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Terrence McNally Biography (1939-)

Born November 3, 1939, in St. Petersburg, FL; son of Hubert Arthur and Dorothy Katharine (Rapp) McNally. Addresses: HOME--218 West Tenth St., New York, NY 10014. AGENT--Howard Rosenstone, Rosenstone/Wender, Three East 48th St., New York, NY 10017.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

November 3, 1939

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Famous Works

• Writings
• PLAYS,PRODUCED (Adaptation) The Lady of the Camellias, Winter Garden, NewYork City, 1963.
• And Things That Go Bump in the Night, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1964, then Royale Theatre, New York City, 1965.
• Tour, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1967, then Cafe au Go Go, New York City, 1968.
• Sweet Eros, Gramercy Arts Theatre, New York City, 1968.
• Witness, Gramercy Arts Theatre, 1968.
• Noon (produced in a program with two other one-acts with the overall title Morning, Noon, and Night), Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1968.
• Cuba Si!, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1968.
• (book for musical) Here's Where I Belong, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1968.
• Next, Greenwich Mews Theatre, New York City, 1969.
• Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone?, Yale Repertory Theatre, Eastside Playhouse, New York City, 1971.
• Bad Habits (two one-acts, "Ravenswood" and "Dunelawn"), John Drew Theatre, East Hampton, NY, 1971, then Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1974.
• Botticelli, Old Post Office Theatre, East Hampton, 1971.
• Bringing It All Back Home, Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, 1971.
• Sweet Eros and Next, both produced on a double bill at Open Space Theatre, London, 1971.
• Whiskey, Theatre at St. Clement's Church, New York City, 1973.
• The Tubs, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1974, revised version produced as The Ritz, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1975, later revived at Henry Miller's Theatre, 1983.
• The Golden Age, first produced in New York City, 1975, revived at Jack Lawrence Theatre, New York City, 1984.
• Broadway, Broadway, John Drew Theatre, and Shubert Theatre, Philadelphia,1979.
• It's Only a Play, with Manhattan Punch Line at Actors and Directors Theatre, New York City, 1982.
• (book for musical) The Rink, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1984.
• Also author of The Roller Coaster, 1960, and This Side of the Door and Let It Bleed, 1972.
• PLAYS,PUBLISHED And Things That Go Bump in the Night, Dramatists Play Service, 1966.
• Apple Pie: Three One-Act Plays, Dramatists Play Service, 1968.
• Botticelli, Dramatists Play Service, 1968.
• Sweet Eros and Witness: Two One-Act Plays, Dramatists Play Service, 1969.
• Sweet Eros, Next, and Other Plays (contains "Sweet Eros," "Next," "Witness," "Cuba Si!," and "Botticelli"), Random House, 1969.
• Noon (one-act, with Morning, by Israel Horovitz, and Night, by Leonard Melfi), Random House, 1969.
• Cuba Si!, Bringing It All Back Home, Last Gasps: Three Plays, DramatistsPlay Service, 1970.
• Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone? A Play, Dramatists Play Service, 1972.
• Whiskey, Dramatists Play Service, 1973.
• Bad Habits, Dramatists Play Service, 1974.
• The Ritz and Other Plays (contains "The Ritz," "Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone?," "Bad Habits," "And Things That Go Bump in the Night," "Whiskey," and "Bringing It All Back Home"), Dodd, 1977.
• Also The Ritz, Samuel French.
• Writings;SCREENPLAYS
• The Ritz, Warner Brothers, 1977.
• Writings;TELEPLAYS
• Apple Pie and Last Gasps, 1966.
• (adaptation) The Five Forty-Eight, PBS, 1979.
• Writings;RADIO PLAYS
• The Lisbon Traviata, 1979.