Word: callases
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The real success of the film, however, is in the splendid details--the stereotype-crushingly vivid characterizations, the brilliant satire of modernism that is Celeste's "art," the poster of Maria Callas that Ana snatches from her wall before dashing off to France, the similarities in the many and varied...
Does serious drama still have a place on Broadway? The season just drawing to a close was hardly encouraging. Musicals like Rent and Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk generated most of the excitement. The few straight plays that succeeded at the box office typically boasted either a...
"I fell in love with Maria Callas' voice" as a child, McNally said.
McNally wrote a play, "The Lisbon Traviata," in which the main character is obsessed with Callas. Then one night he had an epiphany and a vision for McNally's current play was born. "'Master Class' is actually more about me than about Maria Callas," he said.
He incorporated many of his own views on teaching and the arts in Callas' speeches throughout the play.