Lyle Waggoner, Star of THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW and WONDER WOMAN Has Passed Away at 84 by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 17, 2020 Variety has reported that Lyle Waggoner, who starred on The Carol Burnett Show and in the 1970s Wonder Woman series, has died at 84. Austin Theatre Mourns The Loss of BroadwayWorld Austin's Frank Benge by Lynn Beaver - March 17, 2020 BroadwayWorld Austin Senior Editor, Franklin Edward Benge passed away Saturday, March 14 at 11:37 AM. Theater Legend Gerald Freedman Has Passed Away at 92 by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 17, 2020 Ideastream has reported that Great Lakes Theater Legend Gerald Freedman has passed away at age 92. Photo Coverage: Remembering Merwin Foard by Walter McBride - March 16, 2020 BroadwayWorld was saddened to report that Broadway veteran Merwin Foard recently passed away at 59 years old. Born September 16, 1960 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Foard was last seen on Broadway in Aladdin as a standby for Jafar/Sultan. Stage and Screen Actor Roy Hudd Dies at Age 83 by Stephi Wild - March 16, 2020 According to BBC, actor and comic Roy Hudd has passed away at age 83. Playwright Mart Crowley, Best Known For THE BOYS IN THE BAND, Has Died at 84 by Stephi Wild - March 8, 2020 BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that playwright Mart Crowley, best known for writing the play The Boys in the Band, has passed away. He was 84. Photo Coverage: Remembering James Lipton by Walter McBride - March 5, 2020 BroadwayWorld remembers James Lipton, executive producer, writer, and host of the Bravo cable television series Inside The Actors Studio. INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO's James Lipton Has Died at 93 by Stephi Wild - March 2, 2020 BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that James Lipton, executive producer, writer, and host of the Bravo cable television series Inside the Actors Studio, has died at age 93. Stage and Screen Actress Claudette Nevins Dies at 82 by Stephi Wild - March 2, 2020 BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that actress Claudette Nevins has died at age 82. According to People, her family confirmed her in a statement, announcing that she died in hospice on Feb. 20 at her home in Los Angeles. Australian Actor Peter Saide Passes Away at 36 by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 27, 2020 Peter Saide, Australian actor who recently appeared on stage in LAST DAYS OF SUMMER at George Street Playhouse, Desperate Measures Off-Broadway and more has died at the age of 36. Shelley L. Ackerman Performer and Astrologer Has Died by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 27, 2020 Shelley L. Ackerman, who began her career at age 17 as a comedic singer and waitress at the famed clubs The Improvisation and Catch A Rising Star, died on Thursday, February 27, 2020 in Manhattan. She passed peacefully this morning surrounded by family and friends. She was 66 years old. The cause of death was cancer related said her friend, publicist Merle Frimark. 'My Libra sister fought courageously for a long time,' Frimark said. Betty Jacobs, a Well-Loved Figure in the Broadway Community, Has Passed Away at the Age of 100 by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 24, 2020 Betty Jacobs passed away peacefully on February 22, 2020 at the age of 100, at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey. Broadway Theatres To Dim Lights in Memory of Zoe Caldwell by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 24, 2020 The Broadway community mourns the loss of beloved actress, director, and multiple Tony Award® winner Zoe Caldwell, who passed away on February 16, 2020 at age 86. To commemorate her life and work, the lights of all Broadway theatres in New York will dim for one minute on Friday, February 28th at exactly 7:45pm. Broadway Theatres to Dim Lights in Memory of Tony Award Winning Producer Margo Lion by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 20, 2020 The Broadway community mourns the loss of multiple Tony Award® winning producer Margo Lion, who died on January 24, 2020 at age 75. To commemorate her life and work, the Committee of Theatre Owners will dim the lights of the Jujamcyn Theatres (the Al Hirschfeld, August Wilson, Eugene O'Neill, St. James, and Walter Kerr Theatres) where Ms. Lion often collaborated and worked; as well as the American Airlines, Bernard Jacobs, Helen Hayes, Neil Simon, New Amsterdam, Lincoln Center, Lyric Theatre, and Samuel J. Friedmans; in New York for one minute on Saturday, February 29 at exactly 7:45pm. Photo Coverage: Remembering Zoe Caldwell by Walter McBride - February 19, 2020 As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Zoe Caldwell, four-time Tony Award-winning Broadway actress, died peacefully at the age of 86 at her home in Pound Ridge, New York, on Sunday, February 16, 2020. The cause of death was complications due to Parkinson's disease, according to her son, Charlie Whitehead. Today, we remember Caldwell with a look back at photos from our archives. Photo Coverage: Remembering Lynn Cohen by Walter McBride - February 19, 2020 As BroadwayWorld previously reported, actress Lynn Cohen who gained fame in 'Sex and the City' and 'The Hunger Games' died on February 14th. Cohen has appeared in over 120 movies as well as a string of Broadway and Off-Broadway plays and television appearances. She was 86. Today, BroadwayWorld remembers Cohen with a look back at some photos from our archives... Four-Time Tony Award Winner Zoe Caldwell Dies At 86 by A.A. Cristi - February 18, 2020 Zoe Caldwell, the four-time Tony Award-winning Broadway actress, died peacefully at the age of 86 at her home in Pound Ridge, New York, on Sunday, February 16, 2020. The cause of death was complications due to Parkinson's disease, according to her son, Charlie Whitehead. Poet Laureate of Missouri David Clewell Has Died by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 17, 2020 David Clewell, Missouri's poet laureate from 2010-2012, author of 10 collections of poetry and more than 50 other works that appeared in various publications, and a long-time professor of literature at Webster University, passed away early Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, his relatives confirmed. He was 65. Stage Actor and SEX AND THE CITY Star Lynn Cohen Passes Away by A.A. Cristi - February 14, 2020 Screen and stage actor Lynn Cohen has passed away. Photo Coverage: Remembering Kevin Conway by Walter McBride - February 9, 2020 Earlier today, BroadwayWorld was saddened to report that Kevin Conway, actor and director on stage and screen, has died. He was 77. Broadway and Film Actress Paula Kelly Dies at 76 by Stephi Wild - February 9, 2020 BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Paula Kelly, actress of stage and screen, has died. She was 76. Kelly made her Broadway debut as Mrs. Veloz in the 1964 musical Something More!, alongside Barbara Cook. Her other Broadway credits include The Dozens (1969), Paul Sills' Story Theatre (1971), Ovid's Metamorphoses (1971), and Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies (1981). Kevin Conway, Broadway Actor and Director Best Known For OF MICE AND MEN and THE ELEPHANT MAN, Has Died at 77 by Stephi Wild - February 9, 2020 BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Kevin Conway, actor and director on stage and screen, has died. He was 77. Stage and Screen Actor Orson Bean Dies at 91 by Stephi Wild - February 8, 2020 BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actor Orson Bean has died at age 91. According to The New York Times, his cause of death was a 'traffic accident' in Venice, CA. Capt. Brian Wendling of the Los Angeles Police Department said that Bean was struck and killed by a car on Friday while crossing the street. Photo Flashback: Remembering Kirk Douglas by Walter McBride - February 6, 2020 Hollywood and stage actor, Kirk Douglas, passed away yesterday at age 103. In memory of the legendary actor, BroadwayWorld is reflecting on his life and legacy with a photo flashback. Playwright Jane Milmore Has Passed Away by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 5, 2020 Emmy-nominated, People's Choice award-winning producer-actress-playwright passed away from a fifteen month battle with pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles, California, on February 4, 2020, surrounded by family and friends. She was 64 years old. |
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