DRAMA critic Terry Teachout passed away on January 13, 2022, at the age of 65. The New York-based author was writing for The Wall Street Journal, for nearly two decades. Who was Terry Teachout? Terry Teachout had been the drama critic of The Wall Street Journal since 2003. He had a blog called About Last Night and […]
DRAMA critic Terry Teachout passed away on January 13, 2022, at the age of 65.
The New York-based author was writing for The Wall Street Journal, for nearly two decades.
Terry Teachout had been the drama critic of The Wall Street Journal since 2003.
He had a blog called About Last Night and wrote about the arts for several other magazines and newspapers.
He was also a co-host on Three on the Aisle, a monthly podcast hosted by American Theatre magazine.
He grew up in Sikeston, Missouri.
The critic graduated from William Jewell College, where he studied journalism and music, in 1979.
Before moving to New York he worked as a bank teller in Kansas City and wrote reviews for the Kansas City Star.
His Twitter bio reads: “Critic, biographer, playwright, director, unabashed Steely Dan fan, ardent philosemite. “Any minor world that breaks apart falls together again.” Crazy in love!”
Terry died in his sleep on January 13, 2022, aged 65.
According to the Wall Street Journal, he was at a friend’s home in Smithtown, New York.
His partner Cheril Mulligan, said a cause of death hadn’t yet been determined.
The author and musician was best known for his biographies of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, George Balanchine and H.L. Mencken.
He also wrote plays and librettos.
In 1991 he published his memoir, “City Limits: Memories of a Small-Town Boy.”
His play ‘Satchmo At The Waldorf’, a one-man-two-character play about Louis Armstrong and Joe Glaser, was produced at The Westside Theatre, in 2014.
The drama critic was married to Hilary Teachout from 2007 until her death on March 31, 2020.
On October 14, 2021, he introduced his new partner Cheril Mulligan through a post in his blog “About Last Night”.
He described her as “a theater-and-film buff.”
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