Dear TCL Readers: I’d meant my first newsletter of 2022 to be about other things. And in time, it will. But for now, all my thoughts are about yesterday’s sudden passing of Terry Teachout, the Wall Street Journal theater critic, playwright, librettist, biographer of H.L. Mencken, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington, and above all, a tremendous friend of the arts. He was also my friend, my neighbor, and one of the best and kindest people I will ever know.
I was privileged to meet Terry when I was in New York in 2004 for a two-week symposium on writing about music and opera, sponsored by Columbia University. He filleted my offering in a way that was brutal without ever being mean-spirited (and, of course, he was absolutely right about what I had turned in). I lost my first wife a little before Hilary passed away, and we shared a few messages about the difficulty of navigating life alone. He was someone I always admired. Thank you for sharing your memories of him
Wow, this hits hard. I remember the early days of blogging and how kind he was. I didn't know him in real life, some exchanged emails, etc., but I remember him with so much fondness. This is a lovely tribute Sarah.
I was privileged to meet Terry when I was in New York in 2004 for a two-week symposium on writing about music and opera, sponsored by Columbia University. He filleted my offering in a way that was brutal without ever being mean-spirited (and, of course, he was absolutely right about what I had turned in). I lost my first wife a little before Hilary passed away, and we shared a few messages about the difficulty of navigating life alone. He was someone I always admired. Thank you for sharing your memories of him
Wow, this hits hard. I remember the early days of blogging and how kind he was. I didn't know him in real life, some exchanged emails, etc., but I remember him with so much fondness. This is a lovely tribute Sarah.
Sorry for your loss.
What a lovely, heartfelt tribute to a wonderful friend, great critic and fine human being. I'm so sorry.
You really captured Terry here. I’m glad you were neighbors and could see each other these past years, and I’m so sorry for your loss.
Sorry for your loss. What a lovely tribute.