The Last Night of Ballyhoo

alfred uhry

The newest play by the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Driving Miss Daisy .

Genres playsdramatheatrefictionjewishjudaismhistorical fictionreligionamericansouthern

96 pages, Paperback

First published October 1,1997

Series

Atlanta Trilogy

Literary awards

outer critics circle award,

Places

atlanta georgia,

This edition

Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Published: October 1, 1997 by Theatre Communications Group
ISBN: 9781559361408
ASIN: 1559361409
Language: English

About the author

Alfred Uhry was born in Atlanta, Georgia. His book for the musical version of Eudora Welty's The Robber Bridegroom was Tony nominated in 1976. Driving Miss Daisy won the Pulitzer Prize, and The Last Night of Ballyhoo and his book for the musical Parade won Tony Awards. In 2006 his play Without Walls, starring Laurence Fishburne, opened in Los Angeles, and Edgardo Mine opened at the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. He has also written the book for Lovemusik, which opened on Broadway in May 2007. Screenplays include Mystic Pizza, Rich in Love, and I'll Take Virginia.