Edgar Lansbury has sadly passed away.
The Tony Award-winning producer and the younger brother of the late Angela Lansbury died on Thursday (May 3) at 94, according to his family.
Edgar died in New York City at his home in Manhattan, his son, David Lansbury, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
Keep reading to find out more…
No cause of death was given.
Edgar Lansbury produced the popular 1974-75 Broadway revival of Gypsy, where his sister Angela won a Tony Award.
He also worked on the Broadway and film versions of Godspell, and won a Tony Award for Best Play in 1964 for his Broadway debut of The Subject Was Roses, via Deadline.
His film and television credits include Blue Sunshine, Squirm and Coronet Blue, and stage credits also include American Buffalo (1977) and Lennon (2005).
In 2007, Edgar Lansbury won the John Houseman Award from The Acting Company to honor his commitment to the development of...
The Tony Award-winning producer and the younger brother of the late Angela Lansbury died on Thursday (May 3) at 94, according to his family.
Edgar died in New York City at his home in Manhattan, his son, David Lansbury, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
Keep reading to find out more…
No cause of death was given.
Edgar Lansbury produced the popular 1974-75 Broadway revival of Gypsy, where his sister Angela won a Tony Award.
He also worked on the Broadway and film versions of Godspell, and won a Tony Award for Best Play in 1964 for his Broadway debut of The Subject Was Roses, via Deadline.
His film and television credits include Blue Sunshine, Squirm and Coronet Blue, and stage credits also include American Buffalo (1977) and Lennon (2005).
In 2007, Edgar Lansbury won the John Houseman Award from The Acting Company to honor his commitment to the development of...
- 5/5/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Edgar Lansbury, a Tony Award-winning producer and younger brother of actress Angela Lansbury, died Thursday at age 94 at his home in Manhattan, according to his son. No cause was given.
Peggy Gordon, who played in Lansbury’s Godspell, posted the news on Facebook.
“My huge adorable and adoring Godspell family, we have now lost our surrogate daddy, Edgar Lansbury. How blessed was he to live such a full, rich, wonderful life surrounded by people who adored him. Don Scardino says there will be a memorial probably this fall. Contact any and all of your Godspell family members from all ten original companies, plus London (hi Gay) and anyone else I”ve missed. Man, if Joe Beruh was waiting for Edgar with a cigarette in his mouth, I have no doubt Edgar made Joe stomp on it. Love never dies. It’s an energy that only transmutes into matter. That’s all of us.
Peggy Gordon, who played in Lansbury’s Godspell, posted the news on Facebook.
“My huge adorable and adoring Godspell family, we have now lost our surrogate daddy, Edgar Lansbury. How blessed was he to live such a full, rich, wonderful life surrounded by people who adored him. Don Scardino says there will be a memorial probably this fall. Contact any and all of your Godspell family members from all ten original companies, plus London (hi Gay) and anyone else I”ve missed. Man, if Joe Beruh was waiting for Edgar with a cigarette in his mouth, I have no doubt Edgar made Joe stomp on it. Love never dies. It’s an energy that only transmutes into matter. That’s all of us.
- 5/4/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Edgar Lansbury, the Tony-winning producer and younger brother of famed actress Angela Lansbury who guided the Broadway and big-screen versions of The Subject Was Roses and Godspell, has died. He was 94.
He died Thursday at his home in Manhattan, his son David Lansbury told The Hollywood Reporter.
Lansbury also produced the popular 1974-75 Broadway revival of Gypsy that starred his sister in a Tony-winning turn and worked on other films including The Wild Party (1975), directed by James Ivory.
Angela Lansbury, winner of five Tony Awards and star of Murder, She Wrote, died on Oct. 11, 2022, at age 96. His twin brother, TV producer Bruce Lansbury, died in February 2017 at age 87.
Lansbury’s first Broadway production, the intense family drama The Subject Was Roses, opened in 1964, ran for two years, and won a Pulitzer Prize and the Tony for best play. Written by Frank Gilroy and directed by Ulu Grosbard, it starred Martin Sheen...
He died Thursday at his home in Manhattan, his son David Lansbury told The Hollywood Reporter.
Lansbury also produced the popular 1974-75 Broadway revival of Gypsy that starred his sister in a Tony-winning turn and worked on other films including The Wild Party (1975), directed by James Ivory.
Angela Lansbury, winner of five Tony Awards and star of Murder, She Wrote, died on Oct. 11, 2022, at age 96. His twin brother, TV producer Bruce Lansbury, died in February 2017 at age 87.
Lansbury’s first Broadway production, the intense family drama The Subject Was Roses, opened in 1964, ran for two years, and won a Pulitzer Prize and the Tony for best play. Written by Frank Gilroy and directed by Ulu Grosbard, it starred Martin Sheen...
- 5/4/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The legendary actress Dame Angela Lansbury, who has delivered memorable performances in countless film roles from 1944 to 2017, died at the age of 96. She reportedly passed “peacefully in her sleep at home” early in the morning Tuesday in Los Angeles.
Known as one of the best character actresses of all time, Lansbury has performed with equal caliber in stories like the long-running mystery series Murder She Wrote, stage musicals like Sweeney Todd, and even some legendary animated films like Anastasia and Beauty and the Beast.
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At the time of her death, Lansbury was one of the last surviving actors associated with the Golden Age of Hollywood. She continued to reinvent herself with strong appearances into her later life, though she will always be best known for appearing in some of the best and most enduring films and Broadway musicals of the mid-20th century.
Known as one of the best character actresses of all time, Lansbury has performed with equal caliber in stories like the long-running mystery series Murder She Wrote, stage musicals like Sweeney Todd, and even some legendary animated films like Anastasia and Beauty and the Beast.
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At the time of her death, Lansbury was one of the last surviving actors associated with the Golden Age of Hollywood. She continued to reinvent herself with strong appearances into her later life, though she will always be best known for appearing in some of the best and most enduring films and Broadway musicals of the mid-20th century.
- 10/12/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
NASA has paid a special tribute to Dame Angela Lansbury after her death on Tuesday at age 96.
The space agency joined people around the world and honoured the late actress, confirming it was dedicating a cosmic rose shot by its Spitzer Space Telescope to her.
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Lansbury was the voice of Mrs. Potts in 1991’s “Beauty and the Beast”; NASA cited lyrics from the iconic Disney film in its post.
Tale as old as time
True as it can be
In memory of Angela Lansbury, we offer this cosmic rose plucked by our Spitzer Space Telescope. https://t.co/V1N0QynRDJ pic.twitter.com/zPduniVBsl
— NASA (@NASA) October 11, 2022
The tribute comes after Lansbury’s family shared a statement on Tuesday confirming the star had passed away.
They wrote, “The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to...
The space agency joined people around the world and honoured the late actress, confirming it was dedicating a cosmic rose shot by its Spitzer Space Telescope to her.
Read More: Angela Lansbury, ‘The Glorious One’: Celebs Remember The Hollywood Legend
Lansbury was the voice of Mrs. Potts in 1991’s “Beauty and the Beast”; NASA cited lyrics from the iconic Disney film in its post.
Tale as old as time
True as it can be
In memory of Angela Lansbury, we offer this cosmic rose plucked by our Spitzer Space Telescope. https://t.co/V1N0QynRDJ pic.twitter.com/zPduniVBsl
— NASA (@NASA) October 11, 2022
The tribute comes after Lansbury’s family shared a statement on Tuesday confirming the star had passed away.
They wrote, “The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to...
- 10/12/2022
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Star of stage and screen earned three Oscar nominations and multiple Tony Awards.
Angela Lansbury, the London-born star of stage, film and TV who earned three Oscar nominations and will perhaps be best remembered for her long-running role in TV hit Murder, She Wrote, has died. She was 96.
Lansbury was born on October 16, 1925, in central London to Irish actor Moyna Macgill and MP Edgar Lansbury, whose father George Lansbury led the Labour Party in the 1930s.
She was nine when her father died. Aged 14 Lansbury, her mother and two siblings were evacuated from the Blitz. The family sailed from Liverpool to New York,...
Angela Lansbury, the London-born star of stage, film and TV who earned three Oscar nominations and will perhaps be best remembered for her long-running role in TV hit Murder, She Wrote, has died. She was 96.
Lansbury was born on October 16, 1925, in central London to Irish actor Moyna Macgill and MP Edgar Lansbury, whose father George Lansbury led the Labour Party in the 1930s.
She was nine when her father died. Aged 14 Lansbury, her mother and two siblings were evacuated from the Blitz. The family sailed from Liverpool to New York,...
- 10/11/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Angela Lansbury, the revered actor who won five Tony Awards and anchored the long-running smash TV series Murder, She Wrote, died on Tuesday, Oct. 11, The New York Times reports. She was 96.
Lansbury’s family confirmed her death in a statement, though a cause was not given. Lansbury was just five days away from her 97th birthday.
A star on both the stage and screen, Lansbury picked up multiple Oscar nominations and won five Tony awards over the course of her remarkable career. Lansbury began acting professionally when she was a teenager,...
Lansbury’s family confirmed her death in a statement, though a cause was not given. Lansbury was just five days away from her 97th birthday.
A star on both the stage and screen, Lansbury picked up multiple Oscar nominations and won five Tony awards over the course of her remarkable career. Lansbury began acting professionally when she was a teenager,...
- 10/11/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The entertainment industry lost a legend today. The children of Dame Angela Lansbury have sadly had to announce that their mother has passed away at the age of 96 – just five days shy of her 97th birthday. According to the announcement, Lansbury “died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1:30 Am today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022.”
Lansbury is best known for her twelve season, 264 episode run as author / crime solver Jessica Fletcher on the mystery series Murder, She Wrote – a role she went on to reprise in four made-for-tv movies. But when you look on her filmography, Murder, She Wrote is just one of 111 screen acting credits she earned during a career that stretched back to 1944.
Born in London on October 16, 1925, Lansbury is said to have “retreated into playing characters” after her politician father died of stomach cancer in 1935. She became interested in film while attending high school, and...
Lansbury is best known for her twelve season, 264 episode run as author / crime solver Jessica Fletcher on the mystery series Murder, She Wrote – a role she went on to reprise in four made-for-tv movies. But when you look on her filmography, Murder, She Wrote is just one of 111 screen acting credits she earned during a career that stretched back to 1944.
Born in London on October 16, 1925, Lansbury is said to have “retreated into playing characters” after her politician father died of stomach cancer in 1935. She became interested in film while attending high school, and...
- 10/11/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Angela Lansbury has died at the age of 96.
An Oscar and Tony award-winning actress, the role she’s most famous for playing is Jessica Fletcher, the amateur sleuth at the centre of the long-running US television series Murder, She Wrote.
The crime drama aired for 12 seasons, which included 256 episodes and four feature films. Lansbury was nearly 60 years old when she was cast as a retired English teacher who takes up mystery writing in her early widowhood.
But the iconic role, which went on to define a large portion of Lansbury’s career, nearly went to another actor.
In a 2015 interview with the Television Academy, All in the Family star Jean Stapleton, who played Edith Bunker in the seminal American sitcom, revealed she was offered the role first.
“Angela will attest to that as well,” Stapleton told her interviewer of the revelation. “Every time I saw Angela in those years, she’d say,...
An Oscar and Tony award-winning actress, the role she’s most famous for playing is Jessica Fletcher, the amateur sleuth at the centre of the long-running US television series Murder, She Wrote.
The crime drama aired for 12 seasons, which included 256 episodes and four feature films. Lansbury was nearly 60 years old when she was cast as a retired English teacher who takes up mystery writing in her early widowhood.
But the iconic role, which went on to define a large portion of Lansbury’s career, nearly went to another actor.
In a 2015 interview with the Television Academy, All in the Family star Jean Stapleton, who played Edith Bunker in the seminal American sitcom, revealed she was offered the role first.
“Angela will attest to that as well,” Stapleton told her interviewer of the revelation. “Every time I saw Angela in those years, she’d say,...
- 10/11/2022
- by Amanda Whiting
- The Independent - TV
Angela Lansbury, one of the most iconic actresses in Hollywood, has died.
She was 96.
According to People, Lansbury passed away in her sleep Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles.
"The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1:30 a.m. today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday," her family says in a statement obtained by the outlet.
"In addition to her three children, Anthony, Deirdre and David, she is survived by three grandchildren, Peter, Katherine and Ian, plus five great grandchildren and her brother, producer Edgar Lansbury," the statement adds.
"She was proceeded in death by her husband of 53 years, Peter Shaw."
"A private family ceremony will be held at a date to be determined."
Lansbury was born on October 16, 1925 in London, England.
Her mother, Moyna Macgill, was well...
She was 96.
According to People, Lansbury passed away in her sleep Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles.
"The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1:30 a.m. today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday," her family says in a statement obtained by the outlet.
"In addition to her three children, Anthony, Deirdre and David, she is survived by three grandchildren, Peter, Katherine and Ian, plus five great grandchildren and her brother, producer Edgar Lansbury," the statement adds.
"She was proceeded in death by her husband of 53 years, Peter Shaw."
"A private family ceremony will be held at a date to be determined."
Lansbury was born on October 16, 1925 in London, England.
Her mother, Moyna Macgill, was well...
- 10/11/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Angela Lansbury has died at the age of 96 in her home.
In a statement shared with People, her family wrote, “The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1:30 a.m. today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday.”
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“In addition to her three children, Anthony, Deirdre and David, she is survived by three grandchildren, Peter, Katherine and Ian, plus five great grandchildren and her brother, producer Edgar Lansbury,” the statement continued. “She was proceeded in death by her husband of 53 years, Peter Shaw. A private family ceremony will be held at a date to be determined.”
Lansbury was well-known for her role as mystery novelist Jessica Fletcher on CBS’ “Murder, She Wrote”, but also had an extensive film and stage career.
In a statement shared with People, her family wrote, “The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1:30 a.m. today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday.”
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“In addition to her three children, Anthony, Deirdre and David, she is survived by three grandchildren, Peter, Katherine and Ian, plus five great grandchildren and her brother, producer Edgar Lansbury,” the statement continued. “She was proceeded in death by her husband of 53 years, Peter Shaw. A private family ceremony will be held at a date to be determined.”
Lansbury was well-known for her role as mystery novelist Jessica Fletcher on CBS’ “Murder, She Wrote”, but also had an extensive film and stage career.
- 10/11/2022
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
Angela Lansbury, best known for playing Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote, has passed away. She was 96. “The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1:30 Am today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday. In addition to her three children, Anthony, Deirdre and David, she is survived by three grandchildren, Peter, Katherine and Ian, plus five great grandchildren and her brother, producer Edgar Lansbury. She was proceeded in death by her husband of 53 years, Peter Shaw. A private family ceremony will be held at a date to be determined,” Lansbury’s family said in a statement to Broadway World. CBS via Getty Images In addition to her work on TV, especially in Murder, She Wrote, Lansbury starred in numerous films and in theater. Her first role was in Gaslight, followed...
- 10/11/2022
- TV Insider
Angela Lansbury, the London-born actress whose career spanned eight decades and included hits in film (“The Manchurian Candidate”), TV and theater (“Mame” and “Sweeney Todd”), has died at age 96.
Her family announced her death, saying she died early Tuesday morning “peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles.”
A private family ceremony will be held at a date to be determined for Lansbury, who would have turned 97 on Sunday.
One of the last surviving stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Lansbury first rose to fame as an MGM player who nabbed Academy Award nominations for her first films roles, in 1944’s “Gaslight” and 1945’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray.”
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In 1962, she earned another Oscar nomination for “The Manchurian Candidate” playing the scheming mother of a war hero — played by an actor,...
Her family announced her death, saying she died early Tuesday morning “peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles.”
A private family ceremony will be held at a date to be determined for Lansbury, who would have turned 97 on Sunday.
One of the last surviving stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age, Lansbury first rose to fame as an MGM player who nabbed Academy Award nominations for her first films roles, in 1944’s “Gaslight” and 1945’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray.”
Also Read:
Angela Lansbury’s 10 Best Film and TV Roles, From ‘Gaslight’ to ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (Photos)
In 1962, she earned another Oscar nomination for “The Manchurian Candidate” playing the scheming mother of a war hero — played by an actor,...
- 10/11/2022
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Dame Angela Lansbury has died aged 96.
The Murder, She Wrote and Beauty and the Beast star died “peacefully in her sleep” on Tuesday (11 October), her family have announced.
“The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1.30am today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday,” her family said in a statement.
“In addition to her three children, Anthony, Deirdre and David, she is survived by three grandchildren, Peter, Katherine and Ian, plus five great grandchildren and her brother, producer Edgar Lansbury. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Peter Shaw.”
A private family ceremony will be held at a later date.
Across her career, the London-born actor won five Tony Awards. Most recently, she was feted with the accolade in 2009 for her performance as Madame Arcati in Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit.
The Murder, She Wrote and Beauty and the Beast star died “peacefully in her sleep” on Tuesday (11 October), her family have announced.
“The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1.30am today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday,” her family said in a statement.
“In addition to her three children, Anthony, Deirdre and David, she is survived by three grandchildren, Peter, Katherine and Ian, plus five great grandchildren and her brother, producer Edgar Lansbury. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Peter Shaw.”
A private family ceremony will be held at a later date.
Across her career, the London-born actor won five Tony Awards. Most recently, she was feted with the accolade in 2009 for her performance as Madame Arcati in Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit.
- 10/11/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - Film
Angela Lansbury, a TV legend thanks to her portrayal of Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote, passed away Tuesday at the age of 96.
Broadway World has a statement from Lansbury’s family: “The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1:30 Am today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday. In addition to her three children, Anthony, Deirdre and David, she is survived by three grandchildren, Peter, Katherine and Ian, plus five great grandchildren and her brother, producer Edgar Lansbury. She...
Broadway World has a statement from Lansbury’s family: “The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1:30 Am today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday. In addition to her three children, Anthony, Deirdre and David, she is survived by three grandchildren, Peter, Katherine and Ian, plus five great grandchildren and her brother, producer Edgar Lansbury. She...
- 10/11/2022
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
The 1978 Blue Sunshine is up for a remake, according to Variety. Jeff Lieberman - writer-director of the original - is on board to update the material with producer Edgar Lansbury.
In the original, "a bizarre series of murders begins in Los Angeles, where people start going bald and then become homicidal maniacs. But could the blame rest on a particularly dangerous form of LSD called Blue Sunshine the murderers took ten years before?"
The post Blue Sunshine is Up for a Remake With Original Director appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
In the original, "a bizarre series of murders begins in Los Angeles, where people start going bald and then become homicidal maniacs. But could the blame rest on a particularly dangerous form of LSD called Blue Sunshine the murderers took ten years before?"
The post Blue Sunshine is Up for a Remake With Original Director appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
- 10/27/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Cult horror director Jeff Lieberman is returning to the scene of the crimes of one of his ’70s classics—and he’s got the original producer on board for the remake. Variety reports that Lieberman and Edgar Lansbury (who also produced the writer/director’s Squirm) are teaming with We’Re The Millers producer Vincent Newman on a new version […]...
- 10/24/2014
- by Michael Gingold
- Fangoria
Squirm is a cult classic, because its premise is utterly ridiculous. A town is under siege by an army of killer works, surfaced by a downed power line that apparently nobody thought to contact Aep about. Seriously, that line flopped around and spat sparks for what? Days? It didn’t set any fires, and nobody thought that it was something that probably needed to be taken care of? In all seriousness, worms are creepy little crawling assholes, and a movie about killer worms is going to make most viewers feel a little uneasy. I know it certainly had that effect on me, and based on the fact that almost 40 years later, we’re still talking about it, I have a hard time believing that I’m alone. Scream Factory’s Collector’s Edition Blu-ray release of the film will serve multiple purposes. It will allow those of us old enough to remember it,...
- 10/21/2014
- by Shawn Savage
- The Liberal Dead
Squirm is a highly anticipated Blu-ray release from Scream Factory, a classic monster movie that I have only had the pleasure of seeing one time in my life. Add me to the list of people that can’t wait for this release to drop. Scream Factory released an update today, outlining the full details of the release. Check out the press release below, and click here to pre-order your copy today.
Scream Factory™ Presents
A film by Jeff Lieberman
Squirm Collector’S Edition
Starring Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy, R.A. Dow and Jean Sullivan
Highly Anticipated Creatures-strike-back Horror Cult Classic
Arrives On Home Entertainment Shelves Everywhere
October 28, 2014 From Scream Factory™
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“Squirm is guaranteed to make you do just that.” – Los Angeles Times
It was a violent summer storm. Millions of volts slashed the earth, sending hundreds of thousands of writhing, seething creatures, oozing...
Scream Factory™ Presents
A film by Jeff Lieberman
Squirm Collector’S Edition
Starring Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy, R.A. Dow and Jean Sullivan
Highly Anticipated Creatures-strike-back Horror Cult Classic
Arrives On Home Entertainment Shelves Everywhere
October 28, 2014 From Scream Factory™
Pre-Order This Highly Anticipated Home Entertainment Release Today!
“Squirm is guaranteed to make you do just that.” – Los Angeles Times
It was a violent summer storm. Millions of volts slashed the earth, sending hundreds of thousands of writhing, seething creatures, oozing...
- 8/26/2014
- by Shawn Savage
- The Liberal Dead
Nathan Lane, Harold Prince, Angela Lansbury, Laura Osnes, Harriet Harris, Kate Burton, Kristine Nielsen, Alfred Uhry will salute actress Dana Ivey and arts patron Barbara Fleischman at The Acting Company's Gala on Monday, October 21 at Capitale. Ms. Ivey will receive the John Houseman Award recognizing her profound commitment to the development of American actors and a national audience for the theater. Ms. Fleischman will be presented the Warburg Humanitarian Award for her outstanding philanthropic endeavor and support of the arts. Harriet Harris Cinderella and Barclay Collins are Gala Chairs, Nathan Lane The Nance and Hal Prince 21 Tony Award winner will present the awards Stephen DeRosa Boardwalk Empire will host, Laura Osnes Cinderella will perform. Tributes will be offered by a host of celebrities. Three hundred guests complete an industry-filled audience of producers, directors, entertainers and other notables including TheHonorable Thomas Kean, record producer Clive Davis, playwrights Alfred Uhry and Elizabeth Egloff,...
- 10/8/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has approved a new Broadway musical about her late husband's life - with an unusual twist. The as-yet-untitled production, currently being referred to as The Lennon Project, is expected to hit New York next year. Producers Edgar Lansbury and Don Scardino are sure their effort will stand out from the others in the theatre district - because it won't be a traditional book musical, a ballet, a biographical musical or based on a film. Instead, the musical, which will feature 12 yet-to-be-cast actors portraying different aspects of Lennon's personality, will use Lennon's songs to tell the story of the 1960s and 1970s. Scardino explains, "Our project is the story of Lennon as lightning rod and how he defined the times and how the times defined him. Lennon's changes corresponded to our generation: there was the rocker, the hippie, the meditation guru, the transcendalist, the political revolutionary, the house husband, and all the while there was the evolving artist." The producers began negotiating with Ono about the project more than three years ago, but the project was hit with delays when film studio Columbia Pictures planned a biopic of the former Beatle and attempted to secure rights to his songs, as well as elements of his life story. But that project is no longer in development. The show is expected to use around 30 songs by Lennon, all written after the Beatles' break-up.
- 10/16/2003
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