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Three Plays by Terrence Mcnally
“Terrence McNally is one of our most original and audacious dramatists and one of our funniest.”— The New Yorker
These three stunning plays are a testament to the extraordinary talent and comedic brilliance of Terrence McNally. All produced off-Broadway to great acclaim, his most recent works are gathered here for the first time in a unique collection of drama, romance, and comedy. The Lisbon Traviata is a powerfully moving tragicomedy about a crumbling homosexual marriage. And in Frankie and Johnnie in the Clair de Lune , a man and a woman, “not young, not old, no great beauties, either one,” come together in a fresh and witty display of emotional fireworks. McNally himself describes the final piece, the bitingly honest and uproariously funny It’s Only a Play , as his “attempt to describe exactly what I was like to work in Broadway in the 1980s.” These three unforgettable works, starkly individual yet all charged with brilliant wit and searing intimacy, dazzle us with McNally’s wisdom, compassion, and extraordinary brand of comic genius.
These three stunning plays are a testament to the extraordinary talent and comedic brilliance of Terrence McNally. All produced off-Broadway to great acclaim, his most recent works are gathered here for the first time in a unique collection of drama, romance, and comedy. The Lisbon Traviata is a powerfully moving tragicomedy about a crumbling homosexual marriage. And in Frankie and Johnnie in the Clair de Lune , a man and a woman, “not young, not old, no great beauties, either one,” come together in a fresh and witty display of emotional fireworks. McNally himself describes the final piece, the bitingly honest and uproariously funny It’s Only a Play , as his “attempt to describe exactly what I was like to work in Broadway in the 1980s.” These three unforgettable works, starkly individual yet all charged with brilliant wit and searing intimacy, dazzle us with McNally’s wisdom, compassion, and extraordinary brand of comic genius.
256 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1990
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Terrence McNally
106 books34 followersTerrence McNally was an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter. Described as "the bard of American theater" and "one of the greatest contemporary playwrights the theater world has yet produced," McNally was the recipient of five Tony Awards. He won the Tony Award for Best Play for Love! Valour!
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September 28, 2024
frankie and johnny in the clair de lune is my favorite play ever ever ever
this play is magic. it’s my favorite play. i think it will always be my favorite. i had never seen a production of it until two weeks ago and it made my year. everything that is brilliant about it was made even more brilliant in ways that the movie couldn’t even come close (love u Michelle and Al). it’s a human story that everyone can relate to on a certain level because it’s abt the inherent human need for connection. what a piece
this play is magic. it’s my favorite play. i think it will always be my favorite. i had never seen a production of it until two weeks ago and it made my year. everything that is brilliant about it was made even more brilliant in ways that the movie couldn’t even come close (love u Michelle and Al). it’s a human story that everyone can relate to on a certain level because it’s abt the inherent human need for connection. what a piece
August 11, 2016
5 stars for The Lisbon Traviata, 3 for the others.
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