2020-2021 Theater Memoriam (Arthur Kopit, Biff McGuire, Paul Ritter)

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Mary Wilson has died at the age of 76.
https://people.com/music/mary-wilson-dead-at-76/

While she was best remembered as a founding member of The Supremes, she has also been depicted in the jukebox biographical musicals, Motown and Ain’t Too Proud.

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Casting director Lynn Stalmaster passed away. While he primarily worked in film and television, he did also serve as the casting director of the 1993 Off-Broadway play Wrong Turn At Lungfish that starred Tony Danza, Jami Gertz, and George C. Scott. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lynn-stalmaster-dead-legendary-casting-760716

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^Not to mention that he also served as a casting director on the following stage-to-screen adaptations: 1971’s Fiddler on the Roof, 1973’s The Iceman Cometh, and 1991’s Frankie and Johnny.

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Stage and Screen Actor Christopher Pennock Dies at 76

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Voice teacher Florence Birdwell has passed away.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Florence-Birdwell-Vocal-Mentor-to-Kristin-Chenoweth-and-Kelli-OHara-Has-Passed-Away-20210215

While she never actually worked on Broadway, she was responsible for teaching two future Tony-winning actresses in the state of Oklahoma, Kristin Chenoweth and Kelli O’Hara.

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Salsa musician Johnny Pacheco, who wrote the incidental music for the 2016 Off-Broadway musical I Like It Like That, passed away. https://deadline.com/2021/02/johnny-pacheco-dies-salsa-traiblazer-fania-records-co-founder-85-1234694252/

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Actress Martha Stewart (NOT to be confused with the TV host of the same name), who appeared as a replacement Miss Adelaide in the original Broadway production of Guys And Dolls, passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/martha-stewart-actress-in-daisy-kenyon-and-in-a-lonely-place-dies-at-98

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Broadway Producer and General Manager Gary Gunas Passes Away

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Negro Ensemble Company Founder Douglas Turner Ward Passes Away at 90

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Stage and Screen Actor Ronald Pickup Has Passed Away at 80

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Playwright, Actor and Activist Bill C. Davis Has Passed Away

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Actress Joan Weldon passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/joan-weldon-actress-pursued-by-giant-ants-in-them-dies-at-90

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Actress Nicola Pagett passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nicola-pagett-actress-in-upstairs-downstairs-dies-at-75

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Target ALS will be presenting a one-night only streaming concert on May 4th that will honor the life of famed Broadway star Rebecca Luker, who died of ALS back in December of last year. The show will feature stories and songs from Luker’s career, performed by Broadway’s best-known talent, and will raise much-needed funds for ALS research. The lineup of stars includes Laura Benanti, Sierra Boggess, Michael Cerveris, Victoria Clark, Santino Fontana, Judy Kuhn, Howard McGillin, Norm Lewis, Kelli O’Hara, and Sally Wilfert. https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Laura-Benanti-Sierra-Boggess-Michael-Cerveris-and-More-to-Take-Part-in-Concert-Fundraiser-in-Memory-of-Rebecca-Luker-20210305

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Playwright, book writer, actor, producer, director, and lyricist Tony Hendra passed away. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tony-hendra-this-is-spinal-tap-actor-and-national-lampoon-alumnus-dies-at-79

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