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The story gained massive popularity following a stop-motion animation film by Henry Selick, and was later adapted as a musical by the playwright Zinnie Harris and the composer Louis Barabbas, and was set to be helmed by Leeds Playhouse’s Artistic Director James Brining.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025
Each actress is given a singular story by the playwright, a tall order to pull off in the midst of the central focus – a man entirely devoted to life as a dog.
—Michelle F. Solomon and, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
Author, illustrator, animator, and playwright Mo Willems is teaming up with Crayola to help parents overcome those challenges as part of the fourth annual Crayola Creativity Week.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 23 Jan. 2025
The Coen brothers’ tour de force set in 1930s Hollywood stars Turturro as an overly idealistic east coast playwright who goes west for a gig writing studio scripts.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025
Each actress is given a singular story by the playwright, a tall order to pull off in the midst of the central focus – a man entirely devoted to life as a dog.
—Michelle F. Solomon and, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
Author, illustrator, animator, and playwright Mo Willems is teaming up with Crayola to help parents overcome those challenges as part of the fourth annual Crayola Creativity Week.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 23 Jan. 2025
The Coen brothers’ tour de force set in 1930s Hollywood stars Turturro as an overly idealistic east coast playwright who goes west for a gig writing studio scripts.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playwright. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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playwright
noun
play·wright
ˈplā-ˌrīt 
: a person who writes plays
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