He's Got It Bad, or 'Baad,' for His Art By BEN SISARIO
ASK Melvin Van Peebles about his legacy, and you get a snort, a grimace, a wave of the hand, a game-show error buzz and a finely punctuated "come <span class="italic">on."
Today is Tuesday, June 30, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Mike Tyson Rupert Graves Vincent D'Onofrio David Alan Grier David Garrison Paul Jackel Nicolas Surovy Harry Blackstone Clifford David Frank Marcus James Goldman Grant Sullivan Dean Harens Lee Krieger Lena Horne Polly Ward Glenda Farrell Don De Leo Michael Whalen Madge Bellamy June Mathis Walter Hampden Paul McAllister Daisy Belmore Sir Gilbert Parker John Gay Fantasia Barrino Micki Grant Nancy Dussault Tony Musante Deirdre Lovejoy Reed Jones Edward Rambeau Barbara Erwin Ron Husmann Flemming Flindt Ted Ross Helen Miller Leopold Jacobson Riccardo Drigo