2019-2020 Theater Memoriam

[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 135 Posts: 5993 View Predictions]

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John McCormack Dies From COVID-19: Veteran Off-Broadway Artistic Director, Mentor Was 61

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[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 135 Posts: 5993 View Predictions]

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Actress Peggy Pope, who had appeared on Broadway 7 times from 1959 through 1975, has died at the age of 91.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peggy-pope-actress-who-played-comic-secretary-9-5-dies-at-91-1296902

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[Awardsfan1990 Joined: Mar 28th, 2015 Topics: 109 Posts: 6058 View Predictions]

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Comedian/actor Hector Suarez, who had an active theater career in his native Mexico, passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hector-suarez-dead-biting-mexican-comic-satirist-dies-at-81-1296936

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[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 135 Posts: 5993 View Predictions]

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Chris Trousdale, Former Member of DREAM STREET Who Began Career on Broadway, Has Died at 34

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[Awardsfan1990 Joined: Mar 28th, 2015 Topics: 109 Posts: 6058 View Predictions]

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He was another victim of coronavirus according to the reports. And he was only 34 years old, just a few years older than myself. How sad.

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[Awardsfan1990 Joined: Mar 28th, 2015 Topics: 109 Posts: 6058 View Predictions]

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Two more passings:

Patricia Reed Scott, who served as director and commissioner of the New York Mayor’s Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting from 1983-2002. https://deadline.com/2020/06/patricia-reed-scott-dead-obituary-new-york-mayors-office-film-theater-tv-1202950053/

Playwright Bruce Jay Friedman. https://variety.com/2020/film/news/bruce-jay-freidman-dead-90-splash-woody-allen-1234624764/

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Opera singer Claude Heater passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/claude-heater-dead-opera-singer-who-played-jesus-ben-hur-was-92-1297404

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[Awardsfan1990 Joined: Mar 28th, 2015 Topics: 109 Posts: 6058 View Predictions]

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences updated their list of Oscar voters who’ve passed away since late February, and some big Broadway names were on it like Terrence McNally and Brian Dennehy. One member, though, whose death wasn’t widely reported was Edward Pisoni, who died on February 10 and worked as a scenic designer in theater and a production designer in film and television.

Here’s his obituary here. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?n=edward-l-pisoni&pid=195405856

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Broadway theaters will be dimming their lights at 6:30 PM on November 3 in honor of Terrence McNally to mark what would’ve been his 83rd birthday. https://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-will-dim-its-lights-in-memory-of-tony-winner-terrence-mcnally

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