Did Richard Wilbur Write the Lyrics to “Glitter and Be Gay”?

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends related to opera and operettas and whether they are true or false. OPERA URBAN LEGEND: Richard Wilbur, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry and the second United States Poet Laureate, actually wrote the lyrics to a number of songs from Candide, including “Glitter […]

November 28th, 2012 | Posted in Grab Bag Legends, Opera Legends Revealed | 2 Comments

Does John Patrick Shanley Really Have a Clause in His Contracts That You Can’t Change Any of His Screenplays?

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: John Patrick Shanley has it written into his contract that no words in his screenplays can be […]

September 27th, 2012 | Posted in Movie Legends Revealed | No Comments

Did the Pulitzer Prize Committee Choose to Award No Prize Rather Than Award Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about plays and playwrights and whether they are true or false. THEATER URBAN LEGEND: The Pulitzer Prize Committee chose to award no Pulitzer Prize for Best Drama in 1963 rather than to give it to Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Edward Albee’s play, […]

August 22nd, 2012 | Posted in Grab Bag Legends, Theater Legends Revealed | No Comments