Terrence McNally
Birth Place: St. Petersburg, FL, USA
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BIO
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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Alma Cuervo, Mare Winningham, Da'Von T. Moody, Kara Mikula, Jim Parsons, Nathaniel Stampley, A.J. Shively, Mary Beth Peil, Jessica Tyler Wright, Tom Kirdahy (holding a photo of husband Book Writer Terrence McNally), Mara Isaacs, Thom Sesma, Shereen Ahmed, Joel Waggoner and William Youmans
From: Photos: On the Red Carpet for A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE Opening Night
Arin Arbus, Terrence McNally, Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon during the Opening Night Curtain Call for "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune" at the Broadhurst Theatre on May 29, 2019 in New York City.
From: Photo Coverage: A Look Back on the Most Memorable Performances of 2019
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Videos
Video: Watch 'One Upon A December' from ANASTASIA at La Mirada Theatre
by Michael Major - 2026-06-18 16:01:52
Video: Joshua Henry Is Living to Share His Tony Win with Caissie Levy and the RAGTIME Company
by Talking Tonys - 2026-06-08 00:02:59
Video: Caissie Levy Reacts to Tony Win- 'It's All I Ever Dreamed Of'
by Talking Tonys - 2026-06-07 23:59:45
Video: Kai Harada on His Tony Win- 'I Do Know What I'm Doing Sometimes!'
by Talking Tonys - 2026-06-07 22:34:11
Dillon Klena Takes on Dmitry in ANASTASIA at La Mirada Theatre
by Robert Diamond - 2026-06-07 11:31:52
Video: Watch La Mirada Theatre's ANASTASIA Star Lena Ceja Perform 'Journey to the Past'
by Michael Major - 2026-05-21 14:31:08
Video: Joshua Henry & Nichelle Lewis Perform 'Sarah Brown Eyes' From RAGTIME
by Michael Major - 2026-05-20 10:29:12
Video: Watch Caissie Levy Record 'Back to Before' From RAGTIME
by Michael Major - 2026-04-28 11:23:11
Video: RAGTIME Stars Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz & More Perform at WNYC Event
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-04-17 16:02:37
Video: Brandon Uranowitz, Shaina Taub & More Record 'Success' From the RAGTIME Album
by Michael Major - 2026-04-15 12:18:26
Video: RAGTIME Stars Perform in the Union Square Subway Station
by Michael Major - 2026-04-10 17:00:04
Video: Watch the Cast of RAGTIME Record 'New Music' For Their Cast Album
by Michael Major - 2026-04-03 14:00:15
Video: DEATH OF A SALESMAN Company Discusses Broadway Revival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2026-03-03 12:46:50
Video: Joshua Henry and RAGTIME Cast Perform 'Gettin' Ready Rag'
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-03-03 11:33:52
Video: Joshua Henry Performs 'Make Them Hear You' From RAGTIME on THE VIEW
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-02-16 14:10:05
Video: Joshua Henry, Shaina Taub, & Ben Levi Ross Record 'He Wanted to Say' From RAGTIME
by Michael Major - 2026-02-06 12:30:02
Joshua Henry Receives Emotional Note From Brian Stokes Mitchell on RAGTIME Opening
by Michael Major - 2025-10-20 11:28:25
News
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 3, 2026
Rehearsal photos have been released from Bridge Street Theatre's production of Terrence McNally's THE LISBON TRAVIATA, directed by John Sowle and set in Manhattan in 1987.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 31, 2026
The New Harmony Project will mark its 40th anniversary with a third season of New Plays Indy and an Annual Writers' Residency developing eight new plays with Indianapolis and national theatres.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 31, 2026
ANASTASIA will open at Adelaide's Festival Theatre for a limited season, following runs in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, with Georgina Hopson leading the cast as Anya.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 29, 2026
A private invitation-only reading will be held for Krav Maga in the Temple Basement Starting this Sunday, Bagels to Follow, a new play by Rebecca Salzhauer, directed by Drama Desk nominee Rosie Glen-Lambert.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 28, 2026
Young performers ages 8 to 16 will star in a 60-minute youth adaptation of the Broadway musical at Cheney Hall in Manchester, Connecticut, presented by Little Theatre of Manchester's Rising Stars program.
by Michael Major - Jul 28, 2026
Ragtime cast member Marina Kondo performed the National Anthem at a recent Mets game for Japanese Heritage Night. Watch Kondo perform on the field at Citi Field in the new video.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 27, 2026
Lincoln Center Theater's four-time Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Ragtime has broken its own house record at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, with a gross of $1,625,400.00 for the week ending 7/26/26.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 24, 2026
Shakespeare & Company announced the cast of Terrence McNally's FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE, with Elliott Norton Award-winner Jennifer Apple and Jamal James starring at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre in Lenox, Mass.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2026
Roundabout Theatre Company has revealed dates for productions during the upcoming 2026-2027 season both on and off Broadway, including The Imaginary Invalid, The Full Monty, and more.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 20, 2026
Bridge Street Theatre will present Terrence McNally's The Libson Traviata, directed by co-founder John Sowle, featuring a four-person cast in the AIDS-era drama set in Manhattan.
by Marissa Faith Curley - Jul 18, 2026
The Colony Theatre (Heather Provost, Producing Artistic Director) has announced the cast and designers for Catch Me If You Can. Catch Me If You Can premiered on Broadway in 2011 and was nominated for four Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
by R. Scott Reedy - Jul 15, 2026
What did our critic think of BETRAYAL at Gloucester Stage Company?
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 9, 2026
Four young Adelaide performers have been cast as Little Anastasia in the Broadway musical ANASTASIA, joining Rhonda Burchmore and Nancye Hayes AM at Festival Theatre.
by Marissa Faith Curley - Jul 5, 2026
Kitchen Sink Theatre Company (Katie Royse Ginther, Artistic Director) is set to present a reading of the new play “NARCISSUS AS PLOT FORM: a Transsexual Rage(r)' which is written by Oscar K, directed by Fae Hartt (Whipoorwhill Calls).
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 5, 2026
Bridge Street Theatre will present Terrence McNally's THE LISBON TRAVIATA in Catskill, NY, directed by John Sowle and starring Timothy Dunn, Michael Raver, Jeff Brackett, and M. Damon Hawkins.
by Marissa Faith Curley - Jul 3, 2026
Bridge Street Theatre announced casting for Terrence McNally's THE LISBON TRAVIATA, directed by Founder John Sowle, starring Timothy Dunn as Mendy alongside Michael Raver, Jeff Brackett, and M. Damon Hawkins in Catskill, NY.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 1, 2026
Village Theatre has announced creative leadership teams for its upcoming Mainstage season, featuring Broadway veterans and award-winning directors helming RAGTIME, COME FROM AWAY, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, and the world premiere of LOVE IS DEAD.
by Marissa Faith Curley - Jun 28, 2026
Steven Brinberg (Simply Barbra), Award-winning singer and actor makes a return with his latest “SIMPLY BARBRA” show to the Supper Club at The Green Room 42.
by Marissa Faith Curley - Jun 27, 2026
Summer Stock Stage's production of RAGTIME has sold out all performances, with capacity audiences filling seats for the show featuring a 30-piece orchestra. NEWSIES is next on the season lineup at Schrott Center for the Arts.
by Armando Urdiales - Jun 25, 2026
In Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, actor Callina Anderson brings warmth, wit, and emotional honesty to Terrence McNally's unforgettable heroine. As Happy Hour Readings embarks on its first major production, Anderson reflects on discovering Frankie.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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).
Best Revival of a Play (Tony Awards) for Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre (Tony Awards), Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Anastasia, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Anastasia, Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play (Drama League Awards) for It's Only a Play, Lifetime Achievement Award (The Lortels), Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Visit, Legend of Off Broadway Honorees (), Best Play (Tony Awards) for Mothers and Sons, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Some Me, The Helen Hayes Tribute, sponsored by Jaylee and Gilbert Mead (Helen Hayes Awards) for , Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for A Man of No Importance, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Full Monty, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Full Monty, Best Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Ragtime, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Ragtime, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Ragtime, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Master Class, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Love! Valour! Compassion! , Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Love! Valour! Compassion!, Best American Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Love! Valour! Compassion!, Playwriting (Obie Awards) for Love! Valour! Compassion!, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for A Perfect Ganesh, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Kiss of the Spider Woman, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Kiss of the Spider Woman, Outstanding New Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Lips Together, Teeth Apart, Outstanding Body of Work (The Lortels), Outstanding New American Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Ritz and Distinguished Plays (Obie Awards) for Bad Habits.
Terrence McNally has received numerous prestigious awards throughout his career. These include the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre (Tony Awards), the Lifetime Achievement Award (The Lortels), and recognition as a Legend of Off Broadway Honoree. He was honored with The Helen Hayes Tribute, sponsored by Jaylee and Gilbert Mead (Helen Hayes Awards). McNally won Outstanding Book of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for A Man of No Importance and The Full Monty, as well as for Ragtime, which also earned him the Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards. His play Master Class received the Tony Award for Best Play, while Love! Valour! Compassion! garnered multiple awards, including Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards, Best American Play at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, and Playwriting at the Obie Awards. Love! Valour! Compassion! also won the Tony Award for Best Play. For Kiss of the Spider Woman, McNally received both the Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards and the Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards. Additionally, he was awarded Outstanding New Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Lips Together, Teeth Apart and received the Outstanding Body of Work award at The Lortels. His play Bad Habits was recognized with the Distinguished Plays award at the Obie Awards.
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