Congrats Tracy indeed!!

Martha,

We've mentioned that "August: Osage County" had its origins at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in articles past.

And Tracy's comments were directed toward the the New York producers (no doubt that crowd of people that trooped onto the stage behind him when he won the Best Play prize and of whom Tracy said, "I do not know who all these people are, I assume they have something to do with the play.") because it is a very risky thing -- so it would seem -- to bring an American play to Broadway.

Perhaps I need to remind myself that few people read and remember everything I write.....

As for the play coming to Tulsa...there are always chances. A national tour is being planned, but that will not likely take to the road until the Broadway production closes. Which may be some time -- Estelle Parsons took over the role of Violet, for which Deanna Dougan won the Tony, on June 17, and several other original cast members, including Tony winner Rondi Reed, have also left the show for other projects.

The size of the show -- a large cast, a tri-level set, the simple economics of moving a show about the country -- may preclude it coming to a small market like Tulsa. Especially since (in spite of the many companies that put on plays and musicals around town) Tulsa is not known as a "theater town."

There is also some concern among presenters that the language of the play -- which can get pretty blue -- might not play well in the rest of the country. A recent story in the Toronto Star touched on that -- a Toronto impresario is wanting to book the show for his 2009-2010 season, but is concerned that his audiences might not appreciate some of the play's more potently profane dialogue.

We'll see.