Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1 appearances
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Edition 79 (2010) Winner
Brian Yorkey
ブライアン・ヨーキー
Buraian Yōkī
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Omaha, Nebraska → Issaquah, Washington
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, lyricist
- Active Years
- 1993-2024
- Affiliations
- Village Theatre (Associate Artistic Director)
- Memberships
- BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop alumnus
- Nominations
- Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical nomination (Next to Normal), Tony Award for Best Original Score nomination (If/Then)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | — | — | BA | — | United States |
Columbia University
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
United States
Served as Artistic Director of the Varsity Show
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Next to Normal | — | Columbia University | winner |
| 2009 | Tony Award for Best Original Score | Next to Normal | — | American Theatre Wing | winner |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
2010
Work:
Next to Normal
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
winner
Tony Award for Best Original Score
2009
Work:
Next to Normal
Organization:
American Theatre Wing
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Next to Normal
2009 rock musicalA powerful rock musical that grapples with mental illness in a suburban family.
mental illnessgrieffamily strugglesethics of treatment
If/Then
2014 musicalA musical exploring life's choices and parallel paths.
life choicesidentity
13 Reasons Why
2017 TV seriesAdaptation of the novel about a girl's 13 reasons for suicide.
suicidebullyingmental distress
Bibliography
- Funny Pages
- Making Tracks
- The Wedding Banquet
- Play it by Heart
- Next to Normal
- If/Then
- The Last Ship
- Freaky Friday
- 13 Reasons Why
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Explores dark and controversial subject matterUtilizes rock musical format
- Recurring Motifs
- mental illnessgriefunderbelly of suburbiaethics in psychiatry and public education
Legacy
Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner who revolutionized Broadway with Next to Normal and succeeded in TV with 13 Reasons Why. Pioneer in mental health themes.
Trivia
- Founded the KIDSTAGE Company class at Village Theatre, teaching teens to write, direct, and perform musicals.
- Next to Normal was inspired by a Dateline NBC segment on electroconvulsive therapy.