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Born November 2, 1964 (age 62) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize (2017) • Pulitzer Prize (2009)
Notable Works “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark” • “Clyde’s” • “Crumbs from the Table of Joy” • “Intimate Apparel” • “MJ the Musical” • “Ruined” • “Sweat”

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Lynn Nottage, 2018
Viola Davis, in period costume, sits at a vintage sewing machine working with fabric during a scene from the play Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage.
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Neil Simon
Neil Simon
American dramatist
Tracy Letts wearing a tuxedo and glasses, smiling and holding his Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play, standing in front of a Tony Awards backdrop.
Tracy Letts
American actor and playwright
Umeki, Miyoshi; Buttons, Red: Sayonara
Joshua Logan
American director and producer
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Wendy Wasserstein
American playwright
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Russel Crouse
American dramatist
Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
American playwright
Stephen Sondheim smiling at the camera, wearing a light blue shirt and a brown plaid jacket at the Paramount Theatre.
Stephen Sondheim
American composer and lyricist
David Mamet wearing glasses and a gray jacket over a black shirt, shown from the shoulders up with a neutral expression.
David Mamet
American author
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard
American playwright and actor
Schenkkan, Robert
Robert Schenkkan
American stage, television, and film writer
Portrait of Tennessee Williams wearing a suit and tie, looking toward the camera with a slight smile.
Tennessee Williams
American playwright
Tony Kushner
Tony Kushner
American dramatist
Connelly, Marc
Marc Connelly
American playwright
Sherwood, photograph by Yousuf Karsh
Robert E. Sherwood
American playwright
Thornton Wilder
Thornton Wilder
American writer
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George S. Kaufman
American playwright and journalist
William Saroyan.
William Saroyan
American author
Foote, Horton
Horton Foote
American playwright and screenwriter
Howard, Sidney
Sidney Howard
American writer
Abbott, George
George Abbott
American director