Video: Remembering Michael McGrathby BWW News Desk - September 15, 2023Veteran actor Michael McGrath passed away at the age of 65. With these videos, we are remembering McGrath with highlights from some of his greatest onstage moments. Playwright and Screenwriter Nathan Louis Jackson Passes Away at 44by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2023Nathan Louis Jackson, playwright and screenwriter, passed away on Tuesday, August 22 at the age of 44. Born and raised in Kansas City, KS, Nathan was a graduate of Washington High School, an alum of Kansas City Kansas Community College and Kansas State University and The Juilliard School where he received his MFA in Playwriting. Theatre Director and Former RSC Artistic Director Michael Boyd Diesby BWW News Desk - August 4, 2023BroadwayWorld is saddened to learn that theatre director Michael Boyd has died from cancer. His career took him from training in Moscow to artistic directorships at the Tron Theatre Glasgow [1985-96] and the Royal Shakespeare Company, after joining as an Associate Director in 1996. Broadway Alum Walter Charles Dies at 78by BWW News Desk - August 4, 2023BroadwayWorld is saddened to learn of the passing in Walter Charles, Broadway alum, and staeg and screen actor. He was 78 years old. Paul Reubens, Known For Playing Pee-Wee Herman, Dies at 70by Michael Major - July 31, 2023BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Paul Reubens, known for his character of Pee-Wee Herman, has died at the age of 70. In 2010, Reubens brought The Pee-Wee Herman Show to Broadway production for a limited run at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. It was recorded for an HBO special and released in 2011. LENNY Playwright and Screenwriter Julian Barry Dies at 92by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2023BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that playwright, screenwriter, and stage performer Julian Barry has died at age 92. Barry is best known for writing the Oscar-nominated script for the 1974 film 'Lenny' about comedian Lenny Bruce, adapted from his Broadway play of the same name. Theater and Television Writer Jerome Coopersmith Dies at 97by BWW News Desk - July 27, 2023BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that theater and television writer Jerome Coopersmith has died at age 97. Coopersmith's musical play Baker Street earned him a Tony Nomination. His other Broadway credits include The Apple Tree, and Off-Broadway he has written The Mystery Of Anna O and Mata Hari. Sinead O'Connor Dies at Age 56by Michael Major - July 26, 2023BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Sinead O’Connor has died at the age of 56. O'Conner is perhaps most known for her rendition of 'Nothing Compares 2 U,' a Prince cover that went #1 in 1990. Over the course of her career, O'Conner dropped 10 studio albums.
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