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Berkeley Rep’s ‘Liberation,’ about radical feminists, plays it safe: Bess Wohl’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Liberation,” set amid a consciousness-raising ...
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This week, saddle up for 8 Seconds Rodeo, explore the works of Marcel Duchamp, and the opening of Bess WOhl's "Liberation" and more ... Show more
🏇🏽Saddle up for 8 Seconds Rodeo | Things to do
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Paid articlePaywall Julia Roberts, Paul Rudd & Sarah Paulson Set Broadway Return In Bess Wohl’s ‘Small Mouth Sounds’ From Producers Scott Rudin & Barry Diller
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Bess Wohl accepts the Tony for Best Play for Liberation, the first American woman playwright to win in nearly 40 years. #Tonys #TonyAwards #Liberation
Broadway revivals and 'Liberation' win big at the Tony Awards: “Schmigadoon!,” an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks big ...
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Key Facts2026 Tonys Celebrate Broadway Revivals and Historic Plays
Jun 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- A musical inspired by a well-known Apple TV show that spoofs golden-age Broadway classics secured the top Tony for best new musical, marking a milestone for Apple.
- Bess Wohl’s Liberation, depicting feminist activism in the 1970s, earned the best new play Tony and became a rare female playwright winner.
- Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman revival collected six Tonys, including honors for lead actors, directing, and technical design categories.
- Host Pink delivered lively performances, celebrated theater diversity, and paid respects to industry legends and significant anniversaries.
"I want to honor women everywhere who have the courage to use their voice. And to all the girls out there: May you speak your truth, and may the world be wise enough to listen."— Bess Wohl, playwright of Liberation, during her Tony Awards acceptance speech
Paid articlePaywall ‘Liberation’ Film From Tony Winner Bess Wohl Among Projects Selected for Sundance Directors and Screenwriters Labs
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Philstar Life Jun 10
Broadway revivals and 'Liberation' win big at the Tony Awards: “Schmigadoon!,” an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks big ...
philstarlife.com/geeky/408033-broadway-revivals-and-liberation-win-big-at-tony-awards
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Manila Bulletin Entertainment : “Schmigadoon!,” an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks big, brassy Broadway shows, won the best new musical Tony Award on a night when ... Show more
John Lithgow makes history and Death Of A Salesman triumphs at Tonys: Best new play went to Bess Wohl’s Liberation, which also won the Pulitzer Prize for drama ...
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CBS Mornings : If Bess Wohl wins a #TonyAward tonight for her Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Liberation,” she will become one of just a few women to receive the honor ... Show more
‘Continuity’ wants to mock bad climate art. It’s part of the problem: Ironically, Bess Wohl’s play about a climate-change disaster movie has written its own ...
sfchronicle.com/entertainment/theater/article/shotgun-players-continuity-review-22294080.php
Paid articlePaywall With ‘Liberation,’ Bess Wohl & Whitney White Reach For A Word And Reclaim A World – Tony Watch Q&A
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Paid articlePaywall Tony-Nominated Pulitzer Winner ‘Liberation’ Announces London Production: Bess Wohl's Liberation, the Tony nominated play and 2026 Pulitzer Prize winner ...
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‘Liberation,’ a Memory Play About ’70s Feminism, Wins Drama Pulitzer: The prize board called the playwright Bess Wohl’s work “a striking blend of comedy and ...
nytimes.com/2026/05/04/theater/liberation-pulitzer-drama-bess-wohl.html
Experimental war novel wins Pulitzer with unique writing style as Bess Wohl takes drama prize
independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/pulitzer-prize-arts-daniel-kraus-bess-wohl-b2970435.html
With Tom Stoppard and Sara Bareilles, Berkeley Rep goes big next year: Bess Wohl, Ryan J. Haddad and Talene Monahon are among other playwriting highlights of the ...
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Paid articlePaywall Bess Wohl’s Acclaimed ‘Liberation’ To Launch Post-Broadway Stagings Including The Geffen In Los Angeles
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LateNightSeth Jan 05
A new #LateNightLit is out with playwright Bess Wohl and author Zadie Smith. Plus, @sethmeyers ' mom, Hilary Meyers, shares new reading recommendations!
Listen now! Late Night Lit: Playwright Bess Wohl | Author Zadie Smith | Hilary Meyers
A bold scene on Broadway has audiences talking: Before the lights go down at “Liberation” on Broadway, the audience is talking. No, we mean really talking ...
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Breaking the fourth wall to confront and galvanize audiences: Direct-address, an old playwriting technique, has been retooled by a new crop of playwrights (Bess ...
latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-12-08/theater-characters-breaking-fourth-wall
The Best Broadway Shows and Theater of 2025: The best theater of 2025 included high-school agonies, Wilde and Chekhov and Caryl Churchill ...
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Bess Wohl on Feminism, Nudity, and Time Travel in Her New Broadway Play: The playwright on the legacy of second-wave feminism, her mother’s role in it ...
time.com/7330118/bess-wohl-interview-liberation/
Review: ‘Liberation’ on Broadway is brave enough to ask, what does feminism mean?
chicagotribune.com/2025/10/28/review-liberation-broadway/
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Liberation review: Bess Wohl's new Broadway play highlights how the times, they aren't a-changin'
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‘Liberation’ Review: A Tony-Worthy Ensemble Plotting Revolution: Bess Wohl’s play, about a consciousness-raising group in 1970s Ohio, transfers to Broadway where ...
nytimes.com/2025/10/28/theater/liberation-review-broadway-bess-wohl.html
Re-Encountering Bess Wohl’s ‘Liberation’ on Broadway: Bess Wohl’s play ‘Liberation,’ newly transferred to Broadway, has lost none of its emotional power in a ...
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Paid articlePaywall Bess Wohl’s Acclaimed ‘Liberation’ Keeps Off Broadway Cast For Broadway Transfer: The Off Broadway cast of Bess Wohl's Liberation will follow the play to ...
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Bess Wohl’s ‘Liberation’ Is Heading to Broadway This Fall: The play, which explores the women’s movement of the 1970s and its reverberations in the present ...
nytimes.com/2025/07/31/theater/bess-wohl-liberation-broadway.html
For Playwrights, Making It to Midcareer Is a Cliffhanger: Act 1 was a constant struggle for rent and opportunity. But now that these emerging dramatists have ...
nytimes.com/2025/02/19/theater/midcareer-playwrights-broadway.html
Lily Collins, Álvaro Morte to Make West End Stage Debuts in Bess Wohl’s ‘Barcelona’
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