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Bess Wohl’s 'Liberation' Wins Pulitzer Prize

Updated 2026-05-04 20:35 UTC 1 source Positive

Bess Wohl's play 'Liberation' won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, just a day before Tony Award nominations were revealed. The play also inspired a soon-to-be-released movie titled 'Angel Down.'

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Bess Wohl’s ‘Liberation’ Wins Pulitzer Prize For Drama On Day Before Tony Nominations; Soon-To-Be Movie ‘Angel Down’ Named Best Fiction Book

Bess Wohl’s acclaimed Broadway play Liberation has won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, with the announcement coming just a day before the season’s Tony Award nominations are revealed. The Pulitzer organization called the play, which ran at Broadway’s James Earl Jones Theatre fro

2026-05-04 20:28 UTC