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Olivia Newton-John attending the Opening Night Performance of <em>Xanadu</em> at Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre.
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Olivia Newton-John, Star of Grease and Xanadu, Dies at 73
The singer and actor was surrounded by family and friends at her ranch in Southern California.
Nichelle Nichols, iconic <em>Star Trek</em> actor, has died at 89.
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Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek's Lieutenant Uhura, Dies at 89
Nichols was a singer, dancer, and groundbreaking TV actor.
Pat Carroll was an acclaimed stage and voice actor.
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Pat Carroll, Voice of Ursula in The Little Mermaid, Dies at 95
Carroll also had an extensive television and stage career.
Darius Barnes
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Darius Barnes, Veteran Broadway Dancer, Dies at 34
Barnes most recently appeared in Kiss Me, Kate and Mean Girls, in addition to serving as an associate on Kimberly Akimbo.
Mary Alice
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Mary Alice, Tony-Winning Original Rose in August Wilson's Fences, Has Died
Alice also appeared on the TV series A Different World, in addition to countless theater and screen productions.
Paul Sorvino
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Paul Sorvino, of Goodfellas and That Championship Season, Dies at 83
Sorvino earned a Tony nomination for the original Broadway production of Championship.
Peter Brook
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Peter Brook, Legendary Theater Director Behind Landmark Midsummer and Marat/Sade, Dies at 97
Brook also authored the seminal theater text The Empty Space.
James Rado
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James Rado, Last Surviving Co-creator of Groundbreaking Musical Hair, Dies at 90
Rado co-wrote the legendary show and was the original Claude.
Robert Morse
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Robert Morse, Broadway's Finch in How to Succeed and Mad Men's Bert Cooper, Dies at 90
Morse won a Tony for playing Finch, and another Tony for his work as Truman Capote.
Tony and Academy Award-winning set and costume designer Tony Walton has died at 87.
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Tony Walton, Award-Winning Designer of Mary Poppins and The Wiz, Dies at 87
Walton, a legendary designer of stage and screen, earned an Oscar for his design of Bob Fosse's All That Jazz.
Ned Eisenberg
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Prolific Stage and Screen Actor Ned Eisenberg Dies at 65
Eisenberg was battling two rare cancers at the time of his passing.
Rock and roller and stage veteran Meat Loaf has died.
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Grammy Winner and Rocky Horror Icon Meat Loaf Has Died
The iconoclastic musician performed in the original Broadway production of Hair.
Terry Teachout
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Terry Teachout, Playwright and Wall Street Journal Drama Critic, Dies at 65
Teachout reviewed theater across the country and authored his own play, Satchmo at the Waldorf.
Bob Saget and his Sardi's caricature
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Bob Saget, Actor, Comedian, and Drowsy Chaperone's Last Man in Chair on Broadway, Dies at 65
Saget was best known for starring in the sitcom Full House.
Alan and Marilyn Bergman
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Marilyn Bergman, Songwriter Behind "The Way We Were" and More, Dies at 93
Bergman, with husband Alan, penned some of the best-known songs of the 20th century.
Sidney Poitier has died.
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Sidney Poitier, the First Black Man to Win an Oscar for a Leading Role, Has Died at 94
The stage and screen star first appeared on Broadway in 1946.
Betty White at the 1988 Emmy Awards.
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Television Legend Betty White Dead at 99
The last remaining Golden Girls star was just shy of her 100th birthday.
Harvey Evans
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Harvey Evans, Original Cast Member of Follies, Anyone Can Whistle, and More, Dies at 80
Evans was also in the original production of West Side Story and both film versions of the musical.
Sally Ann Howes in 1965
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Sally Ann Howes, Who Starred as Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Has Died
The beloved theater, film, and television actor was 91.
Antony Sher as Richard III at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1984
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Antony Sher, Who Conquered the Great Roles of Shakespeare in London, Dies at 72
Sher had been diagnosed with a terminal illness earlier this year.
Stephen Sondheim
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Stephen Sondheim, Musical Legend and Broadway "God," Has Died at the Age of 91
Sondheim was the author of several landmark musicals including Sunday in the Park With George and Company.
Peter Scolari
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Peter Scolari, Emmy-Winning Screen and Stage Vet, Dies at 66
Scolari's Broadway appearances include Hairspray, Wicked, and Bronx Bombers.
Martha Henry in the Stratford Festival's 2021 production of <em>Three Tall Women</em>
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Canadian Stage Legend Martha Henry Dies at 83
Henry had just finished performing in Edward Albee's Three Tall Women at the Stratford Festival.
Leslie Bricusse was a songwriter.
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Willy Wonka and Victor/Victoria Songwriter Leslie Bricusse Dies at 90
The composer/lyricist contributed to iconic songs including "Goldfinger," "Feeling Good," and "Candy Man."