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 09:06AM[SHARE]Sidney 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 mov…
SOURCE: The Seattle Times at 05:07PM[SHARE]Outraged at conformity and drawn to theatricality, Mr. Williams aimed to effect change with language.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:24PM[SHARE]Mr. 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 09:31PM[SHARE]An actress by training, Ms. Lavey was artistic director of Steppenwolf Theater during a period of great expansion.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:31PM[SHARE]Beyond that heralded TV series and plays for television, Mr. Morahan's career spanned the stage and film.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:31PM[SHARE]Her 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 08:02PM[SHARE]The 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 07:04PM[SHARE]Mr. Steiner worked a broad variety of jobs and was, among other things, a poker champion.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:03PM[SHARE]Mr. Davidson helped establish Los Angeles as a West Coast capital of regional theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:39PM[SHARE]After 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 07:12PM[SHARE]Mr. 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 08:23AM[SHARE]Mr. 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 03:42PM[SHARE]The 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 09:37AM[SHARE]Mr. 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 02:18PM[SHARE]Mr. 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 07:25PM[SHARE]A revival of the Eugene O'Neill play will open in the spring of 2016.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:20PM[SHARE]Mr. 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 05:58PM[SHARE]Mr. Donner was part of the British New Wave filmmakers with "The Caretaker" and "What's New Pussycat?"
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM[SHARE]Mr. Jacoby helped create some of Jackie Gleason’s most memorable characters.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM[SHARE]Mr. Elkins shocked the theater world in 1969 with the nudity-filled show “Oh! Calcutta!”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM[SHARE]Mr. Elkins shocked the theater world in 1969 with the nudity-filled show “Oh! Calcutta!”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM[SHARE]In 1989 he became the drama critic of The Sunday Telegraph of London.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:58PM[SHARE]Jay 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 05:58PM[SHARE]The 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 06:47PM[SHARE]The Leonore Annenberg Fellowship Fund for the Performing and Visual Arts provides awards totaling $300,000.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:52PM[SHARE]The comedy's Broadway run has been extended through July 19.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:30PM[SHARE]The show, featuring the Rockettes and others, is a springtime counterweight to the theater's Christmas program.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00AM[SHARE]Mr. 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[SHARE]"Motown: The Musical," which closes Sunday, has recouped its backers' $18 million investment.
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