Pulitzer Prize-Winning Musicals

Of Thee I Sing to A Strange Loop

Kristin Stultz Pressley (American Broadway Historian)

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Methuen Drama
18 September 2025

Theatre Studies; Musicals; Musical scores, lyrics & libretti

Series: Essential Musicals

What is the tie that binds a show like the Gershwin Brothers’ Of Thee I Sing to Michael R. Jackson’s A Strange Loop?

Did you know that the Pulitzer Prize for Drama has been awarded to just ten musicals since the award’s inception in 1917?

Why have certain musicals captured the imagination and hearts of the Pulitzer Prize committee?

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Musicals takes a chronological look at the ten musicals that have won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Deep diving into the development of each show, this accessible study unpacks the creation, production, and reception of each musical.

Each chapter traces a different Prize-winning show from its inception to its opening night. It introduces the reader to each musical’s key creators and company members and places them in the larger context of Broadway history.

Published in Methuen Drama's Essential Musicals series, this book is perfect for students of Musical Theatre, drawing together different resources to dig into the backstories of Broadway’s biggest hits and mining the historical record for nuggets of information that illuminate our understanding and enhance our enjoyment of musical theatre’s unique brand of magic.

By: Kristin Stultz Pressley (American Broadway Historian)
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 58mm
Weight: 312g
ISBN: 9781350459106
ISBN 10: 1350459100
Series: Essential Musicals
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 18 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE: The Pulitzer Prize CHAPTER TWO: Of Thee I Sing (1932) CHAPTER THREE: South Pacific (1950) CHAPTER FOUR: Fiorello! (1960) CHAPTER FIVE: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1962) CHAPTER SIX: A Chorus Line (1976) CHAPTER SEVEN: Sunday in the Park with George (1985) CHAPTER EIGHT: Rent (1996) CHAPTER NINE: Next to Normal (2010) CHAPTER TEN: Hamilton (2016) CHAPTER ELEVEN: A Strange Loop (2020)

Kristin Stultz Pressley, PHD, is a musical theatre historian and nationally-recognized lecturer at theatres and universities. Known for a presentation style that is equal parts engaging and informative, Stultz Pressley is also an author. Her first book, I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, Baby: Dorothy Fields and Her Life in the American Musical Theater, was published by Applause Books in January of 2021. Connect with Kristin online at http://www.DrBroadway.com or via Instagram: @DrBway.