So....instead of yet again awarding no drama the the prize, this year the Pulitzer people decided to instead give it to a seemingly acceptable, somewhat well-received yet rather mediocre play.
Last year, I gave David Lindsay-Abaire's RABBIT HOLE 2 out of 4 stars, expressing admiration for Cynthia Nixon's compelling performance as a mother whose young son was recently killed in a vehicular accident, but found the play rather dull, along the lines of a Lifetime TV movie.
Was it the right choice? On the plus side, it shows that the prize is still winnable and that the Pulitzer people remain interested in drama. On the minus side, like the year we gave the award to ANNA IN THE TROPICS, giving the Pulitzer to a somewhat admittedly second rate work degrades the prestige of the award.
And no offense to David Lindsay-Abaire, but isn't this the same guy who wrote the libetto of HIGH FIDELITY?
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And isn't Edward Albee the same guy who wrote the libretto of Breakfast at Tiffany's?