Martin Esslin, Drama Theorist, Dies at 83 by MEL GUSSOW
Martin Esslin, a drama critic, teacher and the author of "The Theater of the Absurd," a seminal book for experimental playwrights, died on Feb. 24 in London.
Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Alexa Vega Chandra Wilson Stephan Elliott Michael Maitland Jim David Peter Stormare Paul Reubens Stephen Van Benschoten George Tregre Brian Smiar Ira Levin Morris Levy Susan Willis Marion Colby Leo Penn Jane Forbes David Shaw Martha Raye Marc Daniels Jane Gale Joan Gale Norman Kelley Frederick O'Neal Roger Pryor C. S. Forester Byron Foulger Morris Ankrum John Rogers Harry Antrim Maud Allan Sam S. Shubert Theodore Dreiser Polly Adams Ira Lewis Dick Vosburgh Robert David MacDonald Murray Grand Herbert Menges