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Jan Maxwell
#25R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 6:20pmThis one hit me when I saw the news... such a sad loss. Heartbroken.
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#26R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 6:24pmHow is Marin Mazzies battle with cancer? Anyone know? I believe I read somewhere she entered remission, but I saw something that said she got cancer again.
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#27R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 6:27pm
Call_me_jorge said: "How is Marin Mazzies battle with cancer? Anyone know? I believe I read somewhere she entered remission, but I saw something that said she got cancer again."
I believe she's currently starring in Fire and Ice Off-Broadway, no? I assume that means she's in good health.
#28R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 6:30pm
Her performance in The Royal Family was so good. I remember her running around the stage with her overly hammy (on purpose) acting until she collapsed on the rug, only to spring up again when she thought she would be late for the theater. It was hysterical and perfectly pitched.
She was the best part of the Lend Me a Tenor revival and of course Follies was tremendous. She quaked with rage at the end of Could I Leave You? Brilliant.
She will be very, very missed. Thanks for the memories.
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#29R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 6:31pm
PianoMann said: "Call_me_jorge said: "How is Marin Mazzies battle with cancer? Anyone know? I believe I read somewhere she entered remission, but I saw something that said she got cancer again."
I believe she's currently starring in Fire and Ice Off-Broadway, no? I assume that means she's in good health."
She appears to still be actively undergoing treatment for her cancer:
http://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/news/interview-marin-mazzie-fire-and-air_83929.html
I will be devastated if Mazzie doesn't pull through, but Jan's death is such a shock because as far as I know her illness was not public knowledge. So shocking!
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
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#30R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 6:34pm
This is devastating news. My condolences and respect to her friends and family. A legend gone far too soon.
#31R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 6:35pm
Thanks for the clarification regarding Mazzie. Wishing her a speedy recovery!
#32R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 6:40pmI knew of her but she hit my radar after reading outside about her here on the boards and was lucky enough to see her in FOLLIES. So glad I at least got to see her once. She was everything and more that I read about her here. May she text in peace.
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#33R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 6:41pmThis one hurts. She was a brilliant actress who never got the acclaim she deserved. She should have had multiple Tonys. Her performances in Follies, Royal Family, Lend Me A Tenor, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang were like master classes. She was just that good. This is a real loss for the theater community.
The Other One
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/08
#35R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 7:32pm
Her bag is full. Our hearts are just as full.
This is such a loss for the entire theater community. I don’t think the size of the loss has sunken in yet.
Peace and condolences to her family.
#36R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 7:45pm
I’m very shocked and saddened by this. She was a joy to watch on stage.
May she rest in peace.
#37R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 7:47pm
We were all just discussing her as a great Dolly replacement. This is very sudden and sad. Rest in peace Jan, xo
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#39R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 7:51pm
I was just telling a friend a few months ago how much I missed seeing her onstage. I literally gasped when I saw this headline.
I am incredibly thankful to have seen her in "Coram Boy," "Lend Me A Tenor," and "Follies".
#40R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 7:55pm
PianoMann said: "Thanks for the clarification regardingMazzie. Wishing her a speedy recovery!"
Ditto! I’m glad that she’s still working, but I hope she has made sure to leave time to rest and heal.
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#42R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 8:17pm
This is ineffably sad.
Jan Maxwell was flawless in her craft and acted and sang with intelligence and wit and delicious humor. Just seeing her was a gift, and chatting with her after Follies, as we crossed the street in front of the Watergate on the way to our hotels, she in her wig stocking and we thrilled to recognize her, was a blessing from the theater gods and goddesses.
Thank you, Miss Maxwell. I'm sure the angels gave you a standing ovation on your entrance today.
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Leading Actor Joined: 6/21/03
#43R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 8:34pmA great loss to all of us.Jan Maxwell was a major star on the New York stages. She was a classic icon. I knew Jan retired but not the real serious reason why.
BroadwayBrat
Stand-by Joined: 11/29/04
#45R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 9:32pm
Such sad news. She was such a talent and I loved her performance in Follies. Rest in peace.
#46R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 10:40pmI hope they dim the lights for her. She deserves it.
#47R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 11:14pm
Jan Maxwell gave one of those unforgettable performances (for me, anyway) as Phyllis in FOLLIES in 2011. (Her colleague, Danny Burstein, did the same thing as Buddy.) This news hits me like a ton of bricks. Despite her announced retirement, I had hoped for a grand return. She was a true creature of the stage, and we were lucky to have her. I send my condolences to her colleagues, her loved ones, and her family. She will live on in the memories of the many very lucky theatregoers who saw her for a long time to come.
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#48R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/11/18 at 11:56pmWhat a terribly sad announcement. A wonderfully talented lady and a class act. Rest in peace dear Jan.
#49R.I.P. Jan Maxwell
Posted: 2/12/18 at 12:13am
Terrible news indeed...
Jan Maxwell was an unforgettable Phyllis and deserved all the praise that was showered upon her. A great performer in her own right and a terrible shame that she left us too soon. May she rest in peace with the angels.
