Nine authorities write about McNally's work, and Zinman interviews the playwright about his work, his love of opera, his ideas about acting, education and life in general. Particular attention
is given to his two Tony Award-winning plays, Love! Valour! Compassion! (1995) and Master Class (1996). Also included are interviews with two of his leading actors: Zoe Caldwell, who played
Maria Callas in Master Class , and Nathan Lane, whom McNally considers his foremost interpreter. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
