Deserving of a Pulitzer Prize, yet denied one when the jury’s recommendation was overruled because of the occasional, but entirely appropriate, profanity in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Edward Albee’s marathon three-act, three-hour look at marriage and the illusions we cling to in our daily lives. First performed in 1962, and adapted into an Oscar-winning film four years … [Read more...]
Appreciation: Edward Albee (1928-2016)
Edward Albee’s Broadway debut in 1962, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, is one of a handful of great plays of the 20th century. And while he would have a career that spanned more than a half century, until his death at 88 on Friday, including Pulitzer Prizes for A Delicate Balance, Seascape and Three Tall Women, he was always perplexed by theatergoers who yearned for him to … [Read more...]