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86 stories by "Erik Pedersen"

Janis Paige Dies: Prolific Film, TV & Stage Actor Known For 'Pajama Game', 'Silk Stockings' & Soaps Was 101 by Erik Pedersen

Janis Paige, who racked up more than 100 film, TV and stage credits over six decades including The Pajama Game, Silk Stockings and Santa Barbara, died June 2 at her home in Los Angeles. She …

SOURCE: Deadline at 6:32pm on June 3, 2024[SHARE]

Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Renée Elise Goldsberry Will Reveal Tony Awards Noms Next Week by Erik Pedersen

It's been a very busy April on Broadway, and it'll wrap with the 77th Tony Awards nominations announcement next week. And word came today that Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberr…

SOURCE: Deadline at 4:10pm on April 25, 2024[SHARE]

Edward Bond Dies: British Playwright Whose 'Saved' & 'Early Morning' Were Banned In UK Was 89 by Erik Pedersen

Edward Bond, the Oscar-nominated Blow-Up screenwriter and playwright whose Saved and Early Morning were banned in the UK, fueling a legal review that led to the end of stage censorship in th…

SOURCE: Deadline at 2:41pm on March 5, 2024[SHARE]

Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2023: Photo Gallery & Obituaries by Erik Pedersen

Hollywood and the entertainment industry lost a number of giants during 2023, from Norman Lear, Raquel Welch, Harry Belafonte, Matthew Perry and André Braugher to Tony Bennett, Tina Turn…

SOURCE: Deadline at 9:00am on February 19, 2024[SHARE]

Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2024: Photo Gallery & Obituaries by Erik Pedersen

SOURCE: Deadline at 9:00am on January 26, 2024[SHARE]

'The Wiz' Revival Casts Newcomer Nichelle Lewis For Broadway & National Tour by Erik Pedersen

A newcomer will be easing on down the road next year. Nichelle Lewis has been cast in the lead role of Dorothy in the Broadway revival of The Wiz, which is slated to hit the boards in the sp…

SOURCE: Deadline at 5:54pm on August 14, 2023[SHARE]

IATSE & Broadway League Reach Tentative Deal On Pink Contract by Erik Pedersen

IATSE has reached a tentative deal with the Broadway League and Disney Theatrical on a new "Pink Contact," a day after talks had broken down. The agreement now goes to union members for rati…

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:30pm on July 20, 2023[SHARE]

Judith James Dies: 'Quiz Show' & 'Mr. Holland's Opus' Producer, Longtime Richard Dreyfuss Collaborator Was 86 by Erik Pedersen

Judith James, a film, TV and Broadway producer who was Richard Dreyfuss' producing partner for many years and worked on such projects as Quiz Show, Mr. Holland's Opus and Eleanor: In Her Own…

SOURCE: Deadline at 1:06pm on July 17, 2023[SHARE]

Tony Awards Live Blog: Keep Up With All The Latest On Broadway's Big Night by Erik Pedersen

Like live theater itself, the Tony Awards has had ample opportunity of late to accustom itself to curve balls, upsets and all sorts of real-world intrusions onto Broadway's rarified and belo…

SOURCE: Deadline at 6:27pm on June 11, 2023[SHARE]

Tony Awards Winners List " Updating Live by Erik Pedersen

The 76th annual Tony Awards preshow is under way before tonight's televised ceremony tonight in New York, and Deadline is updating the winners list as they are announced. Have a look below t…

SOURCE: Deadline at 5:00pm on June 11, 2023[SHARE]

Michael Lamont Dies: Broadway Actor Who Became A Studio & Theater Photographer Was 76 by Erik Pedersen

Michael Lamont, who went from acting in Bye Bye Birdie and Oliver! on Broadway to a career as photographer for studios, theaters and actors, has died. He was 76. According to Patty Onagan, p…

SOURCE: Deadline at 6:55pm on June 5, 2023[SHARE]

Broadway In Hollywood Sets 2023-24 Season At The Pantages by Erik Pedersen

Broadway in Hollywood has tuned up the slate of musicals for its 2023-24 season. Headed to the Pantages Theatre stage starting late this year are the touring productions of MJ The Musical, T…

SOURCE: Deadline at 9:00am on February 22, 2023[SHARE]

Michael Butler Dies: Producer Of Broadway's 'Hair' & Its Film Version Was 95 by Erik Pedersen

Michael Butler, the Tony-winning producer who brought Hair to Broadway in 1968 and later produced the film adaptation and many other productions of the show, died Monday in Santa Barbara. He…

SOURCE: Deadline at 3:24pm on November 8, 2022[SHARE]

Angela Lansbury Tributes Roll In From Across Showbiz World: "She, My Darlings, Was Everything!" by Erik Pedersen

One of the world's most popular and enduring actresses died today, and tributes to Dame Angela Lansbury are raining down like a closing-night curtain call. Here is just a sampling that spans…

SOURCE: Deadline at 6:59pm on October 11, 2022[SHARE]

'Take Me Out' Gets Another Broadway At-Bat Starting In October; Jesse Tyler Ferguson & Jesse WIlliams Return To Lineup by Erik Pedersen

Tony winner Jesse Tyler Ferguson and nominee Jesse Williams are suiting up again as stars of the baseball-themed Take Me Out, which is set to return to Broadway in the fall. The hit reviv…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:30am on August 18, 2022[SHARE]

'The Little Prince' Ending Broadway Run Three Months Early by Erik Pedersen

It'll be a shorter-than-planned reign for The Little Prince on Broadway. Producers said today that the show based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's novella will end its limited engagement…

SOURCE: Deadline at 7:16pm on April 26, 2022[SHARE]

Liz Sheridan Dies: 'Seinfeld' Mom & 'ALF' Actress Was 93 by Erik Pedersen

Liz Sheridan, the veteran actress best known for playing Jerry Seinfeld's mother on Seinfeld and also recurred on ALF and appeared in several Broadway shows, died today in New York City. She…

SOURCE: Deadline at 2:35pm on April 15, 2022[SHARE]

Hugh Jackman Tests Positive For Covid; Broadway's 'Music Man' Goes Dark Through January 1 by Erik Pedersen

We got trouble, my friends, right there in New York City. It's trouble with a capital T and that rhymes with C, and that stands for … Covid. Broadway's revival of The Music Man has canc…

SOURCE: Deadline at 2:47pm on December 28, 2021[SHARE]

Broadway's 'MJ' Has A New Michael Jackson As Myles Frost Replaces Ephraim Sykes by Erik Pedersen

As Broadway gets ready to rock with you once again, there's a new man in the mirror for the Michael Jackson musical. The producers said today that Myles Frost will play the King of Pop in MJ…

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:04pm on June 29, 2021[SHARE]

Hollywood & Entertainment Industry Deaths In 2020 " Photo Gallery by Erik Pedersen

As we finally turn the calendar on the Cruelest Year, let's take a moment to reflect on some of the memorable people we lost from the world of entertainment. Click through the photo gallery …

SOURCE: Deadline at 6:52pm on December 31, 2020[SHARE]

Roger Berlind Dies: 25-Time Tony-Winning Broadway Producer Of 'Amadeus', 'Book Of Mormon', 'Mean Girls' & 100-Plus Others Was 90 by Erik Pedersen

Roger Berlind, the 25-time Tony-winning producer of more than 100 Broadway plays and musicals ranging from Amadeus, City of Angels and Doubt to The Book of Mormon, Dear Evan Hansen …

SOURCE: Deadline at 3:18pm on December 25, 2020[SHARE]

Ann Reinking Dies: Original Broadway 'Chicago' Star & 'Annie', 'All That Jazz' Actress Was 71 by Erik Pedersen

Ann Reinking, a Broadway veteran who starred in the original production of Chicago, won a Tony Award as its choreographer and also co-starred in the films Annie and All That Jazz, has …

SOURCE: Deadline at 7:44pm on December 14, 2020[SHARE]

Tony Awards Nominations " Watch The Livestream by Erik Pedersen

Broadway has been dark since mid-March, but its 2019-20 season already was winding down. In fact, there were 31 shows on the Main Stem boards when the coronavirus made this the cruelest of y…

SOURCE: Deadline at 3:01am on October 15, 2020[SHARE]

Terrence McNally Mourned: "A Giant In Our World", Lin-Manuel Miranda Says by Erik Pedersen

Terrence McNally, the revered playwright behind such Broadway shows as Master Class and Frankie and Johnny at the Clair de Lune who also wrote the books for Kiss of the Spider Woman, T…

SOURCE: Deadline at 4:14pm on March 24, 2020[SHARE]

Zoe Caldwell Dies: Four-Time Tony Winner Who Played Maria Callas In 'Master Class' Was 86 by Erik Pedersen

Zoe Caldwell, a veteran stage, TV and film actress who won four Tony Awards and originated the Broadway roles of Maria Callas in Master Class and the title character in The Prime of Mi…

SOURCE: Deadline at 7:37pm on February 18, 2020[SHARE]
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