The Big Cast, Bigger Canvas, of Broadway

NYTimes.com: "THERE are not a lot of firm bets in this year’s Tony races, but it’s pretty certain that Tracy Letts will need to make a little more room on his expanding awards shelf. Mr. Letts’s blistering family drama “August: Osage County” has already received several significant awards, notably the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle award. The top Tony, should it arrive on cue, will crown a remarkable season for Mr. Letts and his colleagues from the Steppenwolf Theater Company, the Chicago troupe that created this electrifying production."