Broadway Play 'Liberation' Wins Pulitzer Prize For Drama
Originally published May 4, 2026
By Caitlin Huston · The Hollywood Reporter — Movies
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Key points
- Bess Wohl's 'Liberation' won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
- The play ran on Broadway from October 2025 to February 2026.
- It follows a narrator exploring her mother's involvement in a 1970s female liberation group.
- The show previously premiered Off-Broadway in February 2025.
- This is Wohl's first Pulitzer win.
Bess Wohl's play 'Liberation' has won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play, which ran on Broadway from October 2025 through February 2026, explores a narrator's journey to understand her mother's involvement in a 1970s female liberation group. The show previously premiered Off-Broadway in February 2025. This is Wohl's first Pulitzer win.
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