Broadway - "the Great White Way"

[John Robinson 71]

Ann Reinking, the Tony Award winning broadway actress, dancer, and choreographer who played Roxie Hart in 1977’s Chicago and starred in other musicals is dead at 71....https://www.google.com/amp/s/variety.com/2020/legit/news/ann-reinking-dead-chicago-1234853416/amp/

[TomTomTelekom 3,727]

American Actress Rebecca Luker died at 59 years:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/theater/rebecca-luker-dead.html

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5 minutes ago, TomTomTelekom said:

American Actress Rebecca Luker died at 59 years:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/theater/rebecca-luker-dead.html

Quick ALS fatality.

[Joey Russ 7,220]

That was even quicker than Stephen Hillenburg who lasted about 20 months or so with his ALS. But I guess it shows how quickly ALS can strike with the 50 and older crowd...

[The Old Crem 3,580]

1 hour ago, Joey Russ said:

That was even quicker than Stephen Hillenburg who lasted about 20 months or so with his ALS. But I guess it shows how quickly ALS can strike with the 50 and older crowd...

Suspect she would have been a popular DDP had she made it to the starting line.

[msc 18,421]

7 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

Suspect she would have been a popular DDP had she made it to the starting line.

 

Think there will be a few popular ALS names next year. Question is, do any of them replace Fernando on the Drop 40? (Find out...next month!)

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Roger Berlind, who left his mark on two New York institutions -- Wall Street and Broadway -- as a co-founder of a storied investment firm and a producer of shows including “Amadeus” and “Book of Mormon,” has died. He was 90.  He died on Dec. 18 at his home in Manhattan

Before he became a Tony Award-collecting theater producer, Berlind helped found Carter, Berlind, Potoma & Weill, which would propel the careers of, among others, Sanford Weill, who went on to create Citigroup Inc., and Arthur Levitt, who led the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

SCunto

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Todd Michel Smith, an original member of the Broadway cast of Hairspray, has died. Smith played the role of IQ beginning in 2002 and throughout its entire run. He also appeared in various other productions.

 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Original-HAIRSPRAY-Cast-Member-Todd-Michel-Smith-Dies-After-Battle-With-Cancer-20210102

 

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Martin Markinson, who won a 1983 Tony Award for producing Torch Song Trilogy and was a long time member of Broadway League's Board of Governor, has died. He was 89.

 

https://www.playbill.com/article/tony-winning-broadway-producer-martin-markinson-dies-at-89

 

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Tony award winning choreographer Bob Avian has died aged 83. He won 2 Tonys, for Ballroom & A Chorus Line. He also won an Olivier award for his choreography on the West End production Martin Guerre.

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Juan Carlos Copes, an Argentinian dancer and choreographer who brought the tango to Broadway, has died. He was 89.  Copes died of COVID-19 complications.

 

https://see.news/legend-of-tango-juan-carlos-copes-dies-of-covid-19/

 

 

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Joe Allen, a  famed NYC restaurateur and owner of the beloved theatre district restaurant that bears his name, has died. He was 87.

 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Theatre-District-Restaurateur-Joe-Allen-Passes-Away-at-87-20210208

 

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Christopher Pennock, a stage and screen actor whose Broadway credits included The Rose Tattoo, Abelard & Heloise & A Patriot For Me and who also had a long list of television credits, notably Gabriel Collins on Dark Shadows and episodic appearances on soap operas & other dramas, has died. He was 76.

 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Stage-and-Screen-Actor-Christopher-Pennock-Dies-at-76-20210213

 

[Ulitzer95 12,563]

Carmel Quinn (wiki), Irish entertainer on Broadway, U.S. television and radio, dead at 95.



A DDP pick.
 

[Captain Hemlock 737]

On 11/03/2021 at 11:42, Ulitzer95 said:

Carmel Quinn (wiki), Irish entertainer on Broadway, U.S. television and radio, dead at 95.



A DDP pick.
 

If she fails to get a QO, this will only be my second List of the Lost. The first was Leon Bibb in 2015.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

17 hours ago, Captain Hemlock said:

If she fails to get a QO, this will only be my second List of the Lost. The first was Leon Bibb in 2015.

She is a big 'letter Q' hit for a few in the ABC DP.

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21 hours ago, Sir Charms said:

She is a big 'letter Q' hit for a few in the ABC DP.

Well, no UK obit yet but New York Times has one. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/14/arts/music/carmel-quinn-dead.html

[JustPassingThrough 148]

G.W. Mercier, a prolific set designer and costume designer who was nominated for the Tony Award for Scenic Design in 1997, died from cancer last Thursday aged 66: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/g-w-mercier-tony-nominated-set-and-costume-designer-dies-at-66

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Arthur Kopit, Tony-nominated (though never winning) playwright, has died aged 83. Works include "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad", "Wings" and "Indians".

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Paul Huntley, a Tony award-winning wig designer, has died. He was 89. Huntley was known for his work on the original productions of some of the most iconic plays of the last few decades, including the Producers, Cabaret, Cats and Hairspray.

 

https://www.broadway.com/buzz/200984/paul-huntley-legendary-tony-winning-wig-designer-dies-at-89/

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Elizabeth Ireland McCann, the Tony Award-winning producer of Amadeus and the Elephant Man, has died. She was 90. McCann had produced many of Edward Albee's plays.

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/09/09/tony-award-winning-producer-elizabeth-ireland-mccann-dead-90/8268830002/

 

 

[YoungWillz 21,007]

19 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Peter Palmer,  Broadway and Film star, allegedly dead on his 90th birthday.

 

Vandalism?

Well, Peter Palmer gets a Hollywood Reporter obit: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/peter-palmer-dead-lil-abner-1235018391/

 

Best known for playing Li'l Abner Yokum on stage and in film. Died the day after his birthday. Appeared in a lot of those instantly recognisable shows in guest star roles - Charlie's Angels, Fantasy Island, Dallas and M*A*S*H. On film he was also in Edward Scissorhands.

 

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0658413/

IBDB: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/peter-palmer-96670

[markb4 887]

Composer and lyricist, Stephen Sondheim, recently appeared on Stephen Colbert and mentioned he's still writing a new musical at age 91.

 

 

[Ulitzer95 12,563]

Death notice for stage, film and television actress Lenka Peterson (wiki), aged 95.

Nominated for a Tony Award in 1985 for her role in Quilters.

She was technically a survivor of the Golden Age of Hollywood, with credits in film and television going back as far as the late 40s/early 50s. Her last film role was in All the King's Men (2006). TV credits included Quincy M.E., Kojak, General Hospital, The Ed Sullivan Show, Law & Order and Another World.

[The Old Crem 3,580]

On 25/09/2021 at 15:44, markb4 said:

Composer and lyricist, Stephen Sondheim, recently appeared on Stephen Colbert and mentioned he's still writing a new musical at age 91.

 

 

Dead 

RIP to a legend. 
 

The death is reported to have been sudden and that only yesterday he was eating a thanksgiving dinner as normal.
 

NYT Independent