the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 15, 2019


It was just announced by Pulitzer Prize Administrator Dana Canedy that Jackie Sibblies Drury's Fairview has officially won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Meet the Cast of the IN THE HEIGHTS Movie with Performance Clips and More!
by Linnae Medeiros - Apr 11, 2019


Lights up in Washington Heights! As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the movie adaptation of the Tony-winning musical In the Heights has officially found its cast! In honor of the occasion, we've getting to know the film's residents of Washington Heights! Check it all out below!

Jimmy Smits in Talks to Join Cast of IN THE HEIGHTS Film
by Kaitlin Milligan - Apr 11, 2019


Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jimmy Smits is in talks to join the film adaptation of In the Heights, according to Collider. 

Jon Lawrence Rivera Direct's Open Fist Theatre Co's ANNA IN THE TROPICS
by Julie Musbach - Apr 2, 2019


Sultry heat and Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" combine to spark rich fantasies and broken dreams, passion and adultery.Open Fist Theatre Company presentsAnna In The Tropics, the powerful, poignant and poetic play that garnered the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for then unknown Cuban-American playwright Nilo Cruz.Jon Lawrence Rivera directs for a May 3opening at Atwater Village Theatre, where performances will continue through June 8. Pay-what-you-want previews begin April 26.

McCarter Announces Public Reading Of THE MIGRATION PLAYS
by Stephi Wild - Mar 6, 2019


Continuing McCarter's tradition of producing timely, socially relevant work that engages with the central questions of our culture, McCarter has partnered with Princeton University's Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) on The Migration Plays: a new initiative focusing on the nature of migration, how it is represented culturally, and the ways in which it shapes the world around us.

Where Is the Original Broadway Cast of RENT Now?
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2019


The original production of Rent opened over 20 years ago, and skyrocketed its cast to stardom, kickstarting the careers of some of Broadway's now-biggest names. Today we're taking a look at where they are now...

Pulitzer Winner ANNA IN THE TROPICS Comes to Gallery Players
by Julie Musbach - Oct 4, 2018


Gallery Players continues its 52nd season with ANNA IN THE TROPICS by Nilo Cruz.

BWW Review: ANNA IN THE TROPICS at Blackfriars Theatre
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - Sep 9, 2018


An exotic, transporting production.

Photo Flash: Blackfriars Theatre Presents ANNA IN THE TROPICS
by Julie Musbach - Aug 13, 2018


The year is 1929, and Tampa-based cigar rollers Marela and Ofelia anxiously await the arrival of their new, dashingly handsome "lectore." Anna in the Tropics is written by Nilo Cruz and won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 2003. The play centers around the common Cuban tradition in which lectors are employed by cigar factories to educate and entertain the workers through the reading of novels. The arrival of a new lector is a cause for celebration, but when he begins to read aloud from Anna Karenina, he unwittingly becomes a catalyst in the lives of his avid listeners, for whom Tolstoy, the tropics, and the American dream prove a volatile combination.

Casting Announced For Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Nilo Cruz's Newest Work EXQUISITA AGONIA
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2018


EXQUISITA AGONÍA -- the newest work by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz (ANNA IN THE TROPICS) - has announced casting for the play's world premiere engagement at the esteemed Off-Broadway theater, Repertorio Español (138 E. 27 St.) in Manhattan, according to the company's Executive Producer Robert Federico. Preview performances begin May 25 prior to official press opening on May 30. Repertorio Español performs in Spanish, with English simultext optional at every seat in the company's 140-seat theater.

Casting Announced For Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Nilo Cruz's Newest Work EXQUISITA AGONIA
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2018


EXQUISITA AGONÍA -- the newest work by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz (ANNA IN THE TROPICS) - has announced casting for the play's world premiere engagement at the esteemed Off-Broadway theater, Repertorio Español (138 E. 27 St.) in Manhattan, according to the company's Executive Producer Robert Federico. Preview performances begin May 25 prior to official press opening on May 30. Repertorio Español performs in Spanish, with English simultext optional at every seat in the company's 140-seat theater.

Sarah Utterback and Jessica Pimentel Join SURFER GIRL
by Julie Musbach - Apr 26, 2018


Animus Theatre Company (Jonathan Judge-Russo, Founding Artistic Director), are thrilled to welcome Sarah Utterback of ABC's hit primetime TV drama Grey's Anatomy and Jessica Pimentel of Netflix's Orange Is the New Black to the New York premiere of Surfer Girl, part of Leslye Headland's Sin Cycle Plays. Presented at The Foley Gallery (59 Orchard Street, between Grand and Hester) on Tuesdays & Wednesdays at7:00pm (doors open 7:00pm, performance begins 7:30pm), the New York premiere of Surfer Girlruns through May 30, 2018.

Anna in the Tropics FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Anna in the Tropics have there been?
Anna in the Tropics has had 2 productions including Broadway which opened in 2003 and Broadway which opened in 2003.
What Tony Awards has Anna in the Tropics been nominated for?
Anna in the Tropics has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play.
What awards has Anna in the Tropics been nominated for?
Anna in the Tropics, written by Nilo Cruz, has been nominated for several prestigious awards. These include the John Gassner Playwriting Award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, the Outstanding Broadway Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Nilo Cruz's work has garnered recognition and acclaim in the theater community, making Anna in the Tropics a notable production in the Broadway world.
What awards has Anna in the Tropics won?
Anna in the Tropics has won several awards, including the John Gassner Playwriting Award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Nilo Cruz. It has also received the Outstanding Broadway Play award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards. Additionally, Anna in the Tropics has been honored with the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Drama, also awarded to Nilo Cruz.

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