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DYING IS EASY, COMEDY IS HARD

by Ron Fassler

Carol Channing and Sid Caesar in 1971's "Four on a Garden" (Photo by Martha Swope).November 18, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, By Ron Fassler There used to be a certain subset of actor expert in comedy, or boulevard comedy as it was once called. They were indispensable in what is now a bygone era of Broadway. Coined by the French as comedie de boulevard (or a comedy of the street), it generally translates a…

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 1:41pm on November 14, 2024