BroadwayWorld is saddened to reort the passing of Jay Kane, owner of the premier talent agency TalentWorks NY, He passed away on April 24, 2024 after a brief illness. He was 65 years old.

Theatre and film actress Janis Paige has passed away at the age of 101. 

Executive Producer Jac Venza has passed away. Learn more about Venza's life and work.

Academy Award-winning composer Richard M. Sherman has passed away. Good Morning America paid tribute to Sherman on a recent segment on the morning show, featuring a clip from a 2023 interview with Lin-Manuel Miranda. Check out the video here.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of Samm-Art Williams, a multi award winning playwright, actor, director, and producer whose Tony-nominated play Home is currently in rehearsals for its return to Broadway.

Thomas J. Gates, the Production Stage Manager of Illinoise on Broadway, has passed away. Learn more about Gates.

Actress Susan Buckner has passed away. Learn more about Buckner's life and work.

Broadway, film, and television producer Edgar Lansbury passed away on Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 in his home in Manhattan at the age of 94, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lansbury was the brother of the late Angela Lansbury.

Broadway performer Thay Floyd has passed away. Learn more about Floyd's life and career.

Actor Terry Carter has passed away. Learn more about Carter's life and work.

Actress and writer Meg Bennett has passed away. Learn more about Bennett's life and work.

Writer Dusty Kay has passed away. Learn more about Kay's life and work.

The renowned conductor served as Lyric's music director and principal conductor for two decades, with an illustrious career that spanned the globe and included leading significant orchestras on several continents.

Actor Ron Thompson has passed away. Learn more about Thompson's life and work.

Broadway costume designer Carrie Robbins has passed away. Learn more about Robbins' life and work.

Simkin is perhaps best known for his work in ushering the theatre industry into the internet age in the 1990s, creating the first online ticketing system.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that playwright Christopher Durang has died at age 75.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actress Barbara Rush has died at age 97.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of stage and screen actor Louis Cameron Gossett Jr., who died March 29, 2024 in in Santa Monica, California. He was 87 years old.

Beth Peters has passed away at age 92. The General Hospital star made her Broadway debut in 1955 in the ensemble of Inherit the Wind. She later took on the role of Mrs. Brady for the final months. Regionally, Peters played the role of Mrs. Paroo in The Music Man over 20 times, also seen in Funny Girl, Sound of Music, and more.

Playwright and film and TV writer David Seidler has passed away at age 86.

Steve Harley, lead singer of the band Cockney Rebel, who released a single of Phantom of the Opera with Sarah Brightman, has passed away at the age of 73 from cancer, according to Deadline.

Steve Lawrence, singer, comedian, and actor has passed away at age 88. Learn more about Lawrence.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of veteran stage actor Linda Balgord.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that British playwright Edward Bond has died at age 89.