The Stendhal Syndrome is named for the French novelist, who on a visit to Florence had such a visceral and physical reaction to its beauty that he wrote, "I felt a pulsating in my heart. Life was draining out of me, while I walked fearing a fall." Now Terrence McNally, one of our most beloved playwrights, has crafted two stunning and witty plays about art and how it transforms us. Full Frontal Nudity explores the reaction of three American tourists to the perfection and beauty of Michelangelo's David. In Prelude and Liebstod, a renowned conductor watches his life unravel while conducting...
The Stendhal Syndrome is named for the French novelist, who on a visit to Florence had such a visceral and physical reaction to its beauty that he wro...
Four-time Tony Award-winning author Terrence McNally returns with a powerful new play about how far one will go for one's love of the theater. In a small upstate New York town, Lou, a speech and drama teacher, and Jessie, a dog groomer at The Dapper Dog, bring joy to their community through running an amateur theater company. They become obsessed with buying a derelict movie theater and turning it into Captain Lou and Miss Jessie's Magic Theater for Children of All Ages. The only obstacle in reaching their dream is Annabelle Willard -- a terminally ill and manipulative widow who owns half the...
Four-time Tony Award-winning author Terrence McNally returns with a powerful new play about how far one will go for one's love of the theater. In a sm...
(Applause Libretto Library). "Full of brilliance It's a blockbuster and a mold-breaker. A one-of-a-kind Broadway musical. I loved it " Clive Barnes, The New York Post "A delightful salute to the human spirit " David Hinckley, The Daily News " Monty works on every level and is the kind of audience-pleaser that Broadway desperately needs." Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter
(Applause Libretto Library). "Full of brilliance It's a blockbuster and a mold-breaker. A one-of-a-kind Broadway musical. I loved it " Clive Barnes, ...
Winner of multiple Tony Awards including Best Musical, Kiss of the Spider Woman revamps a harrowing tale of persecution into a dazzling spectacle that juxtaposes gritty realities with liberating fantasies. Cell mates in a Latin American prison, Valentin is a tough revolutionary undergoing torture and Molina is an unabashed homosexual serving eight years for deviant behavior. Molina shares his fantasies about an actress, Aurora (originated on Broadway by Chita Rivera) with Valentin. One of her roles is a Spider Woman who kills with a kiss....
Characters: 15 male, 3 female
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Winner of multiple Tony Awards including Best Musical, Kiss of the Spider Woman revamps a harrowin...
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,...
Terrence McNally is one of our most original and audacious dramatists and one of our funniest. The New Yorker These three stunning...
Drama Desk Award Winner for Outstanding New Play One of Mr. McNally s finest plays and one that hasn t dated, despite its apparently topical subject matter. The New York Times
"McNally's wit and wild comedy invariably score, and his darker intentions resonate, making Lips Together one of his most accomplished plays." New York Daily News
A brilliant comedy. The New Yorker At the heart of this haunting play is a dramatically incisive portrait of two married couples the Trumans and the Haddocks. Uncomfortable with...
Drama Desk Award Winner for Outstanding New Play One of Mr. McNally s finest plays and one that hasn t dated, despite its apparently topic...
