André De Shields, John Glover, John Benjamin Hickey, More Will Remember Terrence McNally in Virtual Discussion

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Playbill Pride André De Shields, John Glover, John Benjamin Hickey, More Will Remember Terrence McNally in Virtual Discussion Lucy Mukerjee will moderate the remembrance of the Tony-winning playwright.

By Andrew Gans

June 15, 2020

A virtual discussion celebrating the life of the late Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally will take place June 17 at 8 PM ET on Ovee.

Remembering the life and legacy of the playwright and LGBTQ+ activist will be director Jeff Kaufman and Tony-winning actors André De Shields, John Glover, and John Benjamin Hickey.

Hickey and Glover worked with McNally on his Tony-winning play Love! Valour! Compassion!, and De Shields originated the role of Noah "Horse" T. Simmons in the McNally-David Yazbek musical adaptation of The Full Monty. The four artists will remember McNally and the influence he had on their lives and the world.

Lucy Mukerjee of the Tribeca Film Festival moderates the Pride Month special. To attend the virtual celebration, click here.

READ: Tony Award-Winning Playwright Terrence McNally Dies at 81

Terrence McNally: Every Act of Life, directed, written, and produced by Kaufman and produced by Marcia Ross, streams on PBS.org and the PBS video app June 15-August 31. It traces McNally's life—from escaping his troubled home in Corpus Christi, Texas, to becoming one of America’s most groundbreaking and honored playwrights. The film includes interviews with Nathan Lane, Angela Lansbury, Rita Moreno, Chita Rivera, F. Murray Abraham, Audra McDonald, Edie Falco, John Slattery, and Billy Porter.

McNally passed away from COVID-19 complications March 24.

Look Back at the Shows Terrence McNally Brought to Broadway

Frankie_and_Johnny_in_the_Clair_de_Lune_Broadway_First_Performance_2019_Terrence_McNally_HR — Look Back at the Shows Terrence McNally Brought to Broadway

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The Lady of the Camellias Playbill - March 1963 — The Lady of the Camellias

The Lady of the Camellias,1963, cast — Cast of *The Lady of the Camellias*

And Things That Go Bump in the Night Playbill - April 1965

And Things That Go Bump in the Night, Broadway, 1965, Eileen Heckart, Robert Drivas, and Susan — in *And Things Go Bump in the Night*

And Things That Go Bump in the Night, Broadway,1965, Marco St. John and Robert Drivas_HR — Marco St. John and Robert Drivas in *And Things Go Bump in the Night*

Bad Habits, 1974, cast, friedman abeles_HR — Cast of *Bad Habits*

The Rink Playbill - Opening Night, Feb 1984

HR - The Rink (Broadway 1984) - Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera — Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera in *The Rink*.

Ken Howard

The Rink HR — Jason Alexander, Scott Holmes, Mel Johnson, Jr., Chita Rivera, Ronn Carrol, Scott Ellis and Frank Mastrocola

Kiss of the Spider Woman Playbill - Opening Night, May 1993

HR - Kiss of the Spider Woman (Broadway 1993) - Brent Carver, Chita Rivera, Anthony Crivello — Brent Carver, Chita Rivera, and Anthony Crivello in the original Broadway company of *Kiss of the Spider Woman*.

Martha Swope / The New York Public Library

Kiss_Of_The_Spider_Woman_Broadway_Production_Photos_1993_Brent_Carver_Anthony_Crivello_HR — Brent Carver and Anthony Crivello

Love! Valour! Compassion! Playbill - March 1995

Love! Valour! Compassion!, 1995, Nathan Lane, Stephen Spinella, Justin Kirk, John Glover, Stephen Bogardus and John Benjamin Hickey, — Nathan Lane, Stephen Spinella, Justin Kirk, John Glover, Stephen Bogardus and John Benjamin Hickey in *Love! Valour! Compassion!*

Martha Swope/©NYPL for the Performing Arts

Master Class Playbill - Opening Night, Nov 1995

Zoe Caldwell in *Master Class*

Jay Thompson

HR - Ragtime - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald — Brian Stokes Mitchell and Audra McDonald in *Ragtime*.

Catherine Ashmore

The Full Monty Playbill - Opening Night — Full Monty Playbill - Opening Night

The Full Monty (Broadway 2000) - Marcus Neville, André De Shields, John Ellison Conlee, Patrick Wilson, Romain Fruge, Jason Danieley - HR — Marcus Neville, André De Shields, John Ellison Conlee, Patrick Wilson, Romain Fruge, and Jason Danieley in *The Full Monty*

Craig Schwartz

Frank and Johnny Playbill - Opening Night

Stanley Tucci and Edie Falco in <i>Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune</i>. — Stanley Tucci and Edie Falco in *Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune*.

Photo by Joan Marcus

Chita Rivera: the Dancer's Life Playbill - Nov 2005

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