Terrance McNally has died from coronavirus
Terrance McNally has died from coronavirus
#1Terrance McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 2:41pm
This is absolutely horrible news. I'm in shock.
https://twitter.com/petermarksdrama/status/1242520508425535492?s=20
https://www.broadway.com/buzz/196791/terrence-mcnally-tony-winning-scribe-of-love-valour-compassion-ragtime-more-dies-at-81/
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Broadway Legend Joined: 1/25/20
#2Terrance McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 2:42pmDevastating loss. A true theatre legend.
#3Terrance McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 2:42pmOh no! This is such sad news!! I’m in shock!
#4Terrance McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 2:43pmTruly devastated to have lost such a powerful voice to this virus. May you RIP sir...
#5Terrance McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 2:45pmWow. Absolutely heartbreaking. Don’t really know what else to say right now.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#6Terrance McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 2:46pm
Gutted. Rest in peace brilliant sir.
RWPrincess
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/18
#7Terrance McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 2:47pm
How awful. I'm sitting here in shock. I hope Tom doesn't also have the virus. My thoughts go out to him.
#8Terrance McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 2:48pm
Holy ****. I’m gutted.
He is my favorite playwright of all time and this is just remarkably shocking out of nowhere.
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#9Terrance McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 2:49pm
How awful.
While I personally wasn't a fan of McNally's work, he was undoubtedly a pillar of the theatre community, and a prominent figure in the theatrical cannon.
It's unfortunately that his passing will likely not receive the attention it's due because of everything going on now, though I hope I'm wrong.
And they can't even dim the lights for him, which I'm sure they would otherwise. Maybe when this is all over, they will plan a belated lights-dimming ceremony for him.
#10Terrance McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 2:55pm
Nooooooooo!!!!!! Terrible news 
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
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#11Terrance McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 3:06pm
Loved him. Rest In Peace. My favorite work of his- The Lisbon Traviata. He was a genius and will be missed but never forgotten.
MemorableUserName
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/27/19
#12Terrance McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 3:07pm
I don't have the words, so probably shouldn't even be trying. Awful. Just awful.
Rest in peace, Mr. McNally.
#13Terrance McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 3:13pmHeartbreaking. One of my favorites.
#14Terrance McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 3:20pm
Absolutely terrible news... I only saw three of his works on stage, but he wrote the books of many musicals I love or admire. Thinking of his loved ones during this awful time.
KConradG
Chorus Member Joined: 3/18/16
#15Terrence McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 3:27pm
2019 Tony Awards: Lifetime Achievement - Terrence McNally
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE8YRnGauYw
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#16Terrence McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 3:30pm
I met him while he was living out here (I think it was Aquabogue). We had a brief conversation that left an indelible mark in my memory.
May he rest in peace.
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#18Terrence McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 3:41pm
So sad. I enjoyed many of his shows. I know he had respiratory issues, but to lose his life in this manner drives home the seriousness of the virus. RIP, Mr. McNally.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#19Terrence McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 4:01pm
How quickly things can change. I had surgery in Sarasota Memorial 2 1/2 weeks ago. I had been scheduled for another hospital, but the surgery was moved to SM because that other hospital had its first Coronavirus case, which at the time was touted as one of the first two in the state (both were reported the same day).
That (now clearly naive / innocent) plan was to send Cov 19 cases to the other hospital, and try to keep SM free of it. I guess the extent / duration of asymptomatic symptoms was not quite as clear then. (Because of that surgery, I have not left my property since being released 16 days ago).
If there is anything good to come from this, maybe his death and that of some other celebrated / famous people will provide some ammunition against the idiots on Fox News and the Drumpf administration, who are pushing to ignore the issue if not cleared up by Easter.
And personally, I am all for the next to succumb to be Rand Paul, Devon Nunes, and that idiot Lt. Governor from Texas, who has gotten so much press in the past couple of days. I have given upon wishing that for Trump...as devil incarnate, he seems to be immune.
PS -- I didn't like all of McNally's plays, but I really loved Love! Valor! Compassion!, Ragtime, The Ritz, and The Visit the most. Loved The Ritz so much that we took my parents so see its few months later...I squirmed through much of the first act when I realized that they might not have been as open-minded as they needed to be to enjoy it. The did enjoy it very much.
#20Terrence McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 4:18pm
This is really the saddest news I could have heard today. Terrence McNally's words and wit and humanity will sorely be missed. The lights are definitely dimmed tonight...
btw, did anyone see that untimely episode of "Katy Keane" last week that was "Kiss Of The Spider Woman" themed with song and dance numbers from the cast? Pretty good for them for tackling such material..
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#21Terrence McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 4:24pm
When I first moved to the los Angeles area almost 30 years ago to the first place I saw were the Lisbon Traviata which starred Richard Thomas and then fairly unknown Nathan Lane. Later I saw all of Nathan Lane in Lips Together, Teeth Apart. Ragtime, Kiss of the Spiderwoman (With Chita and Vanessa.
and Vanessa), The Full Monty, It’s Only A Play, Master Class (with Zoe and Audra) and so on. What a body of work he leaves us. The first play of his I ever saw was Next, the one act when I was in high school but I couldn’t tell you where.
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#22Terrence McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 4:40pm
Mayor de Blasio gave him a nice tribute during his current news conference. Here's the transcipt:
"We've lost a great New Yorker, one of the most really renowned members of our cultural community, the great playwright Terrence McNally. Someone who epitomizes so much about this city came here from Texas as a young man, brought all of his talents, wrote some of the greatest plays of recent memory, but also someone who worked so hard for a better New York City and a better America for everyone. I had the honor of knowing Terrence because he ended up marrying one of my college roommates, Tom Kirdahy, and, you know, I went to NYU, my roommate and I stayed friends over all the years, and I got to know Terrence once they married. In fact, once marriage equality was finally the law of the land, we held a ceremony out here right in front of City Hall in our plaza, and performed a marriage ceremony for Terrence and Tom to mark that historic occasion. An amazing, amazing New Yorker who did so much good. So, we all should have Terrence McNally and his husband Tom Kirdahy in our thoughts and prayers, and Terrence, rest in peace, and thank you for all you did for this city and this nation."
#23Terrence McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 4:50pm
A shame after such a life to be felled by this. I know he was a lung cancer survivor with chronic pulmonary disease, a perfect storm when hit with COVID-19. If there's one thing to learn from this, stop smoking if you haven't already.
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MemorableUserName
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/27/19
#24Terrence McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 5:19pm
Jesse Green's obituary in the NY Times is very nice. I hadn't heard the Angela Lansbury story before, though it reminded me I was fortunate enough to attend the tribute she hosted to him in 2011 (and makes me love her even more).
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/theater/terrence-mcnally-dead-coronavirus.html
What a life. What a tremendous body of work.
MemorableUserName
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/27/19
#25Terrence McNally has died from coronavirus
Posted: 3/24/20 at 5:46pm
A few more nice writeups:
Variety
Hollywood Reporter
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