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Terrence McNally
Born November 3, 1939 (1939-11-03) (age 68)
St. Petersburg, Florida
Occupation Playwright
Nationality United States

Terrence McNally (born 3 November 1939) is an American playwright, considered one of the leading American dramatists still writing today. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. St Petersburg (often shortened to St Pete) is a city in Pinellas County Florida, United States. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. [1] In addition to four Tony Awards, McNally has received two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Rockefeller Grant, the Lucille Lortel Award, the Hull-Warriner Award, and a citation from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who The Rockefeller Foundation (RF is a prominent Philanthropic organization and Private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue New York City. The Lucille Lortel Awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theatre The American Academy of Arts and Letters is a 250-member organization whose goal is to "foster assist and sustain excellence" in American Literature, [2] He has been a member of the Council of the Dramatists Guild since 1970 and has served as vice-president since 1981. The Dramatists Guild of America is a professional organization for Playwrights Composers and Lyricists working in the U McNally is married to Thomas Kirdahy. [3]

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Early life

Born in St. Petersburg, Florida and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, McNally moved to New York City in 1956 to attend Columbia University, where he majored in English, graduating in 1960, the same year in which he gained membership into the Phi Beta Kappa Society. St Petersburg (often shortened to St Pete) is a city in Pinellas County Florida, United States. Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U The City of New York Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of Literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic Honor society with the mission of "fostering and recognizing excellence" in the Undergraduate Liberal arts

Early career

After graduation, McNally moved to Mexico to focus on his writing, completing a one-act play which he submitted to the Actors Studio in New York for production. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Actors Studio is a membership Organization for Professional Actors theatre directors and Playwrights at 432 West 44th Street in New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous While the play was turned down by the acting school, the Studio was impressed with the script, and McNally was invited to serve as the Studio's stage manager so that he could gain practical knowledge of theater. Stage management is a sub-discipline of Stagecraft. Although a somewhat fluid line of work in essence the stage management team (which can consist of a production In his early years in New York, he was a protégé of the noted playwright Edward Albee. Edward Franklin Albee III ( "AWL-bee" born March 12 1928 is a three time Pulitzer Prize winning American playwright known for works including

In 1968, McNally asked that his name be removed from the credits for what would have been his first major project, the musical Here's Where I Belong. Here's Where I Belong is a musical with a book by Alex Gordon and Terrence McNally, lyrics by Alfred Uhry, and music by Robert His decision proved to be a wise one, as the show closed after one performance. Although several early comedies such as Next in 1969 and The Ritz in 1975 won McNally critical praise, it was not until later in his career that he would become truly successful with works such as his off-Broadway play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune and its screen adaptation with stars Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer. Next is a one-act play by Terrence McNally. At the Comedy 's center are Marion Cheever a middle-aged overweight debt-ridden divorced father of two The Ritz is a play by Terrence McNally. Actress Rita Moreno won a Tony Award for her performance as Googie Gomez in the 1975 Broadway production Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune is a two-character play by Terrence McNally. Alfredo James “Al” Pacino (born April 25 1940 is an Academy - BAFTA - Golden Globe - Emmy - & Screen Actors Guild Award-Winning Michelle Marie Pfeiffer ( IPA: /mɪˈʃɛl ˈfаɪfɜr/ born April 29 1958 is an American Actress.

Broadway

His first credited Broadway musical was The Rink in 1984, a project he entered after the score by composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb had been written. The Rink is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander, the tenth Kander and Ebb collaboration John Harold Kander (born March 18, 1927 in Kansas City Missouri) is the American Composer Fred Ebb ( April 8 1933 &mdash September 11 2004) was a Musical theatre lyricist In 1990, McNally won an Emmy Award for Best Writing in a Miniseries or Special for Andre's Mother, a drama about a woman trying to cope with her son's death from AIDS. Andre's Mother is a 1990 Television film written by Terrence McNally. A year later, he returned to the stage with another AIDS-related play, Lips Together, Teeth Apart, a study of the irrational fears many people harbor towards homosexuals and people who have the disease. Lips Together Teeth Apart is a play by Terrence McNally. A Gay community in Fire Island provides an unlikely setting for two Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. In the play, two married couples spend the Fourth of July weekend at a summer house on Fire Island. Fire Island is a Barrier island, approximately 31 miles (50 km long and varying between approximately 0 The house has been willed to Sally Truman by her brother who has just died of AIDS, and it soon becomes evident that both couples are afraid to get in the swimming pool once used by Sally's brother.

With Kiss of the Spider Woman in 1992, McNally returned to the musical stage, collaborating with Kander and Ebb on a script which explores the complex relationship between two men caged together in a Latin American prison. Kiss of the Spider Woman won the 1993 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to librettists of the spoken non-sung dialogue and storyline of a musical play He collaborated with Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens on Ragtime in 1997, a musical adaptation of the E.L. Doctorow novel, which tells the story of Coalhouse Walker Jr. Stephen Flaherty (born September 18, 1960) is an American composer of Musical theatre in collaboration with Lynn Ahrens. Lynn Ahrens (born October 1, 1948) is an American Musical theatre Lyricist who most-frequently works with Stephen Flaherty Ragtime is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty. Edgar Lawrence Doctorow (born January 6, 1931, New York New York) is an American Author whose critically acclaimed and award winning fiction , a fiery black piano man who demands retribution when his Model T is destroyed by a mob of white troublemakers. The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie and also the Flivver) was an Automobile produced by Henry Ford 's Ford The play also features such historical figures as Harry Houdini, Booker T. Washington, J.P. Morgan and Henry Ford. Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5 1856 &ndash November 14 1915 was an American educator orator author and leader of the African-American community John Pierpont Morgan ( April 17, 1837 &ndash March 31, 1913) was an American financier banker and art collector who Henry Ford ( July 30, 1863 &ndash April 7, 1947) was the American founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of

McNally's other plays include 1994's Love! Valour! Compassion! which examines the relationships of eight gay men; and Master Class (1995), a character study of legendary opera soprano Maria Callas which won the Tony for Best Play. Love! Valour! Compassion! is a 1994 play by Terrence McNally, directed by Joe Mantello. Master Class is a play by Terrence McNally, with incidental music by Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, and Vincenzo Bellini.

In 1997, McNally stirred up a storm of controversy with Corpus Christi, a modern day retelling of the story of Jesus' birth, ministry, and death in which both he and his disciples are portrayed as homosexual. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Corpus Christi is a Passion play by Terrence McNally dramatizing the story of Jesus and the Apostles. In fact, the play was initially cancelled because of death threats from extremist religious groups against the board members of the Manhattan Theatre Club which was to produce the play. The Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC is a theater club in Manhattan, New York. However, several other playwrights such as Tony Kushner threatened to withdraw their plays if Corpus Christi was not produced, and the board finally relented. Tony Kushner (born July 16, 1956) is an award-winning American playwright most famous for his play Angels in America, for which When the play opened, the theatre was besieged by almost 2000 protesters, furious at what they considered blasphemy. When Corpus Christi opened in London, a British Muslim group called the Defenders of the Messenger Jesus even went so far as to issue a fatwa sentencing McNally to death. A fatwā (فتوى plural fatāwā فتاوى in the Islamic faith is a religious opinion on Islamic law issued by an [4] On January 19, 2008, Robert Forsyth, Anglican bishop of South Sydney condemned "Corpus Christi" (which opened for February's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, a play depicting Judas seducing Jesus): "It is deliberately, not innocently, offensive and they're obviously having a laugh about it. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common There is also a Robert Forsyth, former US Marshal Robert Forsyth is the Anglican Bishop of South Sydney - a region Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 " Mardi Gras " ( French for Fat Tuesday) is the day before Ash Wednesday. A play, or stageplay, is a form of Literature written by a Playwright, almost always consisting of Dialogue between Fictional characters " The play also showed Jesus administrating a marriage between two male apostles. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** The Twelve Apostles (Greek apostolos, "someone sent out" e Director Leigh Rowney accepted that it would offend some Christians and said: "I wanted this play in the hands of a Christian person like myself to give it dignity but still open it up to answering questions about Christianity as a faith system. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth "[5]

Deuce, a new McNally play, started previews on April 11, 2007. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Directed by Michael Blakemore, it stars Angela Lansbury and Marian Seldes. Michael Howell Blakemore OBE (born 18 June 1928) is an Australian actor writer and Theatre director Angela Brigid Lansbury, CBE (born October 16, 1925) is an English Golden Globe Award and Tony Award winning Actress Marian Hall Seldes (born August 23, 1928) is an American award-winning stage, Film, Radio, and Television actress

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References

  1. ^ And Then One Night, The Making of Dead Man Walking: Creative Process: The Players: Terrence McNally: Biography. Sweet Eros is a one-act two-character play by Terrence McNally which opened Off-Broadway at New York City 's Gramercy Arts Theatre Next is a one-act play by Terrence McNally. At the Comedy 's center are Marion Cheever a middle-aged overweight debt-ridden divorced father of two Bad Habits is play by Terrence McNally. The Comedy is comprised of what originally were written as two one-act plays set in sanatoriums. The Ritz is a play by Terrence McNally. Actress Rita Moreno won a Tony Award for her performance as Googie Gomez in the 1975 Broadway production Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune is a two-character play by Terrence McNally. Andre's Mother is a 1990 Television film written by Terrence McNally. The Lisbon Traviata is a 1989 play by Terrence McNally. It focuses on two of the Playwright 's favorite subjects Gay relationships and Lips Together Teeth Apart is a play by Terrence McNally. A Gay community in Fire Island provides an unlikely setting for two Love! Valour! Compassion! is a 1994 play by Terrence McNally, directed by Joe Mantello. By The Sea By The Sea By The Beautiful Sea is a play by Terrence McNally, Lanford Wilson, and Joe Pintauro in three acts Master Class is a play by Terrence McNally, with incidental music by Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, and Vincenzo Bellini. Corpus Christi is a Passion play by Terrence McNally dramatizing the story of Jesus and the Apostles. Some Men is a 2006 play by Terrence McNally, consisting of an interwoven series of stories which chronicle and contrast the lives and attitudes of gay men in the United Deuce is a play by Terrence McNally. The Broadway production directed by Michael Blakemore, starred Angela Lansbury as Here's Where I Belong is a musical with a book by Alex Gordon and Terrence McNally, lyrics by Alfred Uhry, and music by Robert The Rink is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander, the tenth Kander and Ebb collaboration Kiss of the Spider Woman is a musical with music by John Kander and Fred Ebb, book by Terrence McNally. Ragtime is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty. The Full Monty is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally and score by David Yazbek. The Visit is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. A Man of No Importance is a musical with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and a book by Terrence McNally, based on the 1994 Dead Man Walking is the first Opera by Jake Heggie, with a Libretto (based on the book of the same name by Sister Helen Prejean Jake Heggie (born on March 31, 1961 in West Palm Beach Florida) is an American composer and pianist The Ritz is a play by Terrence McNally. Actress Rita Moreno won a Tony Award for her performance as Googie Gomez in the 1975 Broadway production Frankie and Johnny is a 1991 American Motion picture. The original music score was composed by Marvin Hamlisch. Love! Valour! Compassion! is a 1994 play by Terrence McNally, directed by Joe Mantello. Andre's Mother is a 1990 Television film written by Terrence McNally. The Last Mile is a short (15 minute comedy-drama filmed play written by Terrence McNally for Public television 's Great Performances 20th Anniversary Common Ground is a 2000 Showtime Television movie directed by Donna Deitch and written by Paula Vogel, Terrence McNally The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Lucille Lortel Awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theatre The Lucille Lortel Awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theatre The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards bestowed by The Village Voice newspaper to Off-Broadway Theater The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards bestowed by The Village Voice newspaper to Off-Broadway Theater The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918 From 1918 to 2006 the Drama Prize was unlike the majority of the other Pulitzer Prizes during these years the The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to librettists of the spoken non-sung dialogue and storyline of a musical play The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to librettists of the spoken non-sung dialogue and storyline of a musical play The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to librettists of the spoken non-sung dialogue and storyline of a musical play PBS. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Retrieved on 2007-04-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer
  2. ^ Corpus Christi (Paperback). Amazon.com. Amazoncom Inc ( is an American electronic commerce ( E-commerce) company in Seattle Washington. Retrieved on 2007-04-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer
  3. ^ "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Terrence McNally, Thomas Kirdahy", New York Times, 2003-12-21. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Retrieved on 2007-04-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer  
  4. ^ "Fatwa for 'gay Jesus' writer", BBC News, 1999-10-29. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Retrieved on 2007-04-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer  
  5. ^ Afp.google.com, Row erupts in Australia over 'gay' Jesus play: report

External links

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