Master Class

Terrance McNally's play "Master Class" is at the Manhattan Theater Club starring Tyne Daly and Directed by Stephan Wadsworth.  I saw it last week and I agree with Ben Brantley of the NY Times "Tyne Daly is remarkable.  It's impossible to take your eyes off her", and The New Yorker "Brilliant! Tyne Daly captured my heart".  I haven't written about the play because these are people that I admire and I wanted to write something worthy of them.  Their work says it best.
Terrance McNally:
He was born in St. Petersberg Fla. on 11/3/39.  Grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas and came to NYC in 1956 to attend Columbia University.  He majored in English and was Phi Beta Kappa.  His first job was as a stage hand at the actors studio where he became a protege and lover of Edward Albee.  He is currently married to Thomas Kirdahy.
Some of his notable work:
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Ritz
The Rink,
Lips together, teeth apart
The Lisbon Traviata
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Ragtime
Love Valour Compassion
Master Class
Deuce
And Corpus Christi    It portrayed Christ and his disciplines as Homosexuals.  It was not popular.  When it opened in England, 'The Defenders of the Messenger Jesus', a Muslim group, issued a fatwa against him.
All told he has written the  book for 11 musicals, 3 operas, 3 TV movies, 3 film adaptations of his plays and 32 plays.  He has 4 Tonys,  2 Obies, 2 Lucille Lortel Awards, 1 Emmy, 4 Drama Desk Awards and has received 2 Guggenheim Fellowships and a Rockefeller Grant.
Tyne Daly:
Born on 2/21/48 in Madison, Wisconsin she grew up in Westchester County, NY.  Her father John Daly was an actor and brother Timothy Daly is an actor.  She was married to Georg Stanford Brown,1966 to 1990, and has 3 children.
Her credits.  Consistently working in TV since 1968.  17 Emmy nominations and 6 wins, [4 for Cagny and Lacey].  One Golden Globe [Cagny and Lacey] and 1 Tony for Gypsy.