Tony-Nominated Character Actress Alice Playten Dies at Age 63
Alice Playten, whose distinctive voice was put to good use in comedic stage roles spanning more than 50 years, died on June 25 of heart failure complicated by pancreatic cancer. She was 63 and lived in Manhattan. Born in Brooklyn on August 28, 1947, the former Alice Plotkin studied at the Metropolitan Opera ballet school and made her Broadway debut as Baby Louise in the original production of Gypsy. In 1963, she p…
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