He was involved with the Brooklyn Philharmonic for many years and performed both on Broadway and off. He died of the novel coronavirus.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:03PMA versatile writer and actor as well as a director, he was also Littlechap in a film version of “Stop the World, I Want to Get Off.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:12PMHis 1966 feature, “Closely Watched Trains,” won an Academy Award and was part of a burst of creativity in Czech filmmaking.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:24PMAn in-demand lighting designer, he won Tony Awards for “Hamilton” and “Jersey Boys.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:48AMHis experimental works, staged by the Playhouse of the Ridiculous and other groups, challenged audiences and sometimes baffled them.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:06PMShe specialized in supporting roles, including an attention-getting recurring character in “The Big C.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:18PMShe performed some of the most powerful songs in that show, which ran for more than four years in Greenwich Village and became a theater staple.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:24PMHer methods went beyond mere diction and emphasized getting the whole body (and inner self) involved in speaking the words.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:24PMHe built a luxury catalog business, then sold it and used the proceeds to mount the Tony-winning hit musical “Crazy for You.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:42PMHe took part in the storied San Francisco reading where Allen Ginsberg unveiled a version of “Howl.” He went on to have his own moments of fame and notoriety.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:48PMThe musical about the founding fathers, his Broadway directorial debut, scored three Tonys. He was also a mainstay of the Williamstown Theater Festival.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:24PMShe burst onto the scene with an Oscar-nominated performance in the 1960 film “The Dark at the Top of the Stairs” and went on to a long career in film, on television and on the stage.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:03PMAt the American Place Theater, he championed new works. In his acting classes, he nurtured countless future stars. His death was related to the coronavirus.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:06PMAmong his credits were Broadway shows, operas and the original production of “Hair.” He also influenced numerous actors’ careers as an educator.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:18PMThough known from his TV role, he did much of his work on the stage, starting as an original Acting Company member.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:32PMMr. McNally, who died of coronavirus complications, introduced audiences to characters and situations that most mainstream theater had previously shunted into comic asides.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:42PMA scholar and historian, he amassed an invaluable trove of interviews and other material with his wife, the filmmaker Camille Billops.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:24PMWhen it opened in 1968, the play broke new ground in its depiction of gay characters.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:36PMHe provided the administrative know-how that got the theater troupe off the ground in 1967. That he was white drew some criticism.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:06PMHer signature performances included the title role in “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and Maria Callas in “Master Class.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:04PMWhile at the Royal Shakespeare Company, he took several shows to Broadway. One didn’t go so well.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:24PMIn a wide-ranging career, he was also the voice of Mark Twain for a Ken Burns film and of an “Outer Limits” reboot.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:54PMIn an era when few if any producers were women, she got access to the Kremlin, China and more.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:24PMIn an era when big-budget theater was an increasingly corporate affair, Ms. Lion was a proudly independent producer.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:54AMHis Broadway work won him four Tony Awards. A different audience knew another of his designs: the Parliament-Funkadelic Mothership.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:42PMHis family perished in the Holocaust. He survived and came to the United States, where he worked with Ben Gazzara, George Peppard, Samuel Beckett and Arthur Miller.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:54PMHe won theater’s top prize for his performance in “The Invention of Love,” one of numerous Broadway roles.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:36PMThe busy character actor was also known for “Benson,” “Boston Legal” and several Broadway roles.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:12PMIn addition to his acclaimed turn as Roy Cohn on Broadway, he was known for his work in “Norma Rae,” “Slaughterhouse-Five” and other films.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:12PMHe directed numerous productions of Wilson plays, including two on Broadway, but some of his best work was done in regional theaters.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:03PMHis “Same Time, Next Year” ran for years on Broadway, was made into a movie and is often described as one of the most-produced plays in the world.
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