NEW YORK, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Weinstein Company (TWC) has acquired the worldwide rights to produce and distribute the feature film adaptation of the multiple Tony Award-winning play August: Osage County. Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of TWC, will serve as one of the producers on the film.

A movie adaptation of the celebrated U.S. play, "August: Osage County," reportedly is in the works. Tracy Letts's stage drama, which premiered at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater last summer before moving to Broadway, has won the Pulitzer Prize and five Tony awards.

NEW YORK _ In an unprecedented New York night for the Chicago theater, the Broadway transfer of Steppenwolf Theatre Company's searing production of "August: Osage County" dominated the 62nd annual Tony Awards here on Sunday.

By Charles Isherwood There are not a lot of firm bets in the Tony races this year, but it's pretty certain that Tracy Letts will need to make a little more room on his expanding awards shelf.

By Heather Warlick, The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City Apr. 9--Oklahoma native Tracy Letts said you can't write a play in hopes of winning a Pulitzer Prize. Sometimes it happens, though.