Editorial Journal of John Cooper on Oscar Wilde
Sarah Snook Wins The Tony Award
The Picture of Dorian Gray’ on Broadway
As widely expected, and as prefaced in my review of the play, Sarah Snook tonight received the Tony Award for ‘Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play’—for her remarkable performance in an adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.
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‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ on Broadway
A Literary Review
The Tony Awards for excellence in Broadway Theatre were announced last week, and it was pleasing to see an adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray among the nominees.
The production is currently enjoying a limited engagement at Music Box theatre on W 45th St. in New York, after transferring from a successful run in London’s West End where it won two Olivier Awards. The Tonys are Broadway’s equivalent awards and ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ received six nominations—including Best Performance by an Actress (Sarah Snook), and Best Direction (Kip Williams).
It is a truly remarkable staging of the work, and as a segue into what makes it remarkable, it is worth alluding to a little known Oscar Wilde-related parallel in the history of the Tony Awards.
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TWO NEW OSCAR WILDE PRODUCTIONS
Dorian Gray and Salome on Broadway
Coming to Broadway in New York this Spring are two new productions of Oscar Wilde works—and each for a limited time only.
The Picture of Dorian Gray at the Music Box Theatre, and Salome at The Metropolitan Opera.
See below for details.
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