Obituaries
Obituaries of theatre professionals who have enriched the stage.
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By Adam Hetrick |His enduring 1977 Broadway production of Dracula, designed by illustrator Edward Gorey, earned a Special Tony Award in 1978. -
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By Adam Hetrick | 12/04/2018Instantly recognizable from his many roles in film and television, Bosco won a Tony Award for Lend Me a Tenor.
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By Adam Hetrick | 11/17/2018Frankel won nine Tony Awards during his 20-year theatrical partnership with Jeffrey Richards.
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By Adam Hetrick | 11/16/2018The Oscar-winning screenwriter, playwright, and novelist won Oscars for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All The President’s Men.
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By Ryan McPhee | 11/15/2018Throughout his career, Craver represented such artists as Jonathan Larson, David Auburn, and Robert Schenkkan.
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By Adam Hetrick | 11/05/2018The National Theatre of the Deaf received a special Tony Award in 1977.
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By Olivia Clement | 10/31/2018The prolific writer and director was the subject of the recent documentary The Rest I Make Up.
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By Ryan McPhee | 10/28/2018In addition to for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, Shange wrote myriad plays, novels, and poems exploring the plight of Black women.
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By Ryan McPhee | 10/26/2018Co-stars, family, friends, and husband Jason Danieley took the stage at the Gershwin Theatre October 25 to remember the late stage veteran.
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By Andrew Gans | 10/25/2018The beloved theatre veteran earned three Tony Award nominations throughout her illustrious Broadway career.
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By Ryan McPhee | 10/15/2018The writer, who penned the books to two musicals integral to Roundabout’s history, died at the age of 98 in September.
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By Andrew Gans | 10/12/2018Ms. Hall received two 1978 Drama Desk Awards for her work on the hit Broadway musical.
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By Adam Hetrick | 10/10/2018Mr. Gasman collaborated with Cy Coleman on the musical about a bygone era of Times Square.
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By Olivia Clement | 10/01/2018The world-renowned singer was seen on Broadway in concert a number of times throughout his long career.
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By Andrew Gans | 09/28/2018Mr. Robinson was also Tony-nominated for his performance in another August Wilson work, Seven Guitars.
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By Robert Simonson | 09/28/2018The Tony winner also wrote the books to She Loves Me and 70, Girls, 70.
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By Ryan McPhee | 09/25/2018The producer died in August at the age of 69.
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By Robert Simonson | 09/25/2018Mr. Debuskey was one of the most prominent press agents ever to ply his trade on Broadway, and Joe Papp’s right-hand man.
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By Adam Hetrick | 09/21/2018He broke ground as New York City Ballet’s first African-American principal dancer, creating the role of Puck in Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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By Olivia Clement | 09/19/2018The Canadian-American actor made his Broadway debut in the 1957 production of Norman Ginsbury's play The First Gentleman.
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By Adam Hetrick | 09/18/2018She produced Pump Boys and Dinettes, Da, and Rockabye Hamlet on Broadway before founding the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival in 1993.
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By Ryan McPhee | 09/17/2018The marquees will dim for one full minute at 6:45 PM September 19 in honor of the late Tony Award nominee.
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By Ryan McPhee | 09/14/2018The three-time Tony Award nominee passed away September 13 at 57.
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By Felicia Fitzpatrick | 09/13/2018The beloved theatre veteran and three-time Tony nominee died September 13.
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By Hannah Vine | 09/13/2018The beloved theatre veteran died September 13 at 57.
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