One of his country’s great theater actors, he went on to appear in over 100 films during a decades-long career.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:06AMSidney Poitier, whose Academy Award for the 1963 film “Lilies of the Field” made him the first Black performer to win in the best-actor category, rose to prominence when the civil rights…
SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 05:07PMOutraged at conformity and drawn to theatricality, Mr. Williams aimed to effect change with language.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:24PMMr. Sherin directed James Earl Jones on Broadway in “The Great White Hope” and enjoyed a successful career in television.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:31PMAn actress by training, Ms. Lavey was artistic director of Steppenwolf Theater during a period of great expansion.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:31PMBeyond that heralded TV series and plays for television, Mr. Morahan’s career spanned the stage and film.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:31PMHer soaring, gospel-rooted voice was heard on Broadway in “Inner City,” “Black and Blue” and her long-running one-woman show, “Me and Bessie.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:02PMThe inner lives of black women was often the focus of Ms. Carlos, a multifaceted award winner who also was a writer and director.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:04PMMr. Steiner worked a broad variety of jobs and was, among other things, a poker champion.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:03PMMr. Davidson helped establish Los Angeles as a West Coast capital of regional theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:39PMAfter becoming the youngest director to win a Tony, at 28, he went on to direct films and other plays, even after being paralyzed in an accident.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:12PMMr. McMartin was known for his versatility and for being a favorite of Bob Fosse, Harold Prince and Stephen Sondheim.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:23AMMr. Gest, who was briefly married to Liza Minnelli, was a constant presence on British television, as a guest in a reality series and as the star of his own show.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:42PMThe composer, writer and director worked on numerous productions, including “Runaways” and “Kasper Hauser,” that, she said, “should reflect what and how we are now.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:37AMMr. Duffy, a prolific writer of symphonic music and operas, was the founder and longtime director of the organization Meet the Composer.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMMr. Bibb, an actor turned folk singer, made his Broadway debut in 1946 in “Annie Get Your Gun,” and earned a Tony nomination for “A Hand Is on the Gate” from 1967.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:25PMA revival of the Eugene O’Neill play will open in the spring of 2016.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:20PMMr. Schlingensief, a German filmmaker, theater director and all-purpose gadfly, waged a tireless assault on received opinion in the arts and politics.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMMr. Donner was part of the British New Wave filmmakers with "The Caretaker" and "What's New Pussycat?"
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMMr. Jacoby helped create some of Jackie Gleason’s most memorable characters.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMMr. Elkins shocked the theater world in 1969 with the nudity-filled show “Oh! Calcutta!”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMMr. Elkins shocked the theater world in 1969 with the nudity-filled show “Oh! Calcutta!”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMIn 1989 he became the drama critic of The Sunday Telegraph of London.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMJay Landesman, a writer and editor whose journal Neurotica analyzed the anxieties of postwar America and whose Broadway musical, “The Nervous Set,” has been called the first (and…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PMThe show opened in 2001 and will close after 5,765 performances, making it the eighth-longest-running show in Broadway history.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:47PMThe Leonore Annenberg Fellowship Fund for the Performing and Visual Arts provides awards totaling $300,000.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:52PMThe comedy’s Broadway run has been extended through July 19.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:30PMThe show, featuring the Rockettes and others, is a springtime counterweight to the theater’s Christmas program.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00AMMr. Lane will resume performances of Terrence McNally’s comedy on March 31, alongside Matthew Broderick and Stockard Channing.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:48AM“Motown: The Musical,” which closes Sunday, has recouped its backers’ $18 million investment.
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