"August: Osage County" -- The Darkly Comic Side of the American Family The original production of "August: Osage County" won a Pulitzer and five Tony Awards, with "The New York Times" declaring it "flat-out, no asterisks and without qualifications, the most exciting new American play Broadway has seen in years."...
Raucous Burlesque & Queer Culture in Acclaimed Dark Comedy "The Nance" It's 1930s New York, a time when it was easy to "play gay," but dangerous to be gay. A headliner called "The Nance" was usually played by a straight man who would portray a campy homosexual in musical vaudeville parodies. However, in this comedy,...
