Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1 appearances
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Edition 81 (2012) Winner
Quiara Alegría Hudes
キアラ・アレグリア・フデス
Quiara Alegría Hudes
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1977-09-22 （Philadelphia, Pennsylvania）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- West Philadelphia
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, composer, lyricist, essayist
- Active Years
- 2003-
- Affiliations
- New Dramatists, Wesleyan University
- Influenced By
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Nominations
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama finalist 2007 Elliot, a Soldier's Fugue, Tony Award 2008 Best Original Score, Pulitzer Prize for Drama finalist 2009 In the Heights
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central High School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Yale University | — | music composition | BA | — | United States |
| Brown University | — | playwriting | MFA | — | United States |
| Settlement Music School | — | — | — | — | United States |
Central High School
Country:
United States
Philadelphia
Yale University
music composition
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1999
Country:
United States
first generation college student
Brown University
playwriting
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
2004
Country:
United States
Settlement Music School
Country:
United States
piano lessons
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Water by the Spoonful | — | Columbia University | Won |
| 2007 | Lucille Lortel Award | In the Heights | Best Musical | — | Won |
| 2007 | Outer Critics Circle Award | In the Heights | Best Musical | — | Won |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
2012
Work:
Water by the Spoonful
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Won
Lucille Lortel Award
2007
Work:
In the Heights
Category:
Best Musical
Result:
Won
Outer Critics Circle Award
2007
Work:
In the Heights
Category:
Best Musical
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
In the Heights
2007 musicalA musical about the Latino community in Washington Heights.
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Adaptations
- [film] In the Heights / Jon M. Chu (2021)
Elliot, a Soldier's Fugue
2006 playFirst play in the Elliot Trilogy about a soldier's family.
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Water by the Spoonful
2011 playSecond play in the Elliot Trilogy about addiction and online recovery.
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The Happiest Song Plays Last
2013 playThird play in the Elliot Trilogy.
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Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- poeticmusicalblending real and virtual
- Recurring Motifs
- family bondsPuerto Rican identityJewish heritageaddiction and recovery
Legacy
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright known for stories of Latino American experiences.
In Popular Culture
- In the Heights film adaptation
Trivia
- Has two children.
- First Latina woman inducted into Central High School's Alumni Hall of Fame.