Broadway said farewell to a great many legends this year.
As the year comes to an end, we lovingly look back on those in the theater community we've lost this year. May their memories be a blessing. They will be missed.
Ed Asner, actor
Ed Asner Bob Avian, choreographer
Bob Avian Lisa Banes, actor
Lisa Banes Lee Breuer, director
Lee Breuer Leslie Bricusse, songwriter
Leslie Bricusse Olympia Dukakis, actor
Olympia Dukakis Harvey Evans, actor
Harvey Evans George Ferencz, director
George Ferencz Craig 'muMs' Grant, writer/performer
Craig 'muMs' Grant Micki Grant, writer
Micki Grant Charles Grodin, actor
Charles Grodin Cynthia Harris, actor
Cynthia Harris Martha Henry, actor
Martha Henry in the Stratford Festival's 2021 production of Three Tall Women Hal Holbrook, actor
Hal Holbrook Paul Huntley, wig designer
Paul Huntley Alvin Ing, actor
Alvin Ing in a promotional image and as Shogun's Mother in Pacific Overtures Arthur Kopit, playwright
Arthur Kopit Cloris Leachman, actor
Cloris Leachman Elizabeth McCann, producer
Elizabeth Ireland McCann G.W. Mercier, scenic designer
G.W. Mercier with two of his designs, Old Hats and Finding Nemo — The Musical Mark Plesent, director
Mark Plesent Christopher Plummer, actor
Christopher Plummer Andy Propst, theater critic
Andy Propst Paul Ritter, actor
Paul Ritter as Reg in Table Manners from Alan Ayckbourn's trilogy The Norman Conquests Peter Scolari, actor
Peter Scolari Sir Antony Sher, actor
Antony Sher as Richard III at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1984 Jospeh Siravo, actor
Joseph Siravo Philip J. Smith, Chairman Emeritus of the Shubert Organization
Philip J. Smith Stephen Sondheim, composer-lyricist
Stephen Sondheim Cicely Tyson, actor
Cicely Tyson in her Tony-winning role as Carrie Watts in the 2013 revival of The Trip to Bountiful . Jessica Walter, actor
Jessica Walter Douglas Turner Ward, playwright and director
Douglas Turner Ward Samuel E. Wright, actor
Samuel E. Wright as Mufasa Unga, the Bonobo chimp whose story is featured in Come From Away
Unga
