Pulitzer Prize

August: Osage County, Tracy Letts' "rambling and entertaining black comedy involving those essential props of American family life—child abuse, alcoholism, drug dependency, divorce, incest, pedophilia, nymphomania and suicide," as the Observer's John Heilpern called it in his December review, has received a 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Mr. Heilpern wrote that the play, currently being staged at the Imperial Theatre, is "a bold commitment on Broadway." More after the jump.  read more »

Two Washington Post sources tell us the word around the newsroom is that it's gonna be a mighty great day for the paper. The Pulitzer Prize winners aren't scheduled to be announced until 3 p.m. today (stay tuned!) but somehow the staff at the Post seems to think they're on tap to win as many as six of the coveted prizes.

"It's a pretty amazing atmosphere over here right now," said one reporter. "The big editors are roaming around with big smiles."  read more »