"West Side Story" playwright dies in New York City
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "West Side Story" and "Gypsy" playwright Arthur Laurents died in New York City on Thursday from complications of pneumonia, his agent said on Friday. Laurents was 93.
Today is Sunday, October 11, 2026 Closing: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Broadway Baby Birthdays: Jane Krakowski Luke Perry Joan Cusack Stephen Spinella David Morse Judy Kaye Jonathan Hadary Roger Lawson Ron Leibman Frederick Combs Marvin A. Krauss Earle Hyman Jean Vander Pyl Jerome Robbins Olive Deering Wally Peterson Katherine Emery Bobbe Arnst Hunter Gardner A. Dorian Otvos Lowell Sherman Anna Laughlin Reginald Pasch Margaret Moffat Sarah Edwards Oscar Lorraine Frank Brownlee Frederick Kerr Matt Bomer Bonnie Hinson Vivian Matalon Estelle Omens