‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Writer Terrence McNally Dies Tuesday Coronavirus Complications

NEW YORK, NY. (THECOUNT) — Terrence McNally, who won two Tony Awards for penning books for musicals, “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” and “Ragtime,” has died Tuesday. He was 81.

McNally’s Tonys were for for Love! Valour! Compassion! — a character study of eight gay friends including a Broadway choreographer and a musical-loving costume designer— and “Master Class,” a fictional depiction of soprano Maria Callas and her students.

According to PlayBill:

The five-time Tony Award recipient whose plays often featured explorations of contemporary gay life and a reverence for classical music, died March 24 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Florida. He was 81.

The playwright, who just last year received the Tony Awards’ Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Honor, faced complications due to coronavirus; he was a lung cancer survivor and lived with COPD.

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