STAGE TUBE: Legendary Arthur Laurents Goes Behind WEST SIDE STORY
First reported by Deadline.com was the sad news that legendary director and writer Arthur Laurents has passed away at 93 years old, dying in his sleep. The Los Angeles Times has added a short statement from Jonathan Lomma, Laurents' agent at William Morris Agency who confirmed his death Thursday, saying that he died earlier this evening, peacefully in his sleep, at his home in New York City, after a short illness. I …