Hilton Als on his Inspirations and that Pulitzer Prize

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Sara Nics
The New Yorker Radio Hour | Apr 14, 2017

Hilton Als started writing for The New Yorker in 1994 and became a theatre critic in 2002. This week he won a Pulitzer Prize for criticism. He sat down with David Remnick to discuss what’s inspired him and to describe his favorite night out at the theatre.    

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