Who were the winners of the 2010 Pulitzer Prizes for books and theater?”
The Pulitzer Prizes were announced on Monday. Related * 4 Pulitzers for Washington Post; 3 for The Times (April 13, 2010) * 2010 Pulitzer Prizes for Journalism (April 13, 2010) * Lens Blog: The Pulitzer Prizes for Photography (April 12, 2010) Comment Post a Comment on the Media Decoder Blog * Times Topic: Pulitzer Prizes Paul Harding won the fiction prize for his novel “Tinkers,” while the drama award went to the musical “Next to Normal,” with music by Tom Kitt and book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey. Liaquat Ahamed won the history award for “Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World,” the biography prize went to T. J. Stiles for “The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt” and the general nonfiction prize went to David E. Hoffman for “The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy.” Jennifer Higdon won the music prize for her Violin Concerto while the poetry award went to Rae Armantrout for “Versed.” The complete list of winners in
New York City – Columbia University announced that “Next to Normal” has received the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The critically acclaimed musical by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey was cited by the Pulitzer Prize Board as “a powerful rock musical that grapples with mental illness in a suburban family and expands the scope of subject matter for musicals.” “Next to Normal” is only the eighth musical ever to receive the prestigious award since the inception of the prizes in 1917. The most recent musical, in 1996, was Jonathan Larson’s “Rent,” also directed by Michael Greif. The other musical recipients are “Sunday in the Park with George” (1985), “A Chorus Line” (1976), “How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” (1962), “Fiorello!” (1960), “South Pacific (1950),” and “Of Thee I Sing”(1932). “Next to Normal” has had a surprising and highly unlikely route to Broadway. The musical originally opened at Off-Broadway’s Second Stage Theatre on February 13, 2008. Producer David Stone, who ha
