Nilo’s Cruz-ing: As he turns 50, playwright prepares for two world premieres

Nilo’s Cruz-ing: As he turns 50, playwright prepares for two world premieres
In 2003, when he became the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama for Anna in the Tropics, Cuban-born, Miami-raised Nilo Cruz experienced a thrilling tapestry of feelings: pride, gratitude, humility and a happiness so intense that he wept.
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FILM FEST: Life, art converge for ‘Nice Guy’ director (video)
WOODSTOCK — Both the angel and the devil on Johnny Rizzo’s shoulder were telling him the same thing: Follow your dreams.
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50 years later: Mayberry lives on
Fifty years ago tomorrow, the hamlet of Mayberry, N.C., invited America in to enjoy its Southern charms. And, strangely, America is still coming.
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50 years ago, America discovered a magic place called Mayberry
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Fifty years ago Monday, the hamlet of Mayberry, N.C., invited America in to enjoy its Southern charms. And, strangely, America is still coming. Despite a dynamite-munching goat…
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