playwright
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Cole was married twice – first to playwright and theatrical fight director Henry Marshall, whom she divorced in 1988.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
US composer Sondheim and playwright James Lapine created the original musical, which debuted on Broadway in 1984.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
“I don’t know if I had grown up in New York City that I would be a playwright today, because I think I would have been way too intimidated,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
It is an adaptation of a play by British playwright James Graham, which ran in the West End and Broadway between 2017 and 2019.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
“My dear Mr. Harley-Dickinson,” she wrote, addressing a playwright friend of hers who had briefly and memorably visited Ashton Place some weeks before, and who was never very far from her mind.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
In terms of critical reception and production opportunities, Hunter is one of the most successful playwrights of his generation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
There’s a comic trope beloved by playwrights, novelists and screenwriters about the fighters all suited up for battle, only to discover that their adversary refuses to play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Soon after, wannabe authoritarians attack the comedians, essayists, playwrights and poets.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
ATG Entertainment said renaming the venue the Tom Stoppard Theatre would be a "lasting tribute... to one of the most influential playwrights in British theatre".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
“Wish we had such charming playwrights in Witherslack. But who knows? Maybe one’ll wash ashore someday.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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