Los Angeles Times Author: David Ng Article Mentions
Author, David NgMentioned, Oprah Winfrey Mentioned, Tony Kushner Mentioned, Lynn Nottage Mentioned, Margaret Edson Mentioned, Donald Margulies Mentioned, HBO Mentioned, HBO Films
HBO has bowed out of "Ruined," the planned screen adaptation of the acclaimed play by Lynn Nottage. The drama, set in a brothel in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, had been a joint project of HBO Films and Harpo Films, Oprah Winfrey's production company. A spokeswoman at HBO said that it has passed on the project and that it is no longer in development there. "Ruined" won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 2009. The play follows the interactions between the workers of a brothel and male visitors who stop by to drink, talk and more. The drama has received productions at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York and the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. A spokesman for Harpo declined to comment when asked ...(read more)
... HBO has bowed out of "Ruined," the planned screen adaptation of the acclaimed play by Lynn Nottage. The drama, set in a brothel in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, had been a joint project of HBO Films and Harpo Films, Oprah Winfrey's ...
... production company. A spokeswoman at HBO said that it has passed on the project and that it is no longer in development there. "Ruined" won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 2009. The play follows the interactions between the workers of a brothel and m ...
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... Pulitzer-winning play Lynn Nottage working on 'Ruined' screenplay for Oprah Winfrey, HBO Films -- David Ng Photo: A scene from "Ruined," at the Geffen Playhouse in 2010. Credit: Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times sphereit end ...
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