1.
Arcadia
A sweeping evening of theatrical magic.
42 points - added 13 years ago by plink -
2.
Angels in America (Parts 1 and 2)
This two-part epic masterpiece from Tony Kushner is one of the greatest dramatic works, unmatched in terms of intellectual scope and cultural significance.
28 points - added 13 years ago by plink -
3.
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Broadway meets Martin McDonagh for the first time...
19 points - added 13 years ago by plink -
4.
'Art'
Yasmina Reza's three-man piece about what makes art and what makes friendship sparked a trend in smaller, sparer playwriting...and also won the Tony Award for Best Play of 1998.
19 points - added 13 years ago by plink -
5.
The Piano Lesson
15 points - added 13 years ago by plink -
6.
Six Degrees of Separation
John Guare's fantastic play about a con artist, celebrity, and class. Nominated for both the Tony and the Pulitzer.
15 points - added 13 years ago by plink -
7.
Lost in Yonkers
Jokester Neil Simon hit a new dramatic chord with Lost in Yonkers, winning the Tony and Pulitzer in 1992.
10 points - added 13 years ago by plink -
8.
Side Man
Tony Award for Best Play in 1999.
5 points - added 13 years ago by plink -
9.
Two Trains Running
August Wilson's seventh installment of his ten-part series.
3 points - added 13 years ago by plink -
10.
Seven Guitars
August Wilson's depiction of the 1940s in his ten-part series The Pittsburgh Cycle.
2 points - added 13 years ago by plink -
11.
The Young Man From Atlanta
This play by Horton Foote won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1995.
2 points - added 13 years ago by plink -
12.
Dancing at Lughnasa
Tony Award for Best Play in 1992.
1 point - added 13 years ago by plink -
13.
Shadowlands
0 points - added 13 years ago by plink -
14.
Freak
A one-man show by John Leguizamo.
0 points - added 13 years ago by plink -
15.
The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Tony Award Best Play 1997.
0 points - added 13 years ago by plink -
16.
Prelude to a Kiss
0 points - added 13 years ago by plink -
17.
Love! Valour! Compassion!
Tony for Best Play in 1995 (the first of two back-to-back Tony's for playwright Terrence McNally, who won the following year for Master Class)
0 points - added 13 years ago by plink -
18.
Master Class
Tony Award for Best Play in 1996.
0 points - added 13 years ago by plink -
19.
Closer
Nominated for Best Play of 1998, this play was notable (aside from its brutal language) for being the first play on broadway to featuring a scene set in a chat room.
0 points - added 13 years ago by plink -
20.
The Lonesome West
-1 point - added 13 years ago by plink -
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