Barbara Bryne, Actress in Sondheim Musicals on Broadway, Dies at 94
Barbara Bryne, the British actress who portrayed mothers in the original Broadway productions of Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park With George and Into the Woods, has died. She was 94. Bryne’s...
View ArticleJosh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford on Learning From Sondheim in ‘Sweeney Todd’:...
Josh Groban has gone on world tours, performed at the Olympics, co-hosted the Tony Awards and appeared on Broadway once before, but playing Sweeney Todd has been his hardest task yet. “It’s definitely...
View ArticleJoanna Merlin, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Actress and Sondheim Casting Director,...
Joanna Merlin, who created the role of the daughter Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway and served as a casting director for Stephen Sondheim, Harold Prince and Bernardo Bertolucci, has died....
View ArticleBobby Cannavale, David Hyde Pierce, Micaela Diamond and More on Working on...
Steven Pasquale and Jeremy Shamos started working on the new Stephen Sondheim musical, Here We Are, seven years ago, while others, like Denis O’Hare, were asked to join the project last summer. But...
View ArticleGlynis Johns, Who Played Mrs. Banks in ‘Mary Poppins,’ Dies at 100
Glynis Johns, the upbeat leading lady with the British charm who starred as the spirited feminist mother Winifred Banks in Mary Poppins, has died. She was 100. Johns lived in West Hollywood and died...
View ArticleDavid Beckwith, Publicist and Gatekeeper of Graceland, Dies at 67
David Beckwith, the veteran publicist whose crowning achievement was his work representing Elvis Presley’s Graceland museum since it opened more than four decades ago, has died. He was 67. Beckwith...
View ArticleWhile Patti Lupone Vows She’ll Never Do Another Musical, She Is Singing Soon...
Musical theater legend Patti LuPone may have sung her last show. “I don’t know if I’ll ever do another Broadway musical cause I just don’t think they’re very good right now. They’re not writing for...
View ArticleMartin Starger, ‘Nashville’ and ‘Mask’ Producer, Dies at 92
Martin Starger, who shepherded Roots, Happy Days and Rich Man, Poor Man as the first president of ABC Entertainment before producing such films as Robert Altman’s Nashville and Peter Bogdanovich’s...
View ArticleSwordplay at WME: An Agent’s Assistant Goes to the Olympics
Touché! A WME Assistant Jabs His Way to Paris What’s the difference between a Hollywood agent and an Olympic fencer? The fencer salutes his opponents after stabbing them in the back. Other than that,...
View ArticleStephen Sondheim’s Gender-Swapped ‘Company’ Arrives at Los Angeles’ Pantages...
The winner of five Tony Awards (including best revival of a musical), the latest production of Company arrives at Hollywood’s Pantages Theatre on July 30, with Britney Coleman starring as Bobbie, 35...
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