Lin-Manuel Miranda '02 has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for his hit musical, Hamilton, directed by Thomas Kail '99. According to Playbill, Hamilton "joins an exclusive club of just eight other musicals that have won the prestigious award since it was founded nearly a century ago." The awards were announced April 18
The Pulitzer is awarded to "a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life." It includes a $10,000 cash prize.