BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actor Joseph Siravo has died at 64 after a long battle with cancer.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Tony-nominated actor William McGuire, known by his nickname 'Biff' has died at age 94.

Throughout a career spanning seven decades, Arthur Kopit authored several award-winning stage works, beginning with Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad, which Jerome Robbins directed on Broadway while Kopit was still an undergraduate at Harvard.

St. Louis served as musical director or arranger for several Broadway productions, including Soon (1971), Grease (1972 and 2007), Over Here! (1974), Truckload (1975), Raggedy Ann (1986), Roza (1987), and Smokey Joe's Cafe (1995).

BroadwayWorld is saddened to learn of the passing of Emmy Award-winning actress Jessica Walter. Walter was 80 years old. Walter was known for her appearances across both stage and screen.

Paul Foster, innovative playwright, founding member and first Board President of the internationally renowned La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, died peacefully at home in New York City on Friday, March 5th.  He was 89.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen star George Segal passed away yesterday following complications during surgery. He was 87 years old. 

Television producer Roger Englander passed away earlier this month at the age of 94. Now his friend and colleague Freddie Gershon has written a beautiful tribute in his memory.

Pat Collins, a Broadway lighting designer who won a 1986 Tony Award for her work on I'm Not Rappaport, has passed away. 

Conductor James Levine has passed away at age 77 in Palm Springs, California. His distinguished tenure was in recent years overshadowed by allegations of sexual abuse and harassment which effectively ended his career and resulted in litigation between him and The Met.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actor Henry Darrow passed away today in his Wilmington, North Carolina home. He was 87 years old.

G.W. “Skip” Mercier (1954 – 2021) of Rowayton, CT—Skip to his many loving friends, students, and relations—died at home March 11th in the company of his family, of pancreatic cancer. He was born July 20th, 1954 in Methuen, MA to George and Margaret Condon Mercier and was raised in Haverhill, MA.

On February 10th, 2021 Broadway World San Antonio Editor, Kathy Strain, passed away in her home. Kathy had a remarkable way with words and a love of theatre. She used her talent to bless San Antonio with reviews of countless plays and musicals throughout the years. She especially loved interviewing actors and musicians as she had a special way of connecting with people. In addition to writing for BroadwayWorld, Kathy worked as an usher at both the Majestic Theatre and Tobin Center. She encouraged the next generation of writers as a writing tutor at Northwest Vista College.

Perhaps she was best known for her concerts at Carnegie Hall, which began in 1955. She performed benefit concerts every year on St. Patrick’s Day for more than two decades, and they all sold out.

In addition to her stage work, Trien appeared in several television and film roles including Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: the TV Show; Pootie Tang; Gossip Girl; Hello Lonesome; Deception; The Drop; Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll; Gotham; Murphy Brown; High Maintenance; and Bull.

Broadway has lost a marketing genius. David Risley, age 53, passed away on February 2nd, 2021.  Risley had been working in the Internet arena for over twenty years developing websites and on-line marketing strategies for hundreds of theatrical projects.  

Bill C. Davis passed away on February 26, 2021 after a brief illness. Bill was a playwright, author, actor, director and political activist, and was best known for his play Mass Appeal, which premiered at Manhattan Theatre Club and subsequently moved to Broadway in 1981.

Marilyn Joan Roberts, actress, and one of the original performers in the Off-Off Broadway theater movement in New York City during the 1960’s, passed away in January.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to learn of the passing of Olivier Award-nominated actor Ronald Pickup. Pickup passed away at 80 after a long illness. Pickup was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for his performance in Amy's View.

Hodge's other past roles include Colline in La bohème, Beo/Amatio di Nicolao in Gianni Schicchi, the Master of Ceremonies in Cendrillon, Mr. Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Mr. Gobineau in The Medium, Yundt in Curs Bryant's The Anarchists, and more.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that playwright, actor, director, and theatrical producer Douglas Turner Ward has passed away. He was 90 years old.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that legendary Broadway company and general manager Gary Gunas passed away today in his London home after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that actress Martha Stewart has died at age 98. Stewart was known on Broadway for playing the role of Miss Adelaide in the original production of Guys and Dolls in the 1950s, also going on to perform in the West End production.

An educator, musician, and singer, Birdwell taught musical theater and opera singing for more than six decades, serving as a professor of voice at the Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University until her passing. 

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Broadway and television actor Christopher Pennock has died at age 76 following several days of hospitalized care.