alt obits guy 3,095 Posted February 21 John Meyer, a musician in the field of music theater and an ex-lover of Judy Garland, has died. He was 86. https://www.musictimes.com/articles/100814/20240220/john-meyer-cause-death-musician-judy-garland-s-ex-lover.htm 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,426 Posted March 6 (Wiki) Linda Balgord dead at 64. Notable for numerous Broadway productions including Phantom of the Opera and Sunset Boulevard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,067 Posted April 2 Trevor Griffiths, Manchester born playwright famous for his play Comedians and also for co-writing the screenplay for the Hollywood movie Reds (although he left the project with less than half of it done), reportedly dead: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/apr/02/trevor-griffiths-mancunian-marxist-whose-political-plays-deserve-revival @Death Impends another addition to the List of the Missed, last picked in 2020: https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2020/celebs_G.html#griftr 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,022 Posted April 9 Toby Simkin, theatre producer and the first man to sell tickets for performances on a new-fangled thing called "the internet" in the mid-90s, dead at 59. Normally wouldn't have posted, but he hits one of my favourite niches for dead celebs: people who clearly wrote their own Wikipedia entry. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sly Ronnie 610 Posted April 9 1 hour ago, Spade_Cooley said: Toby Simkin, theatre producer and the first man to sell tickets for performances on a new-fangled thing called "the internet" in the mid-90s, dead at 59. Normally wouldn't have posted, but he hits one of my favourite niches for dead celebs: people who clearly wrote their own Wikipedia entry. He can't now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 11,046 Posted April 9 1 hour ago, Spade_Cooley said: Toby Simkin, theatre producer and the first man to sell tickets for performances on a new-fangled thing called "the internet" in the mid-90s, dead at 59. Normally wouldn't have posted, but he hits one of my favourite niches for dead celebs: people who clearly wrote their own Wikipedia entry. I went on his Wiki page earlier and groaned when I saw it. "Simkin co-produced shows that have collectively garnered 3 Tony Awards (and 5 nominations), 7 Drama Desk Awards, 4 Outer Critics Circle Awards, 2 Lucille Lortel Awards, 3 Drama League Awards, 1 Theatre World Award, 1 Olivier Award, 3 OBIE Awards and 1 Pulitzer Prize. Shows that Simkin was involved in marketing have garnered an additional 243 Tony nominations and 96 wins"[3] [3] = TobySimkin.com 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 362 Posted April 9 5 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: Toby Simkin, theatre producer and the first man to sell tickets for performances on a new-fangled thing called "the internet" in the mid-90s, dead at 59. Normally wouldn't have posted, but he hits one of my favourite niches for dead celebs: people who clearly wrote their own Wikipedia entry. He was essentially the only producer who could get a western musical into China, and was well known in the industry for doing so over the years. His work domestically was pretty good, but his work in China opened up the market to a lot of western companies (especially Disney) in the last decade or two. Didn't know him personally, but knew people who've dealt with him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 11,046 Posted April 9 28 minutes ago, Comped said: He was essentially the only producer who could get a western musical into China, and was well known in the industry for doing so over the years. His work domestically was pretty good, but his work in China opened up the market to a lot of western companies (especially Disney) in the last decade or two. Didn't know him personally, but knew people who've dealt with him. I see you just read his Wiki page. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 362 Posted April 10 7 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: I see you just read his Wiki page. Lord no. I knew of him from back in my days at University when he came up a couple of times as one of my professors was someone he'd worked with. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,174 Posted April 14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=VLMBGWhnrVI&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2F&source_ve_path=MTM5MTE3LDI4NjY0LDI4NjY2&feature=emb_logo The Olivier awards annual in memoriam. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 11,046 Posted April 14 33 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=VLMBGWhnrVI&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2F&source_ve_path=MTM5MTE3LDI4NjY0LDI4NjY2&feature=emb_logo The Olivier awards annual in memoriam. . Save us the effort and tell us is there anyone on there who has died off radar? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,067 Posted April 17 Actor and playwright Gerald Moon Stage Obit: https://www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--archive/obituaries/playwright-gerald-moon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 11,046 Posted April 17 5 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Actor and playwright Gerald Moon Stage Obit: https://www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--archive/obituaries/playwright-gerald-moon As it’s paywalled: “Gerald Moon was born on April 2, 1943 and died on February 3. His partner David Anscombe predeceased him in 1995.” 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
