Birth Place: St. Petersburg, FL, USA
McNally has had a remarkably far-ranging career spanning six decades. In 2018 he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is a recipient of the Dramatists Guild Lifetime Achievement Award and the Lucille Lortel Lifetime Achievement Award. He has won four Tony Awards for his plays Love! Valour! Compassion! and Master Class and his musical books for Kiss of the Spider Woman and Ragtime.
He has written a number of TV scripts, including "Andre's Mother," for which he won an Emmy Award. He has received two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Rockefeller Grant, four Drama Desk Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, two Obie Awards, and three Hull-Warriner Awards from the Dramatists Guild. In 1996 he was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame.
He wrote the libretto for the operas Great Scottand Dead Man Walking, both with music by Jake Heggie. Other plays include Mothers and Sons; Lips Together, Teeth Apart; The Lisbon Traviata; A Perfect Ganesh; The Visit; The Full Monty; Corpus Christi; Bad Habits; Next; The Ritz; Anastasia; It’s Only a Play; Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone?; and The Stendhal Syndrome.
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Terrence McNally, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally, Anastasia
Terrence McNally, Anastasia
Terrence McNally, It's Only a Play
Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally, The Visit
Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally, Mothers and Sons
Terrence McNally, Some Me
Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally, A Man of No Importance
Terrence McNally, The Full Monty
Terrence McNally, The Full Monty
Terrence McNally, Ragtime
Terrence McNally, Ragtime
Terrence McNally, Ragtime
Terrence McNally, Master Class
Terrence McNally, Love! Valour! Compassion!
Terrence McNally, Love! Valour! Compassion!
Terrence McNally, Love! Valour! Compassion!
Terrence McNally, Love! Valour! Compassion!
Terrence McNally, Love! Valour! Compassion!
Terrence McNally, A Perfect Ganesh
Terrence McNally, Kiss of the Spider Woman
Terrence McNally, Kiss of the Spider Woman
Terrence McNally, Lips Together, Teeth Apart
Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally, The Ritz
Terrence McNally, Bad Habits
Founded in 2005, PlayPenn has entered its 19th year of operation. This season also marks the third since the organization's resurgence. To celebrate, this July, PlayPenn will present readings of four new plays, adding to their already innumerable canon, which notably will soon be archived at The Free Library of Philadelphia.
Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has announced that single tickets for Frank D. Gilroy's Pulitzer Prize-winning family drama THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES, which will kick off the 2024 Mainstage Season go on sale now!
The Dramatists Guild previously announced that playwright Christopher Durang will receive a Lifetime Achievement award at this year’s ceremony. He will be joined by two additional recipients, George C. Wolfe and Emily Mann.
Riverside Theatre has announced its 2024-2025 Season of productions. Learn more about the season lineup here!
The Reading Theater Project has announced the cast and performance details for Prospect Hill by Bruce Walsh, the second staged reading in the Play Reading Series: Wonder. The reading will take place Thursday, April 25, 2024, 7pm at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts’ Boscov Theatre.
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For opera lovers around the world, Maria Callas was a gigantic figure well known for her unusual and daring performances. She was a singer who ruled the classical musical world for a large part of the 20th century and left an indelible mark with her talent and her larger-than-life personality.
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The Stanley Drama Award, administered by Wagner College Theatre, is undergoing changes to its application process for better accessibility.
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A new report reveals that Diego Luna and Tonatiuh have joined the upcoming film based on the Broadway musical. In Kiss of the Spider Woman, Diego Luna and Tonatiuh will play Valentin Arrequi and Luis Molina, respectively. Led by Jennifer Lopez, Kiss of the Spider Woman tells the story of these two men as they attempt a mental escape from the torture of their imprisonment.
Transport Group has announced performers for its 2024 gala will include Tony Award winners Freestyle Love Supreme, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and John Lloyd Young.
City Springs Theatre Company has revealed its all-new 2024 – 2025 season, marking the award-winning theatre company’s seventh season which launches in September and runs through May 2025.
Bucks County Playhouse has unveiled its 2024 subscription season. Featuring four productions in the historic playhouse, the Playhouse’s 85th season kicks off in May. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
A petition has been launched to rename a Broadway theatre for the late stage icon Chita Rivera. Learn more bout the petition!
Second Stage Theater's Mother Play will begin previews on Broadway tonight, April 3. Meet the cast of Mother Play here!
Stage and screen star F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus) will star in a benefit performance of Edward Albee's Fragments. See when and where you can catch the performance and learn how to purchase tickets.
In de toneelvoorstelling Masterclass, die vanaf mei te zien is, komt het bijzondere leven van de legendarische operazangeres Maria Callas tot leven. Naast Pia Douwes als Maria Callas spelen Michelle van de Ven, Amy Egbers en Mark Roy Luyks de andere hoofdrollen.
San Francisco Playhouse has revealed its 22nd season, to be presented September 2024 to September 2025. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.
In de toneelvoorstelling Masterclass, die vanaf mei te zien is, komt het bijzondere leven van de legendarische operazangeres Maria Callas tot leven. Naast Pia Douwes als Maria Callas spelen Michelle van de Ven, Amy Egbers en Mark Roy Luyks de andere hoofdrollen.
Terrence McNally has written 41 shows including The Lady of the Carnellias (Playwright), Maggie May (Playwright), And Things That Go Bump in the Night (Playwright), Here's Where I Belong (Bookwriter), Sweet Eros/ Witness (Playwright), Adaptation/ Next (Playwright), Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone? (Playwright), Broadway, Broadway (Bookwriter), The Rink (Bookwriter), It's Only a Play (Playwright), Urban Blight (Bookwriter), The Lisbon Traviata (Playwright), Bad Habits (Playwright), Lips Together, Teeth Apart (Playwright), Kiss of the Spider Woman (Bookwriter), A Perfect Ganesh (Playwright), Love! Valour! Compassion! (Playwright), Love! Valour! Compassion! (Playwright), Master Class (Playwright), By the Sea, By the Sea, By the Beautiful Sea (Playwright), Ragtime (Bookwriter), Corpus Christi (Playwright), The Visit (Bookwriter), The Full Monty (Bookwriter), A Man of No Importance (Bookwriter), Frankie And Johnny In The Clair De Lune (Playwright), Short Talks on the Universe (Playwright), The Stendhal Syndrome (Playwright), Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams (Playwright), Catch Me If You Can (Bookwriter), Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (Bookwriter), The 24 Hour Plays 2006 (Playwright), Some Men (Playwright), Deuce (Playwright), The Ritz (Playwright), Golden Age (Playwright), Mothers and Sons (Playwright), In Your Arms (Story), Anastasia (Book Writer), Fire and Air (Playwright), Pride Plays (Author).
Terrence McNally has been nominated for various awards throughout his career, including Best Revival of a Play at the Tony Awards for "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune," a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, Outstanding Book of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Anastasia," Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play at the Drama League Awards for "It's Only a Play," and a Lifetime Achievement Award at The Lortels. He has also been nominated for Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "The Visit," Best Play at the Tony Awards for "Mothers and Sons," and Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Some Me." McNally's accolades include The Helen Hayes Tribute sponsored by Jaylee and Gilbert Mead at the Helen Hayes Awards, as well as various awards for his works such as "A Man of No Importance," "The Full Monty," "Ragtime," "Master Class," "Love! Valour! Compassion!," "A Perfect Ganesh," "Kiss of the Spider Woman," "Lips Together, Teeth Apart," "The Ritz," and "Bad Habits."
Terrence McNally has won several prestigious awards throughout his career, including Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Lortels, The Helen Hayes Tribute for Outstanding Book of a Musical, and Best Play and Best American Play accolades. He has also received recognition for his work on productions like "A Man of No Importance," "The Full Monty," "Ragtime," "Master Class," "Love! Valour! Compassion!," "Kiss of the Spider Woman," "Lips Together, Teeth Apart," and "Bad Habits." Terrence McNally's contributions to Broadway and theater have been celebrated with numerous honors and awards.
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