Master Class

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Master Class is a Tony Award–winning play by Terrence McNally that dramatizes a fictionalized Maria Callas teaching a master class and reflecting on her life and career.

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Master Class canonical 6
MasterClass 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf play
theatrical work
author Terrence McNally
awardReceived Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
surface form: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play

Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Play
surface form: Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Broadway Play

Tony Award for Best Play
basedOn life of Maria Callas
character Accompanist
Maria Callas
Sharon
Sophie
Stagehand
Tony
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstBroadwayRunEnd 1997
firstBroadwayRunStart 1995
form two-act play
genre drama
hasType biographical play
metatheatrical play
language English
mainCharacter Maria Callas
medium live theatre
narrativeFocus fictional master class in opera
notableRevival 1997 West End production
2011 Broadway revival
originalBroadwayDirector Leonard Foglia
originalBroadwayLeadActor Zoe Caldwell
originalBroadwayLeadRole Maria Callas
originalBroadwayTheatre John Golden Theatre
portrays career of Maria Callas
opera training
premieredAt John Golden Theatre
premiereDate 1995
premiereLocation Broadway
producer Manhattan Theatre Club
surface form: MTC (Manhattan Theatre Club)
setting Juilliard School
subject Maria Callas
subsequentLeadActor Patti LuPone
Tyne Daly
theme aging
artistic sacrifice
fame
legacy
timePeriodOfSetting 1970s
wonForPerformance Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
surface form: Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play (Zoe Caldwell)
writer Terrence McNally

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Subject: Master Class
Description of subject: Master Class is a Tony Award–winning play by Terrence McNally that dramatizes a fictionalized Maria Callas teaching a master class and reflecting on her life and career.

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Terrence McNally notableWork Master Class
Tyne Daly notableWork Master Class
Audra McDonald notableWork Master Class
SharePlay supportsService Master Class
this entity surface form: MasterClass
McNally notableWork Master Class
subject surface form: Terrence McNally
W. B. Ray High School notableWork Master Class
subject surface form: Terrence McNally
Ellen Tyne Daly notableWork Master Class