"Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue is a series of four large-scale paintings by Barnett Newman painted between 1966 and 1970. Two of them have been the subject of vandalistic attacks in museums. The series' name was a reference to ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"", the play by Edward Albee which had premiered in 1962, which was in itself a reference to ""Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"", the 1933 song immortalized in Disney cartoons. Barnett Newman started the first painting in the series without a preconceived notion of the subject"
"Sandy Dennis Sandra Dale Dennis (April 27, 1937 – March 2, 1992) was an American theater and film actress. At the height of her career in the 1960s she won two Tony Awards, as well as an Oscar for her performance in ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"" Sandy Dennis, Anne Bancroft, Zoe Caldwell, Viola Davis, Colleen Dewhurst, Maureen Stapleton, Irene Worth, Audra McDonald, and Laurie Metcalf are the only winners of Tony Awards for both Best Actress in a Play and Best Featured Actress in a Play. Dennis was born in Hastings, Nebraska, the daughter of Yvonne (née Hudson), a"
"""Three Little Pigs"" (1933), substituting the name of the celebrated English author Virginia Woolf. Martha and George repeatedly sing this version of the song throughout the play. ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"" won both the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play and the 1962–63 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play. It is frequently revived on the modern stage. The film adaptation was released in 1966, written by Ernest Lehman, directed by Mike Nichols, and starring Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, George Segal and Sandy Dennis. George and Martha engage in dangerous emotional games. George is an associate professor"
"Edward Albee Edward Franklin Albee III ( ; March 12, 1928 – September 16, 2016) was an American playwright known for works such as ""The Zoo Story"" (1958), ""The Sandbox"" (1959), ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"" (1962), and ""A Delicate Balance"" (1966). Three of his plays won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and two of his other works won the Tony Award for Best Play. His works are often considered as frank examinations of the modern condition. His early works reflect a mastery and Americanization of the Theatre of the Absurd that found its peak in works by European playwrights"
"Uta Hagen Uta Thyra Hagen (12 June 1919 – 14 January 2004) was an American actress and theatre practitioner. She originated the role of Martha in the 1962 Broadway premiere of ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"" by Edward Albee (who called her ""a profoundly truthful actress""). Because Hagen was on the Hollywood blacklist, in part because of her association with Paul Robeson, her film opportunities dwindled and she focused her career on New York theatre. She later became a highly influential acting teacher at New York's Herbert Berghof Studio and authored best-selling acting texts, ""Respect for Acting"", with Haskel Frankel,"
"and Mexico City. In 2018 the Elevator Repair Service premiered a sequel written by Kate Scelsa, titled ""Everyone's Fine with Virginia Woolf"". This play introduces new plot elements such as vampirism. ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"" won both the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play and the 1962–63 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play. Its stars won the 1963 Tony Awards for Best Actor and Actress as well. It was also selected for the 1963 Pulitzer Prize for Drama by that award's drama jury. However, the award's advisory board – the trustees of Columbia University – objected"
"Awards: including six for Best Director of either a play or a musical, one for Best Play, and one for Best Musical. In 1966, Nichols was a star stage director and ""Time"" magazine called him ""the most in-demand director in the American theatre."" Although he had no experience in filmmaking, after befriending Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Warner Bros. invited Nichols to direct a screen adaptation of Edward Albee's ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"" starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, and Sandy Dennis. The film was critically acclaimed, with critics calling Nichols ""the new Orson Welles"", and a financial"
"expression when he learns that his womanizing roommate Stradlater will be going on a date with his old friend Jane Gallagher. ""Jesus H. Christ"" is the first line of Edward Albee's play ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"" Uttered by Martha, it is the opening salvo of a drama in which the characters express their feelings with ferocious directness. In the early 1960s, the term was considered sufficiently potent as a vulgarism that for a Boston production censors required that it be replaced by a euphemism, for which Albee chose ""Mary H. Magdalene"". The phrase is also used in such films"
"Tracy Letts Tracy S. Letts (born July 4, 1965) is an American actor, playwright and screenwriter. He received the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play """" and a Tony Award for his portrayal of George in the revival of ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"" (2013). He is also known for his portrayal of Andrew Lockhart in seasons 3 and 4 of Showtime's ""Homeland"", for which he has been nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards as a member of the ensemble. He currently portrays Nick on the HBO comedy ""Divorce"". In 2017, Letts starred in three critically acclaimed"
"the second season on ""Chicago P.D."" Tony Awards Drama Desk Awards Joseph Jefferson Awards (Chicago, IL) Helen Hayes Awards (Washington DC) Amy Morton Amy Morton (born January 1, 1958 in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American actress and director, best known for her work in theatre. Morton was nominated two times for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performances in """" and ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"". On screen, she is known for her performances in films ""Rookie of the Year"" (1993), ""Up In The Air"" (2009), ""The Dilemma"" (2011) and ""Bluebird"" (2013). In 2014,"
"Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf is a 1978 television play by Alan Bennett, produced by London Weekend Television and directed by Stephen Frears. The title of the play is a parody of ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"", which in turn plays on the title of the Disney song ""Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"". It tells the story of Trevor (Neville Smith), a teacher of English Literature to adults in the evenings. Trevor is not a happy man; his girlfriend gets her hair in her muesli, someone has vandalised his visual aids"
"his frustration and insecurity, he learns that Gillian keeps critical notes on their lovemaking; he becomes even more paralyzed. Gillian and Jack, like George and Martha in ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,"" play ritual games to express and contain their sense of life-disappointment. In the middle of the play, the couple starts fighting with each other, clawing, punching and biting, even after they fall on the floor. Exhausted by the fighting, they start to talk about the memorable times in their life. However, Gillian is determined to return to the previous insults and tells Jack he is not the only"
"Afraid of Virginia Woolf) will direct the World Premiere production starring Ellen Burstyn and John Glover with Scenic Design by David Gallo (Tony Award-winner, The Drowsy Chaperone), Costume Design by Emily Rebholz (Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson), Lighting Design by Dans Sheehan (AlIce The Magnet; Hedda Gabler), and Sound Design by Brendan Connelly (Co-Founder, Obie Award-winning Theater of the Two-headed Calf). The NY times compliments the play for its ""Savagely funny dialogue"", The NY Post compliments Katz saying his writing is reminiscent of ""Vintage Woody Allen"" The Post adds, the play is ""An excellent new dark comedy."", ""Delightfully twisted...Enjoyable."" (Talkin Broadway),"
"as the Studio's stage manager so that he could gain practical knowledge of theater. In his early years in New York, McNally's interest in theatre brought him to a party where, departing, he shared a cab with Edward Albee, who had recently written ""The Zoo Story"" and ""The Sandbox"", and was about to become the single most influential playwright in America. They would function as a couple for over four years during which Albee would write ""The American Dream"" and ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?."" After McNally's relationship waned with Albee, he entered into a long-term relationship with the actor"
"and this cheers him up greatly, making him see himself in a new light. It is hinted that there might be a future, gay romance between Trevor and Skinner. Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf is a 1978 television play by Alan Bennett, produced by London Weekend Television and directed by Stephen Frears. The title of the play is a parody of ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"", which in turn plays on the title of the Disney song ""Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"". It tells the story of Trevor (Neville Smith), a"
"""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"", was presented on the public television program ""Playwright at Work"". The characters George and Martha – which would later be originated on stage by Arthur Hill and Uta Hagen, and on screen by Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor – were portrayed by Shepperd Strudwick and Feury. On October 2, 1977, Feury appeared in ""Iowa,"" the second season premiere of ""Visions"", PBS's Peabody Award-winning dramatic anthology series; it was also playwright Murray Mednick's television debut. The critical reaction was disappointment, but the actors fared better, Feury in particular. As the unwilling nursing home resident whose disjointed"
"Melinda Dillon Melinda Ruth Dillon (born October 13, 1939) is an American actress. She received a 1963 Tony Award nomination for her Broadway debut in the original production of ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"", and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles as Jillian Guiler in ""Close Encounters of the Third Kind"" (1977) and Teresa in ""Absence of Malice"" (1981). Her other film appearances include ""Bound for Glory"" (1976), ""F.I.S.T."" (1978), ""A Christmas Story"" (1983), ""Harry and the Hendersons"" (1987), ""The Prince of Tides"" (1991) and ""Magnolia"" (1999). Dillon was born in Hope, Arkansas,"
"Nearly five decades later, he won his sixth Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play with a revival of ""Death of a Salesman"" in 2012. During his career he directed or produced more than twenty-five Broadway plays. In 1966, Warner Brothers invited Nichols to direct his first film, ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"", starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The groundbreaking and acclaimed film led critics to declare Nichols the ""new Orson Welles"". The film garnered 13 Academy Award nominations, winning five. It was also a box office hit and became the number 1 film of 1966. His next"
"Roberta Levitow, Charles Newell, Roman Paska, Mary B. Robinson, David Saint, Joel Sass and Darko Tresnjak. Alan Schneider Alan Schneider (December 12, 1917 – May 3, 1984) was an American theatre director responsible for more than 100 theatre productions. In 1984 he was honored with a Drama Desk Special Award for serving a wide range of playwrights. He directed the 1956 American premiere of Samuel Beckett's ""Waiting for Godot"", Edward Albee's ""Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"" and ""Tiny Alice""; the American première of Joe Orton's ""Entertaining Mr Sloane"", Harold Pinter's ""The Birthday Party"", as well as Pinter's ""The Dumb Waiter"","
"""Othello"". Hagen married Herbert Berghof on January 25, 1957, a union that lasted until his death in 1990. Hagen was quoted, saying, ""Awards don't really mean much."" Uta Hagen Uta Thyra Hagen (12 June 1919 – 14 January 2004) was an American actress and theatre practitioner. She originated the role of Martha in the 1962 Broadway premiere of ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"" by Edward Albee (who called her ""a profoundly truthful actress""). Because Hagen was on the Hollywood blacklist, in part because of her association with Paul Robeson, her film opportunities dwindled and she focused her career on New"
"Christopher Bernau Christopher Bernau (born Herbert Augustine Bernau, June 2, 1940 – June 14, 1989) was an American actor. Bernau trained in the drama department at the University of California before getting his big break, appearing in the New York Shakespeare Festival's production of ""Antony and Cleopatra"" in 1962. He continued in that role until 1964, when he toured nationally in the production of ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"" These roles, in addition to performing at Canada's Stratford Festival, led to an appearance in a story arc on ""Dark Shadows"" in 1969 and 1970. His most famous role, however, was"
"that the prize go to Edward Albee's ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"". He was inducted, posthumously, into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 1981. John Mason Brown John Mason Brown (July 3, 1900 – March 16, 1969) was an American drama critic and author. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he graduated from Harvard College in 1923. He worked for the ""New York Evening Post"" from 1929 to 1941. He served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II, beginning in 1942. His book, ""To All Hands"", documents his activities aboard the ""USS Ancon"" (AGC-4) during Operation"
"his actions completed the work, a reference to the title of the painting. The restoration took two years. The ""Who's Afraid of"" series has reached an iconic status in the world of modern and contemporary art, and has been the inspiration for many artworks, exhibitions, ... Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue is a series of four large-scale paintings by Barnett Newman painted between 1966 and 1970. Two of them have been the subject of vandalistic attacks in museums. The series' name was a reference to ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"", the"
"reaction. In 2005, Turner beat a score of other contenders (including Jessica Lange, Frances McDormand, and Bette Midler) for the role of Martha in a 2005 Broadway revival of Edward Albee's ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"" Albee later explained to the ""New York Times"" that when Turner read for the part with her eventual co-star Bill Irwin, he heard ""an echo of the 'revelation' that he had felt years ago when the parts were read by [Uta] Hagen and Arthur Hill."" He added that Turner had ""a look of voluptuousness, a woman of appetites, yes ... but a look of"
"Bill Irwin William Mills Irwin (born April 11, 1950) is an American actor, clown, and comedian. He began as a vaudeville-style stage performer and has been noted for his contribution to the renaissance of American circus during the 1970s. He has also made a number of appearances on film and television, and he won a Tony Award for his role in ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"" on Broadway. He is also known as Mr. Noodle on the ""Sesame Street"" spinoff ""Elmo's World"", has appeared in the ""Sesame Street"" film short ""Does Air Move Things?"", and regularly appears as a therapist"
"(2010), and Richard Greenberg's ""Our Mother's Brief Affair"" (2009) MacKinnon directed three plays by Horton Foote under the umbrella title of ""Harrison, TX: Three Plays by Horton Foote"" for Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters, New York City, with performances running from July-September 2012. MacKinnon directed a production of ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"" at the Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago with performances starting in December 2010. She directed the production on Broadway at the Booth Theatre, which ran from September 2012 (previews) to March 3, 2013. MacKinnon won the Tony Award, Best Direction of a Play. MacKinnon directed the 2014 Broadway revival"
"socialites Willard Maas and Marie Menken. Maas was a professor of literature at Wagner College (one similarity between the character George and Willard) and his wife Marie was an experimental filmmaker and painter. Maas and Menken were known for their infamous salons, where drinking would ""commence at 4 pm on Friday and end in the wee hours of night on Monday"" (according to Gerard Malanga, a Warhol associate and friend to Maas). The primary conflict between George and Martha in ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"" derived from Maas and Menken's tempestuous and volatile relationship. ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"" opened"
"hit for Hitchcock. For his efforts, Lehman received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, as well as a 1960 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. In addition to screenwriting, Lehman tried his hand at producing. He was among the few people who initially favored a film adaptation of Edward Albee's play ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"". He persuaded studio executive Jack L. Warner to allow him to take on the project, and the film was a critical sensation, garnering many Academy Award nominations. Lehman was also nominated for an Academy Award"
"guest-starred in the episode of """" entitled ""Blood"". Dillon married character actor Richard Libertini on September 30, 1963, and had one child with him, Richard. They divorced in 1978. She is a Methodist. Melinda Dillon Melinda Ruth Dillon (born October 13, 1939) is an American actress. She received a 1963 Tony Award nomination for her Broadway debut in the original production of ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"", and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles as Jillian Guiler in ""Close Encounters of the Third Kind"" (1977) and Teresa in ""Absence of Malice"" (1981). Her"
"Alan Schneider Alan Schneider (December 12, 1917 – May 3, 1984) was an American theatre director responsible for more than 100 theatre productions. In 1984 he was honored with a Drama Desk Special Award for serving a wide range of playwrights. He directed the 1956 American premiere of Samuel Beckett's ""Waiting for Godot"", Edward Albee's ""Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"" and ""Tiny Alice""; the American première of Joe Orton's ""Entertaining Mr Sloane"", Harold Pinter's ""The Birthday Party"", as well as Pinter's ""The Dumb Waiter"", ""The Collection"", and a trilogy of Pinter's plays under the title ""Other Places"" (including ""One for"
"play, ""The Zoo Story"", which was written in three weeks, was first staged in Berlin in 1959 before eventually premiering Off-Broadway in 1960. His next play, ""The Death of Bessie Smith"", similarly premiered in Berlin before arriving in New York. Albee's most iconic play, ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"", opened on Broadway at the Billy Rose Theatre on October 13, 1962, and closed on May 16, 1964, after five previews and 664 performances. The controversial play won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1963 and was selected for the 1963 Pulitzer Prize by the award's drama jury, but was"
"Edward Albee's ""Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"" is highly reminiscent of ""The Dance of Death"", as is Harry Kondoleon's sparring match between angry and spiritually despairing couples, ""The Houseguests"". John Guare credited a production of Strindberg's play at the Royal National Theatre as an influence on his play ""The House of Blue Leaves"". The Dance of Death (Strindberg play) The Dance of Death () refers to two plays, ""The Dance of Death I"", and ""The Dance of Death II"", both written by August Strindberg in 1900. Part one was written in September, and then, after receiving a response to the"
"figure in their lives. George and Martha's chance at a perfect family was ruined by infertility and George's failure at becoming a prominent figure at the university. Being just a few of many, these examples directly challenge social expectations both within and outside of a family setting. The play's title, which alludes to the English novelist Virginia Woolf, is also a reference to the song ""Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"" from Walt Disney's animated version of ""The Three Little Pigs"". Because the rights to the Disney song are expensive, most stage versions, and the film, have Martha sing"