Haydn Gwynne Has Passed Away
Haydn Gwynne Has Passed Away
#1Haydn Gwynne Has Passed Away
Posted: 10/20/23 at 8:36am
I am devastated!
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67172672
The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they're probably as valuable as any of your successes. -Harold Prince
#2Haydn Gwynne Has Passed Away
Posted: 10/20/23 at 8:39am
This is so sad - I saw her in Billy Elliot on Broadway and vividly recall her remarkable performance to this day.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#3Haydn Gwynne Has Passed Away
Posted: 10/20/23 at 8:41amI never saw her live but I loved her voice. Her performance in the Gala night of Old Friends brought tears to my eyes. I had no idea she was that sick. May she rest in peace!
The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they're probably as valuable as any of your successes. -Harold Prince
#4Haydn Gwynne Has Passed Away
Posted: 10/20/23 at 9:17am
Very sad. She was an enormous talent that rarely received the recognition she deserved.
#5Haydn Gwynne Has Passed Away
Posted: 10/20/23 at 9:37am
I loved her performance in last year's Sondheim memorial concert. Very sad that she had to drop out of the current London run right as rehearsals started. Obviously a very sudden turn of events. A real talent, who loved her job. I love her "Invisible" from Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.
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Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#6Haydn Gwynne Has Passed Away
Posted: 10/20/23 at 9:44am
I saw her play Desiree in a production of ALNM at the Huntington Theatre in Boston, the same theatre that presented Maria Friedman’s production of Merrily 5-6 years ago. She was the second best of all the Desiree’s that I saw, Glynis Johns being the first. Loved her. She was also terrific in Billy Elliott, a show that I was otherwise relatively indifferent towards. Such a loss at what is these days a pretty young age.
#7Haydn Gwynne Has Passed Away
Posted: 10/20/23 at 9:48am
Very young. Especially considering that your number one Desiree is still alive, Jarethan.
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Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#8Haydn Gwynne Has Passed Away
Posted: 10/20/23 at 9:53am
Jay Lerner-Z said: "Very young. Especially considering that your number one Desiree is still alive, Jarethan."
Amazing when you think about it, and still apparently as sharp as a tack! Sign me up for that prescription.
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#9Haydn Gwynne Has Passed Away
Posted: 10/20/23 at 9:56am
I was just going to ask if anyone had seen her Desiree.
So sad. What a great actress, and glad we have her performance in Sondheim's Old Friends on film.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#10Haydn Gwynne Has Passed Away
Posted: 10/20/23 at 11:51am
She was wonderful in The Threepenny Opera and The Windsors, what a loss. Thank you Dylan for creating a thread with a respectful title regarding someone's death, I really appreciate it.
Rest in Paradise, Beauty
#11Haydn Gwynne Has Passed Away
Posted: 10/20/23 at 12:14pm
If we're debating death notice headlines again, I'll just say that I prefer the BroadwayWorld news one. "Haydn Gwynne Dies Aged 66" is succinct and matter-of-fact. Although BroadwayWorld usually does mention when the deceased is a Tony nominee. Which Haydn was.
Speaking of which, why was she only Featured Actress for Billy Elliot? I would think that the role of Mrs. Wilkinson is crucial enough to warrant Leading. That's what the Oliviers thought.
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#12Haydn Gwynne Has Passed Away
Posted: 10/20/23 at 11:56pm
So sad, she was also spunky and sublime just this past May as the "Prue" character in the Bake Off Musical.
