Quiara Alegría Hudes Headshot

Quiara Alegría Hudes

Get Quiara Alegría Hudes Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

Quiara Alegría Hudes BIO

Hudes is an American playwright, lyricist and essayist. She is best known for writing the book for the musical In the Heights. Her play Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue was a finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. She won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play Water by the Spoonful.

Quiara Alegría Hudes Photos

Quiara Alegría Hudes Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2022]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2018]
Book Writer
Lyricist

Writing

Playwright
Bookwriter

Quiara Alegría Hudes Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Lyrics

Quiara Alegría Hudes, Miss You Like Hell

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Book of a Musical

Quiara Alegría Hudes, Miss You Like Hell

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2018 - Outstanding New Score

Quiara Alegría HudesMiss You Like Hell


winner
The Pulitzer Prize - 2012 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Quiara Alegría HudesWater by the Spoonful

The Pulitzer Prize - 2009 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Quiara Alegría Hudes, In The Heights

Tony Awards - 2008 - Best Book of a Musical

Quiara Alegria Hudes, In The Heights

The Pulitzer Prize - 2007 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Quiara Alegría HudesElliot, a Soldier's Fugue

The Pulitzer Prize - 2007 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Quiara Alegria HudesElliot, a Soldier's Fugue

Quiara Alegría Hudes News


Video: Get A First Look At Cleveland Playhouse's IN THE HEIGHTS

Get a first look at Cleveland Play House's production of In The Heights now through June 9, 2024 in the Allen Theatre. Check out the video!
World Premiere, Virginia Premiere & More Set for Firehouse Theatre 24/25 Season

Firehouse Theatre announces its 24/25 season with a Richmond Premiere, a Virginia Premiere, and a World Premiere. Memberships are on sale now, with tickets available exclusively for members.
IN THE HEIGHTS to Complete Cleveland Play House's 108th Season

Cleveland Play House will conclude its 2023-2024 season with IN THE HEIGHTS by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Applications Open For Candela's Second Annual Playwrights Summer Fellowship

Apply now for Candela's Second Annual Playwrights Summer Fellowship. This unique opportunity offers emerging playwrights a chance to hone their craft, network with industry professionals, and potentially see their work brought to life on stage.
Video: Watch a Preview for IN THE HEIGHTS at Cleveland Play House

Cleveland Play House Literary Manager Craig Joseph discusses composer and writer Lin-Manuel Miranda and his writing of IN THE HEIGHTS in the video here!
Principal Cast Set For IN THE HEIGHTS at the Muny

Benji Santiago, Ariana Burks, Alex Joseph Grayson, Alysia Velez, Nancy Ticotin, Miguel Gil, Martín Solá, Karmine Alers, Darilyn Castillo and Marlene Fernandez will star in the Muny premiere of In the Heights, which runs Aug. 9-15 on the James S. McDonnell Stage in Forest Park.
The Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group Present Story/Teller Arts: Quiara Alegría Hudes on MY BROKEN LANGUAGE

The Center for Fiction, a 200-year-old literary nonprofit that has created an immersive home for readers and writers in downtown Brooklyn, and Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, will co-present Story/Teller Arts: Quiara Alegría Hudes on My Broken Language: A Theater Jawn.
Casts of HELL'S KITCHEN, THE NOTEBOOK & More to Perform at New Dramatists Spring Luncheon

New Dramatists will host its Annual Spring Luncheon Tribute on Tuesday, May 14 at the New York Marriott Marquis. See who is taking part and learn how to purchase tickets.
The Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group Present STORY/TELLER ARTS: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins with Jocelyn Bioh

Join the Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group for Story/Teller Arts: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins with Jocelyn Bioh.
John Tartaglia, Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Jared Grimes & More Join The Muny's 106th Season

The Muny has revealed the teams of directors, choreographers and music directors for its 2024 season. Learn about the shows this season and see how to purchase tickets!
Theatre Communications Group Announces Recipients For PLAYS FOR THE PEOPLE: IN THE STACKS

Theatre Communications Group reveals the recipients of the Plays for the People: In the Stacks initiative, an effort to support and promote new theatrical works.
Theatre Communications Group Announces Recipients For PLAYS FOR THE PEOPLE: IN THE STACKS

Theatre Communications Group has announced the recipients of Plays for the People: In the Stacks. With funding from the Mellon Foundation, TCG has provided $25,000 total in book credits to the fifty recipient organizations, helping to expand and diversify their drama collections.
MISS YOU LIKE HELL Composer Erin McKeown to Perform Free Concert at Woodstock Arts

Miss You Like Hell composer Erin McKeown will perform at free concert at Woodstock Arts in March.
Photos: Main Street Theater Produces Quiara Alegría Hudes' 26 MILES

Main Street Theater is producing the regional premiere of 26 Miles by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Quiara Alegría Hudes (In the Heights, The Elliot Trilogy), a frenetic, hilarious, and powerful play about a mother and daughter on a road trip across the country. See photos from the production.
The FAC Theatre Company Presents WATER BY THE SPOONFUL, February 15 - March 3

The Fine Arts Center Theatre Company presents “Water by the Spoonful,” live on stage Feb. 15–March 3, 2024.
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Names Melia Bensussen Artistic Director of National Playwrights Conference

Eugene O’Neill Theater Center has revealed that Melia Bensussen will be taking the reins of its flagship program, the National Playwrights Conference.
Page 73 Names jose sebastian alberdi 2024 Playwriting Fellow & Unveils 2024 Writers Group

Page 73 has named jose sebastian alberdi its 2024 Playwriting Fellow, the organization’s most prestigious award.
Daphne Rubin-Vega, Kara Young, Reynaldo Piniella & More to Star in HAMLET Reading at The Acting Company 

The Acting Company has revealed the cast for their reading of Hamlet. See the full cast and learn how to purchase tickets!
New Dramatists Will Honor Michael Greif At Annual Spring Luncheon This May

New Dramatists will honor Michael Greif, the acclaimed director of this season's Days of Wine and Roses, The Notebook and Hell's Kitchen at its Annual Spring Luncheon Tribute on Tuesday, May 14.
Signature Theatre Presents Dominique Morisseau's SUNSET BABY, Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III, January 30- March 10

Signature Theatre presents Signature Premiere Resident, Tony Award nominee, and MacArthur Fellow Dominique Morisseau's Sunset Baby, directed by Steve H. Broadnax III.

Quiara Alegría Hudes FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Quiara Alegría Hudes written?

Quiara Alegría Hudes has written 3 shows including In the Heights (Bookwriter), Daphne's Dive (Playwright), My Broken Language (Playwright).

What awards has Quiara Alegría Hudes been nominated for?

Quiara Alegría Hudes has been nominated for several prestigious awards, including Outstanding Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards for Miss You Like Hell, Outstanding Book of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Miss You Like Hell, and Outstanding New Score at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Miss You Like Hell. Hudes has also been recognized with The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Water by the Spoonful, In The Heights, and Elliot, a Soldier's Fugue. Additionally, she received a nomination for Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards for In The Heights.

What awards has Quiara Alegría Hudes won?

Quiara Alegría Hudes has won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for "Water by the Spoonful."

Get Quiara Alegría Hudes Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

Videos