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NEW YORK (AP) -- Playwright Christopher Durang, a master of satire and black comedy who won a Tony Award for "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist with "Miss Witherspoon," has died. He was 75.
Durang died Tuesday at his home in Pipersville, Pennsylvania, of complications from logopenic primary progressive aphasia, said his agent, Patrick Herold. In 2022, it was revealed Durang had been diagnosed in 2016 with the disorder, a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.
"Durang was not only a giant in our field, but a guiding light whose daring works illuminated the stage with brilliance and wit. His legacy as a playwright, lyricist, and educator is immeasurable, touching the lives of countless artists and audiences alike," the Dramatists Guild said.
Durang's plays were infused with a high-octane sense of absurdism. His works include "Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You," "Baby with the Bathwater," "The Marriage of Bette and Boo," "Betty's Summer Vacation" and "Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge."