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Terrence McNally (born 3 November 1939) is an American
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 playwright
Playwright

A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or drama. These works may be written specifically to be performed by actors or they may be closet dramas or literary works written using dramatic forms but not meant for performance....
, considered one of the leading American dramatists still writing today. In addition to four Tony Award
Tony Award

The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live United States theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City....
s, McNally has received two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Rockefeller Grant
Rockefeller Foundation

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, the Lucille Lortel Award, the Hull-Warriner Award
Hull-Warriner Award

The Hull-Warriner Award is an award bestowed by the Dramatists Guild of America. The award is unique in that it is given by Playwright to dramatists....
, and a citation from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He has been a member of the Council of the Dramatists Guild since 1970 and has served as vice-president since 1981.






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Terrence McNally (born 3 November 1939) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 playwright
Playwright

A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or drama. These works may be written specifically to be performed by actors or they may be closet dramas or literary works written using dramatic forms but not meant for performance....
, considered one of the leading American dramatists still writing today. In addition to four Tony Award
Tony Award

The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live United States theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City....
s, McNally has received two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Rockefeller Grant
Rockefeller Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation is a prominent philanthropic organization and private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The preeminent institution established by the six-generation Rockefeller family, it was founded by John D....
, the Lucille Lortel Award, the Hull-Warriner Award
Hull-Warriner Award

The Hull-Warriner Award is an award bestowed by the Dramatists Guild of America. The award is unique in that it is given by Playwright to dramatists....
, and a citation from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He has been a member of the Council of the Dramatists Guild since 1970 and has served as vice-president since 1981. McNally is married to Thomas Kirdahy.

Early life

Born in St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida

St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The city is known as a vacation destination for North American and European vacationers, as well as a politically important swing state in U.S....
 and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas

Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, Texas, it also extends into Aransas County, Texas, Kleberg County, Texas, and San Patricio County, Texas counties....
, McNally moved to New York City
New York City

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 in 1956 to attend Columbia University
Columbia University

Columbia University in the City of New York , is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Columbia's main campus lies in the Morningside Heights, Manhattan neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City....
, where he majored in English
English studies

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, graduating in 1960, the same year in which he gained membership into the Phi Beta Kappa Society
Phi Beta Kappa Society

The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic honor society with the mission of "fostering and recognizing excellence" in the undergraduate liberal arts and sciences....
. He worked briefly for the alumni magazine Columbia College Today.

Early career

After graduation, McNally moved to Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 to focus on his writing, completing a one-act play which he submitted to the Actors Studio
Actors Studio

The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors, theatre direction and playwrights at 432 West 44th Street in the Hells Kitchen, Manhattan neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City....
 in New York
New York

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 for production. 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
Stage management

Stage management is a sub-discipline of stagecraft.Although a somewhat fluid line of work, in essence the stage management team is responsible for organizing the production, communicating across different disciplines , and keeping everything running smoothly....
 so that he could gain practical knowledge of theater. In his early years in New York, he was a protégé and lover of the noted playwright Edward Albee
Edward Albee

Edward Franklin Albee III is an American playwright best known for works, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Zoo Story, The Sandbox and The American Dream ....
.

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

Here's Where I Belong is a musical theatre with a book by Alex Gordon and Terrence McNally, lyrics by Alfred Uhry, and music by Robert Waldman....
. His decision proved to be a wise one, as the show closed after one performance. Although several early comedies such as Next
Next (play)

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 who mistakenly has been called by Conscription in the United States, and Sergeant Thech, a no-nonsense female examining officer....
 in 1969 and The Ritz
The Ritz (play)

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, which she and many others of the original cast reprised in a 1976 film version directed by Richard Lester....
 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
Off-Broadway

Off Broadway theater is an umbrella term for a defined set of Play , musical theater or revues performed in New York City. Originally referring to the location of a venue and its productions on a street intersecting Broadway in Manhattan's Theatre District, New York, the hub of the theater industry in the United States, the term later becam...
 play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune is a two-character play by Terrence McNally.It focuses on two lonely, middle-aged people whose first date ends with them tumbling into bed....
 and its screen adaptation with stars Al Pacino
Al Pacino

Alfredo James "Al" Pacino is an United States film and theatre actor and Film director, widely considered to be one of the most notable and influential actors of his time....
 and Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Marie Pfeiffer is an American actress. Over the course of her film career, she has been the recipient of a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award, for her performances in The Fabulous Baker Boys and Dangerous Liaisons respectively, as well as three Academy Award nominations....
.

Broadway

His first credited Broadway musical was The Rink in 1984, a project he entered after the score by composer John Kander
John Kander

John Harold Kander is the United States composer of a series of musical theatre successes as part of the songwriting team of Kander and Ebb....
 and lyricist Fred Ebb
Fred Ebb

Fred Ebb was an American musical theatre lyricist who had many successful collaborations with composer John Kander. The Kander and Ebb team frequently wrote for such performers as Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera....
 had been written. In 1990, McNally won an Emmy Award
Emmy Award

The Emmy Award, also known as the 'Emmy', is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards....
 for Best Writing in a Miniseries or Special for Andre's Mother
Andre's Mother

Andre's Mother is a 1990 television film written by Terrence McNally.Produced by WGBH-TV and originally aired on American Playhouse by PBS stations nationwide in 1990, the Deborah Reinisch-directed film begins immediately after Andre's death from AIDS and focuses on his mother's inability to come to terms with his passing or share h...
, a drama about a woman trying to cope with her son's death from AIDS
AIDS

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the HIV ....
. A year later, he returned to the stage with another AIDS-related play, Lips Together, Teeth Apart
Lips Together, Teeth Apart

Lips Together, Teeth Apart is a play by Terrence McNally.A gay community in Fire Island provides an unlikely setting for two straight couples spending the Fourth of July weekend in a house inherited by Sally from her brother who died of AIDS....
, a study of the irrational fears many people harbor towards homosexuals and people who have the disease. In the play, two married couples spend the Fourth of July weekend at a summer house on Fire Island. 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
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to libretto of the spoken, non-sung dialogue, and storyline of a musical play. Eligibility is restricted to works with original narrative framework; plotless revues and revivals are ineligible....
. He collaborated with Stephen Flaherty
Stephen Flaherty

Stephen Flaherty is an United States composer of musical theatre who writes mostly in collaboration with the lyricist/bookwriter Lynn Ahrens. They are best known for writing the Broadway shows Once on This Island, which was nominated for eight Tony Awards, Seussical , which was nominated for the Grammy Award and Ragtime , which w...
 and Lynn Ahrens
Lynn Ahrens

Lynn Ahrens is an United States musical theatre lyricist who most-frequently works with Stephen Flaherty. They are best known for the shows Once on This Island, which was nominated for eight Tony Awards, and Ragtime , which was nominated for twelve Tony Awards and won Tony Award for Best Original Score....
 on Ragtime
Ragtime (musical)

Ragtime is a musical theatre with a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty.Based on the 1975 novel by E....
 in 1997, a musical adaptation of the E.L. Doctorow novel, which tells the story of Coalhouse Walker Jr., a fiery black piano man who demands retribution when his Model T is destroyed by a mob of white troublemakers. The play also features such historical figures as Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini

Harry Houdini was a Jewish Hungarian-American magic and escapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer, as well as a skeptic and investigator of spiritualists....
, Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington

Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American educator, orator, author and the dominant leader of the African-American community nationwide from the 1890s to his death....
, J.P. Morgan and Henry Ford
Henry Ford

Henry Ford was the United States founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of modern assembly lines used in mass production. His introduction of the Model T History of the automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry....
.

McNally's other plays include 1994's Love! Valour! Compassion!
Love! Valour! Compassion!

Love! Valour! Compassion! is a 1994 play by Terrence McNally, directed by Joe Mantello. Its off-Broadway premiere was at the Manhattan Theatre Club on October 11, 1994 where it staged 72 performances....
 which examines the relationships of eight gay men; and Master Class
Master class

A master class is a class given to students of a particular discipline by an expert of that discipline—usually music, but also painting, drama, or any of the arts....
 (1995), a character study of legendary opera soprano Maria Callas
Maria Callas

Maria Callas was an American-born Greeks soprano and one of the most renowned opera singers of the twentieth century. She combined an impressive bel canto technique with great dramatic gifts....
 which won the Tony for Best Play.

In 1997, McNally stirred up a storm of controversy with Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi (play)

Corpus Christi is a passion play by Terrence McNally dramatizing the story of Jesus and the Twelve Apostles. It is widely considered controversial due to its depiction of Jesus and the Apostles as gay men living in modern day Texas....
, a modern day retelling of the story of Jesus' birth, ministry, and death in which both he and his disciples are portrayed as homosexual. In fact, the play was initially cancelled because of death threats from extremist religious groups against the board members of the Manhattan Theatre Club
Manhattan Theatre Club

The Manhattan Theatre Club is a theater club in Manhattan, New York. MTC had its first performance at New York City Center in 1984....
 which was to produce the play. However, several other playwrights such as Tony Kushner
Tony Kushner

Tony Kushner is an American playwright and screenwriter. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1992 for his play, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, and co-authored with Eric Roth the screenplay for the 2005 film, Munich ....
 threatened to withdraw their plays if Corpus Christi was not produced, and the board finally relented. 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
Fatwa

A fatwa , in the Islamic faith is a religious opinion on Sharia issued by an Ulema. In Sunni Islam any fatwa is non-binding, whereas in Shia Islam it could be, depending on the status of the scholar....
 sentencing McNally to death. On January 19, 2008, Robert Forsyth
Robert Forsyth

Robert Forsyth is the Anglican Church of Australia Bishop of South Sydney - a region of the Sydney Anglicans. He has been bishop since 2000. Prior to that he was the Rector#Anglican churches of St....
, Anglican bishop of South Sydney
Sydney

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 condemned "Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi may refer to:Religious:* Corpus Christi , a Christian feast day, or solemnity, commemorating the supreme gift of the institution by Jesus Christ of the Holy Eucharist on the Thursday following Trinity Sunday, or on the Sunday following that Thursday....
" (which opened for February's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras

The terms "Mardi Gras" and "Mardi Gras season", in English language, refer to events of the Carnival celebrations, ending on the day before Ash Wednesday....
, a play depicting Judas
Judas

Judas is the anglicized Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Yehudah , also rendered in English as Judah.*Judah , a son of the patriarch Jacob and ancestor of the royal line of biblical Israel....
 seducing Jesus): "It is deliberately, not innocently, offensive and they're obviously having a laugh about it." The play also showed Jesus administrating a marriage
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 between two male apostles. 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."

Deuce, a new McNally play, started previews on April 11, 2007. Directed by Michael Blakemore
Michael Blakemore

Michael Howell Blakemore Order of the British Empire is an Australian actor, writer and theatre director. In 2000 he became the individual to win Tony Awards for best Director of a Play and Musical in the same year for Copenhagen and Kiss Me, Kate....
, it stars Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury

Angela Brigid Lansbury, Order of the British Empire is a United Kingdom actor and singer whose career has spanned six decades. She made her first film appearance in Gaslight , for which she received an Academy Award nomination, and expanded her repertoire to Broadway theatre and television in the 1950s....
 and Marian Seldes
Marian Seldes

Marian Hall Seldes is an United States award-winning stage , film, radio, and television actress whose career has spanned six decades and who was elected to the American Theatre Hall of Fame....
.

Writing credits

Plays:
  • And Things That Go Bump in the Night (1964)
  • Botticelli (1968)
  • Sweet Eros
    Sweet Eros

    Sweet Eros is a one-act, two-character play by Terrence McNally which opened off-Broadway at New York City's Gramercy Arts Theatre November 21, 1968, on a double bill with another McNally play, Witness ....
     (1968)
  • Witness (1968)
  • ¡Cuba Si!
  • Bringing It All Back Home (1969)
  • Noon (1968), second segment of Morning, Noon and Night
  • Next
    Next (play)

    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 who mistakenly has been called by Conscription in the United States, and Sergeant Thech, a no-nonsense female examining officer....
     (1969)
  • Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone? (1971)
  • Bad Habits
    Bad Habits (play)

    Bad Habits is play by Terrence McNally.The comedy is comprised of what originally were written as two one-act plays set in sanatorium. In Dunelawn, a doctor allows his patients to indulge in all their bad habits as means of finding happiness....
     (1974)
  • The Ritz
    The Ritz (play)

    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, which she and many others of the original cast reprised in a 1976 film version directed by Richard Lester....
     (1975)
  • Whiskey
  • The Tubs
  • Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
    Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune

    Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune is a two-character play by Terrence McNally.It focuses on two lonely, middle-aged people whose first date ends with them tumbling into bed....
     (1982)
  • It's Only a Play (1986)
  • Andre's Mother
    Andre's Mother

    Andre's Mother is a 1990 television film written by Terrence McNally.Produced by WGBH-TV and originally aired on American Playhouse by PBS stations nationwide in 1990, the Deborah Reinisch-directed film begins immediately after Andre's death from AIDS and focuses on his mother's inability to come to terms with his passing or share h...
     (1988)
  • Hope (1988), second segment of Faith, Hope and Charity
  • The Lisbon Traviata
    The Lisbon Traviata

    The Lisbon Traviata is a 1989 play by Terrence McNally.It focuses on two of the playwright's favorite subjects, gay relationships and Maria Callas, and includes one of his most memorable characters, flamboyantly bitchy and viciously wicked opera queen Mendy....
     (1989)
  • Prelude and Liebestod (1989)
  • Lips Together, Teeth Apart
    Lips Together, Teeth Apart

    Lips Together, Teeth Apart is a play by Terrence McNally.A gay community in Fire Island provides an unlikely setting for two straight couples spending the Fourth of July weekend in a house inherited by Sally from her brother who died of AIDS....
     (1991)
  • A Perfect Ganesh (1993)
  • Hidden Agendas (1994)
  • Love! Valour! Compassion!
    Love! Valour! Compassion!

    Love! Valour! Compassion! is a 1994 play by Terrence McNally, directed by Joe Mantello. Its off-Broadway premiere was at the Manhattan Theatre Club on October 11, 1994 where it staged 72 performances....
     (1994)
  • By The Sea, By The Sea, By The Beautiful Sea
    By The Sea, By The Sea, By The Beautiful Sea

    By The Sea, By The Sea, By The Beautiful Sea is a play by Terrence McNally, Lanford Wilson, and Joe Pintauro in three acts. It was commissioned by the Bay Street Theatre where it premiered in 1995....
     (1995)
  • Master Class
    Master class

    A master class is a class given to students of a particular discipline by an expert of that discipline—usually music, but also painting, drama, or any of the arts....
     (1995)
  • Corpus Christi
    Corpus Christi (play)

    Corpus Christi is a passion play by Terrence McNally dramatizing the story of Jesus and the Twelve Apostles. It is widely considered controversial due to its depiction of Jesus and the Apostles as gay men living in modern day Texas....
     (1998)
  • The Stendhal Syndrome (2004)
  • Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams (2005)
  • Some Men
    Some Men

    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 States over the past 80 years....
     (2006)
  • Deuce
    Deuce (play)

    Deuce is a play by Terrence McNally. The Broadway theatre production, directed by Michael Blakemore, starred Angela Lansbury as Blue collar worker Leona Mullen and Marian Seldes as well-bred Midge Barker, two former successful tennis partners, now retired, who reunite to be honored at a women's quarterfinals match at the US Open ....
     (2007)
Musical Theatre:
  • Here's Where I Belong
    Here's Where I Belong

    Here's Where I Belong is a musical theatre with a book by Alex Gordon and Terrence McNally, lyrics by Alfred Uhry, and music by Robert Waldman....
     (1968)
  • The Rink (1984)
  • Urban Blight (1988), co-writer
  • Kiss of the Spider Woman
    Kiss of the Spider Woman (musical)

    Kiss of the Spider Woman is a Musical theatre with music by John Kander and Fred Ebb, book by Terrence McNally. It is based on the Manuel Puig novel Kiss of the Spider Woman ....
     (1992)
  • Ragtime
    Ragtime (musical)

    Ragtime is a musical theatre with a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty.Based on the 1975 novel by E....
     (1996)
  • The Full Monty
    The Full Monty (musical)

    The Full Monty is a musical theatre with a book by Terrence McNally and score by David Yazbek.In this United States version adapted from the 1997 in film United Kingdom The Full Monty, six unemployed Buffalo, New York steelworkers, low on both cash and prospects, decide to present a striptease act at a local club after seeing their wive...
     (2000)
  • The Visit
    The Visit (musical)

    The Visit is a musical theatre with a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander.Based on Friedrich D?rrenmatt's 1956 satire play about greed and revenge "Der Besuch der alten Dame," it focuses on one of the world's wealthiest women, Claire Zachanassian, who returns to her financially depressed hometown and o...
     (2001)
  • A Man of No Importance (2002)
  • Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (2005)


Opera:
  • The Food of Love, music by Robert Beaser
  • Dead Man Walking
    Dead Man Walking (opera)

    Dead Man Walking is the first opera by Jake Heggie, with a libretto by Terrence McNally; it premiered on October 7, 2000 in music#Opera at the War Memorial Opera House , San Francisco Opera....
     (2000), music by Jake Heggie
    Jake Heggie

    Jake Heggie is an United States composer and pianist.Jake Heggie is the composer of the operas Dead Man Walking , The End of the Affair , At The Statue of Venus , and To Hell and Back ....


Film:
  • The Ritz (1976)
  • Frankie and Johnny (1991)
  • Love! Valour! Compassion!
    Love! Valour! Compassion!

    Love! Valour! Compassion! is a 1994 play by Terrence McNally, directed by Joe Mantello. Its off-Broadway premiere was at the Manhattan Theatre Club on October 11, 1994 where it staged 72 performances....
     (1997)


TV:
  • Andre's Mother
    Andre's Mother

    Andre's Mother is a 1990 television film written by Terrence McNally.Produced by WGBH-TV and originally aired on American Playhouse by PBS stations nationwide in 1990, the Deborah Reinisch-directed film begins immediately after Andre's death from AIDS and focuses on his mother's inability to come to terms with his passing or share h...
     (1990)
  • The Last Mile
    The Last Mile

    The Last Mile is a short comedy-drama filmed play written by Terrence McNally for Public television's Great Performances 20th Anniversary Special ....
     (1992)
  • Common Ground
    Common Ground (film)

    Common Ground is a 2000 Showtime television movie directed by Donna Deitch and written by Paula Vogel, Terrence McNally and Harvey Fierstein....
     (2000)


Awards

  • 1975 Drama Desk Award
    Drama Desk Award

    The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes theatres produced on Broadway theatre, off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, and for legitimate not-for-profit theaters....
     Nomination, Outstanding New American Play (The Ritz)
  • 1992 Drama Desk Award
    Drama Desk Award

    The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes theatres produced on Broadway theatre, off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, and for legitimate not-for-profit theaters....
     Nomination, Outstanding New Play (The Lisbon Traviata)
  • 1992 Drama Desk Award
    Drama Desk Award

    The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes theatres produced on Broadway theatre, off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, and for legitimate not-for-profit theaters....
     Winner, Outstanding New Play (Lips Together, Teeth Apart)
  • 1995 Drama Desk Award
    Drama Desk Award

    The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes theatres produced on Broadway theatre, off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, and for legitimate not-for-profit theaters....
     Winner, Outstanding Play (Love! Valour! Compassion!)
  • 1996 Drama Desk Award
    Drama Desk Award

    The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes theatres produced on Broadway theatre, off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, and for legitimate not-for-profit theaters....
     Winner, Outstanding Play (Master Class)
  • 1998 Drama Desk Award
    Drama Desk Award

    The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes theatres produced on Broadway theatre, off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, and for legitimate not-for-profit theaters....
     Winner, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Ragtime)
  • 2001 Drama Desk Award
    Drama Desk Award

    The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes theatres produced on Broadway theatre, off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, and for legitimate not-for-profit theaters....
     Nomination, Outstanding Book of a Musical (The Full Monty)
  • 2003 Drama Desk Award
    Drama Desk Award

    The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes theatres produced on Broadway theatre, off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, and for legitimate not-for-profit theaters....
     Nomination, Outstanding Book of a Musical (A Man of No Importance)
  • 2006 Drama Desk Award
    Drama Desk Award

    The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes theatres produced on Broadway theatre, off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, and for legitimate not-for-profit theaters....
     Nomination, Outstanding Play (Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams)
  • 2007 Drama Desk Award
    Drama Desk Award

    The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes theatres produced on Broadway theatre, off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, and for legitimate not-for-profit theaters....
     Nomination, Outstanding Play (Some Men)
  • 1990 Emmy Award
    Emmy Award

    The Emmy Award, also known as the 'Emmy', is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards....
     Winner, Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special (Andre's Mother)
  • 1992 Lucille Lortel Award Winner, Outstanding Body of Work (Terrence McNally)
  • 1992 Lucille Lortel Award Winner, Outstanding Play (Lips Together, Teeth Apart)
  • 1974 Obie Award
    Obie Award

    The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards bestowed by The Village Voice newspaper to theater artists in New York City....
     Winner, Distinguished Play (Bad Habits)
  • 1995 Obie Award
    Obie Award

    The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards bestowed by The Village Voice newspaper to theater artists in New York City....
     Winner for Playwriting (Love! Valour! Compassion!)
  • 1994 Pulitzer Prize
    Pulitzer Prize

    The Pulitzer Prize is an United States award regarded as the highest national honor in newspaper journalism, literary achievements and musical composition....
     for Drama
    Pulitzer Prize for Drama

    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 eligibility period for the drama prize ran from March 2 to March 1, to reflect the Broadway 'season' rather than being the calendar year....
     Nomination (A Perfect Ganesh)
  • 1993 Tony Award
    Tony Award

    The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live United States theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City....
     Winner, Best Book of a Musical
    Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

    The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to libretto of the spoken, non-sung dialogue, and storyline of a musical play. Eligibility is restricted to works with original narrative framework; plotless revues and revivals are ineligible....
     (Kiss of the Spider Woman)
  • 1995 Tony Award
    Tony Award

    The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live United States theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City....
     Winner, Best Play
    Tony Award for Best Play

    The Tony Award is an annual award celebrating achievements in live United States theatre, including musical theatre, honoring productions on Broadway theatre in New York....
     (Love! Valour! Compassion!)
  • 1996 Tony Award
    Tony Award

    The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live United States theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City....
     Winner, Best Play
    Tony Award for Best Play

    The Tony Award is an annual award celebrating achievements in live United States theatre, including musical theatre, honoring productions on Broadway theatre in New York....
     (Master Class)
  • 1998 Tony Award
    Tony Award

    The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live United States theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City....
     Winner, Best Book of a Musical
    Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

    The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to libretto of the spoken, non-sung dialogue, and storyline of a musical play. Eligibility is restricted to works with original narrative framework; plotless revues and revivals are ineligible....
     (Ragtime)
  • 2001 Tony Award
    Tony Award

    The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live United States theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City....
     Nomination, Best Book of a Musical
    Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

    The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to libretto of the spoken, non-sung dialogue, and storyline of a musical play. Eligibility is restricted to works with original narrative framework; plotless revues and revivals are ineligible....
     (The Full Monty)


External links

  • at the Playwrights Database
  • at the Internet Off Broadway Database
    Lortel Archives

    The Lortel Archives, or the Internet Off-Broadway Database is an online database that catalogues theatre productions shown off-Broadway....
  • - Working in the Theatre Seminar video at American Theatre Wing.org
    American Theatre Wing

    The American Theatre Wing is a New York City-based organization "dedicated to supporting excellence and education in theatre," according to its mission statement....
    , January 2004