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Brent Carver
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Brent Carver, Tony-Winning Originator of Roles in Spider Woman and Parade, Dies at 68
Carver was also a regular at the Stratford Festival in his native Canada.
Eric Bentley
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Esteemed Critic, Translator, and Playwright Eric Bentley Dies at 103
Bentley is widely known for introducing the plays of Bertolt Brecht to America.
Michael Mandell taking his curtain call in <em>Elf</em> on Broadway.
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Elf Actor Michael Mandell Has Died
Mandell played the Macy's Store Manager in the Broadway production of the musical, among other credits.
Olivia de Havilland circa the 1940s
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Remembering Olivia de Havilland's Career on Broadway
The two-time Oscar winner died at 104 this weekend.
Phyllis Somerville
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Phyllis Somerville, Recently of To Kill a Mockingbird on Broadway, Dies at 76
Somerville has a long list of stage and screen appearances.
Naya Rivera
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Glee Star Naya Rivera Dies at 33
Rivera was declared missing on July 8 after going boating with her son.
Nick Cordero
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Broadway Actor Nick Cordero Has Died Following a Long Battle With Coronavirus
The beloved star of A Bronx Tale, Waitress, and more was 41.
Carl Reiner in an image from circa 1960.
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Comedy Icon Carl Reiner Dies at 98
Reiner began his career on Broadway in the 1940s.
Ian Holm
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Ian Holm, Tony Winner for The Homecoming, Star of Alien, Lord of the Rings, Dies at 88
Holm had Parkinson's disease.
Larry Kramer, one of the major activists and chroniclers of the AIDS crisis, has died.
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Larry Kramer, Normal Heart Playwright and AIDS Activist, Has Died
Kramer is responsible for the formation of the Gay Men's Health Crisis.
Jerry Stiller
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Jerry Stiller, Veteran of 15 Broadway Shows and TV Dad on Seinfeld, Dies at 92
Stiller co-starred in both Seinfeld and The King of Queens.
Rosalind Elias
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Opera Star Rosalind Elias, Who Made Broadway Debut in 2011's Follies, Dies at 90
Elias played Heidi Schiller, singing "One More Kiss" in the Broadway production.
Peter Hunt
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Peter Hunt, Director of Stage and Screen 1776, Dies at 81
Hunt served as artistic director of Williamstown Theatre Festival from 1989-95.
India Adams
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India Adams, Hollywood Ghost Singer for Cyd Charisse and Joan Crawford, Dies at 93
Adams's vocals can be heard on the seminal number "That's Entertainment."
Bernard Gersten
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Bernard Gersten, Producer of Lincoln Center Theater and More, Dies at 97
Gersten's career spanned more than 50 years.
Brian Dennehy
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Two-Time Tony Winner Brian Dennehy Dies at 81
Dennehy died of natural causes.
Adam Schlesinger has died.
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Cry-Baby, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Fountains of Wayne Composer Adam Schlesinger Dies of Coronavirus
Schlesinger was working on two musicals at the time of his passing.
William Wolf has died.
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Former Drama Desk President William Wolf Dies of Coronavirus Complications
Wolf served as the organization's president for four years.
Terrence McNally has died.
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Terrence McNally, Tony Award-Winning Playwright, Dies From Coronavirus Complications
McNally's career spanned more than 60 years across the world of entertainment.
Mart Crowely has died at 84.
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Mart Crowley, Author of Groundbreaking Play The Boys in the Band, Dies at 84
Crowley earned a 2019 Tony Award for the drama's 50th anniversary revival.
James Lipton has died at 93.
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James Lipton, Inside the Actors Studio Host and Writer of 2 Broadway Musicals, Dies
Lipton was 93.
Four-time Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Zoe Caldwell has died at 86.
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Zoe Caldwell, a Four-Time Tony-Winning Broadway Legend, Has Died at 86
Caldwell was last seen on Broadway as Maria Callas in the original production of Terrence McNally's Master Class.
Kirk Douglas in the 1963 Broadway production of <em>One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest</em>.
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Remembering the Broadway Career of the Legendary Kirk Douglas
Douglas is known for films like Spartacus, but he cut his teeth on the Great White Way during the Golden Age.
Jerry Herman, composer of <em>Mame</em>, <em>Hello, Dolly!</em>, and <em>La Cage aux Folles</em>, has died at 88.
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Jerry Herman, Composer of Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage, Dies at 88
Hello, Dolly! held the record for most Tony wins from 1964 to 2001.