The Pulitzer-winning playwright, whose new book, “Homeland Elegies,” comes out this month, succeeds the novelist Jennifer Egan at the literary organization.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:02AMIn “The World Only Spins Forward,” Isaac Butler and Dan Kois tell the story of Tony Kushner’s epic play in the words of the artists who made it and the fans who love it.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:18PMA biography of the musical writing team Rodgers and Hammerstein is scheduled to be published in 2018.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:10PMMr. Doctorow will be honored at the Congress National Book Festival on Aug. 30.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:31PMDavid Hare’s adaptation of Ms. Boo’s award-winning book will be produced by London’s National Theater in 2014.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:34PMTazewell Thompson's "Mary T. & Lizzy K." opens in Washington, D.C., in March.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:32PMElizabeth Keckley, the former slave who became dressmaker and confidante to Mary Lincoln, is having a busy season in pop culture, portrayed onstage, on screen and on the page.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:00PMThe event "Wales Celebrates Richard Burton" marked the U.S. publication of the legendary actor's diaries.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:18PMGore Vidal, the novelist, essayist and playwright, was also a literary combatant.
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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:35PMThe author and screenwriter, who died Tuesday at 71, produced more than her share of memorable lines.
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