Mike Nichols, from ‘Barefoot’ to ‘Betrayal’
A director whose stage career spanned improv, tragedy, even musicals, as well as some very fine film adaptations of plays.
Category Archives: In Memoriam
Theatre Critic and Obies Founder Jerry Tallmer Dies at 93
A founding staffer at the Village Voice, Tallmer reported on a changing city, and championed its most adventurous theatre, for five decades.
Gregory T. Rowe, 1951-2014
People’s Light & Theatre, along with the greater Delaware Valley theatre community, remember Greg Rowe as a passionate advocate for local arts and their patrons.
Dancer and Choreographer Donald Saddler Dies at 96
The “Wonderful Town” choreographer and Broadway dancer leaves behind a legacy of awards and a fidelity to period movement.
The Empress in Purple: A Tribute to Marian Seldes
As a gatekeeper to life in the theatre, Marian Seldes was as generous as she was exacting, as embracing as she was regal.
Everyman Theatre to Hold Memorial for Company Member Vivienne Shub
The beloved Baltimore actress, known for her stage roles and a series of one-woman shows, died last month at the age of 95.
Giants in the Earth: a Tribute to Geoffrey Holder
The original ‘Wiz’ recalls its director as half-man, half-god—and as the ‘gigantic mythic crow’ who cawed a trouble show back to life.
DCPA President Randy Weeks Dies at 59
Randy Weeks dies, leaving a legacy of presenting Broadway shows and other attractions to Denver audiences.
Geoffrey Holder, 1930-2014
The versatile dancer/actor/director Geoffrey Holder died on Sunday at the age of 84.
Yury Lyubimov, 1917-2014
Born before the Revolution of 1917, Yury Lyubimov witnessed—and helped to create—Russian theatre history for nearly a century.
