Henley’s playfully Gothic imagination entirely necessary? Perhaps not. Might regular theatergoers eventually tire of these adorable eccentrics, laughing through their tears and crying themselves back to laughter again? Possibly... Interesting roles for women, on screen or behind it, are hard to come by. The quick return of 'Crimes of the Heart,'... gives another handful of talented women a chance to exercise — and, in the case of Ms. Turner, deepen — their gifts onstage." Awards and nominations Awards 1981 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama 1982 Theatre World Award Lizbeth MacKay Peter MacNicol Nominations 1982 Tony Award for Best Play 1982 Tony Award, Best Featured Actress in a Play Mia Dillon Mary Beth Hurt 1982 Tony Award, Best Direction of a Play (Melvin Bernhardt) 1981 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play 1981 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Play (Mary Beth Hurt) 1981 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Play 2002 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Revival References External links Curtain Up review, February 13, 2008 1978 plays Plays by Beth Henley Broadway plays New York Drama Critics' Circle Award winners Off-Broadway plays Pulitzer Prize for Drama-winning works Plays set in Mississippi American plays adapted into films