All The Drama: “The Teahouse of the August Moon” by John Patrick, 1954 Pulitzer Prize Winner

All The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

The Pulitzer Prize for Drama: "The Teahouse of the August Moon"
1954 Pulitzer winner “The Teahouse of the August Moon”, by John Patrick

Teahouse play Wikipedia page
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Teahouse_of_the_August_Moon_(play)

John Patrick Wikipedia page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Patrick_(dramatist)

Obituary
https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/09/world/john-patrick-pulitzer-winner-for-teahouse-is-dead-at-90.html

Teahouse of the August Moon script
https://www.amazon.com/Teahouse-August-Acting-Theater-Productions/dp/0822211149/

Teahouse of the August Moon novel by Vernon J. Sneider
https://www.amazon.com/Teahouse-August-Moon-Vern-Sneider-ebook/dp/B07885DWJ2/

“In the Long Run: A Cultural History of Broadway’s Hit Plays” by Jordan Schildcrout
https://www.amazon.com/Long-Run-Jordan-Schildcrout/dp/0367210908/

“THE TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON'; John Patrick's Comedy About the American Occupation of Okinawa Island” by Brooks Atkinson, The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1953/10/16/archives/-the-teahouse-of-the-august-moon-john-patricks-comedy-about-the.html

“Beauty and Some Beasts” by Wolcott Gibbs, The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1953/10/24/beauty-and-some-beasts

Teahouse movie trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05LpCz1Y9I8

“The Teahouse of the August Moon” Variety movie review
https://variety.com/1955/film/reviews/the-teahouse-of-the-august-moon-1200417977/

Screen: 'Teahouse' at the Music Hall; Yuletide Show Stars Ford and Brando
https://www.nytimes.com/1956/11/30/archives/screen-teahouse-at-the-music-hall-yuletide-show-stars-ford-and.html

“The Teahouse of the August Moon” Letterboxd reviews
https://letterboxd.com/film/the-teahouse-of-the-august-moon/

Theater: ‘Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen’ Opens” by Clive Barnes, New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1970/12/29/archives/theater-lovely-ladies-kind-gentlemen-opens-1953-plays-successor.html

LOVELY LADIES, KIND GENTLEMEN excerpt on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cSugstcCdU

“THEATER REVIEW; Book Learning, Important; Sip Tea at Sunset, Sublime” by
Anita Gates, The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/28/movies/theater-review-book-learning-important-sip-tea-at-sunset-sublime.html

“The Duke in His Domain: Marlon Brando on Location” by Truman Capote, The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1957/11/09/marlon-brando-the-duke-in-his-domain

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Jan Simpson is a theater journalist who writes the blog Broadway& Me and hosts the BroadwayRadio podcasts Stagecraft and All The Drama. She has twice served as a Pulitzer Prize juror.