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Monday, July 1, 2024

Shay Youngblood, Influential Black Author and Playwright, Dies at 64 by Penelope Green

She wrote memorably about her upbringing by a circle of maternal elders and the life lessons they imparted, and of her yearning for the mother she lost.

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Friday, December 29, 2023

Mike Nussbaum, Celebrated Chicago Theater Actor, Dies at 99 by Penelope Green

He appeared memorably in “American Buffalo” and in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Glengarry Glen Ross,” but gave up a career on Broadway for one in Chicago.

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Saturday, October 14, 2023

Rudy Perez, a Pioneer of Postmodern Dance, Is Dead at 93 by Penelope Green

In New York and later in Los Angeles, he challenged notions of what dance is and isn’t with choreography built around stripped-down movement.

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Johaar Mosaval, Who Broke Free of Apartheid for Ballet, Dies at 95 by Penelope Green

Of South Asian descent, he was discriminated against as “colored” in South Africa, but he flourished in London as a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet.

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Sunday, June 4, 2023

Peter Simonischek, Beloved Austrian Actor, Is Dead at 76 by Penelope Green

He played a prankster and adoring father in “Toni Erdmann,” the Oscar-nominated 2016 comedy that made him an international star, but he had long been a celebrity at home.

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Robert Patrick, Early, and Prolific, Playwright of Gay Life, Dies at 85 by Penelope Green

He got his start at Caffe Cino, the birthplace of Off Off Broadway. His first of many, many plays, performed there in 1964, is a milestone of gay theater.

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Thursday, December 22, 2022

On Gay Street, Another Piece of NYC’s History Is Coming Down by Penelope Green

Like other vulnerable landmarks across the city, the house at 14 Gay Street — which helped inspire the musical “Wonderful Town” — is being demolished.

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In the Village, Another Piece of the City’s History Is Coming Down by Penelope Green

Like other vulnerable landmarks across the city, the house at 14 Gay Street — which helped inspire the musical “Wonderful Town” — is being demolished.

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Thursday, November 25, 2021

Kariamu Welsh, Pioneer of African Dance Studies, Dies at 72 by Penelope Green

Inspired by double Dutch jump rope moves she saw growing up in Brooklyn, she developed an influential dance technique based on archetypes found in African art.

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Sunday, June 13, 2021

Donald York, Musical Director of Paul Taylor Company, Dies at 73 by Penelope Green

Mr. York, a former child prodigy who was raised on jazz and choral music, wrote scores that matched Mr. Taylor’s eclectic choreography.

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Nancy Lassalle, Longtime Promoter of Ballet, Dies at 93 by Penelope Green

In 1941 she studied at George Balanchine’s fledgling dance academy. She was not destined to be a ballerina, but she dedicated her life to Balanchine’s legacy.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2020