Recent Examples on the WebThe musical, organized in conjunction with Saratoga High School and Saratoga Theater Arts, is a comedy about two playwright brothers seeking to compete with William Shakespeare.—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024 There’s a lot to savor here, starting with the peppy dialogue of playwright Justin Kuritzkes’ auspicious first feature screenplay, full of smash serves and spry backhands.—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024 The annual prize of $2,000 is given to an Arkansas writer of merit and has been awarded to over 30 poets, novelists, nonfiction writers and playwrights.—Sean Clancy, arkansasonline.com, 10 Apr. 2024 The letter, which The Guardian published on Wednesday, was spearheaded by Enola Holmes actor Susan Wokoma and Crowning Glory playwright Somalia Nonyé Seaton.—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024 Singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson composed the music and lyrics for The Notebook musical, with playwright Bekah Brunstetter adapting Sparks' book.—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024 The playwright died of complications from logopenic primary progressive aphasia, which he was first diagnosed with in 2016.—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2024 Van Hove is many things, but the least of them is a playwright.—David Benedict, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024 With Bushnell at the helm, the theater placed an emphasis on developing new work from playwrights of color and marginalized communities.—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
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