“I didn’t think I’d ever perform on Broadway again,” Natalie Mendoza said. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Actors and Actresses”
Jonathan Reynolds, Playwright and Food Columnist, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on November 11, 2021
His plays tended to parody American institutions. His food writing tended to be full of humor. Source: New York Times
Ivy Nicholson, Model and Warhol Factory Star, Dies at 88
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2021
She blazed through 1950s Europe as a top fashion model and then became a part of the 1960s Warhol crowd in New York before falling on hard times. Source: New York Times
Audra McDonald to Star in ‘Ohio State Murders’ on Broadway
By Gotham Rex on November 1, 2021
The production brings the world of the playwright Adrienne Kennedy, 90, to Broadway for the first time. Source: New York Times
How Lili Taylor, Actress and Birder, Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2021
When she’s not onstage, she’s often at her bedroom window, taking in Brooklyn’s wildlife. Source: New York Times
In ‘Alma’s Way,’ a Young Latina Thinks for Herself, Like Her Creator
By Gotham Rex on October 3, 2021
Set in the Bronx, the new PBS Kids’ show from Sonia Manzano, who played Maria on “Sesame Street,” promotes diversity and critical thinking. Source: New York Times
Father and Son Return to the Stage, Together. Again. No Regrets.
By Gotham Rex on June 17, 2021
Reed and Ephraim Birney are in the Berkshires, reprising their roles in “Chester Bailey.” They discuss what it’s like to play off — and fight — each other. Source: New York Times
How Scott Rudin Wielded Power in Show Business
By Gotham Rex on April 24, 2021
For decades, the producer has cultivated and castigated people at all levels of entertainment. Now his past is catching up with him. Source: New York Times
Douglas Turner Ward: A Lens on ‘Questions That the Country Wasn’t Asking’
By Gotham Rex on February 23, 2021
Samuel L. Jackson, David Alan Grier, Phylicia Rashad and others remember the Negro Ensemble Company founder. Source: New York Times
Douglas Turner Ward, Pioneer in Black Theater, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on February 22, 2021
A founder of the Negro Ensemble Company in New York in the 1960s, he was outspoken about limited opportunities for fellow Black actors and directors. Source: New York Times
John Lurie Doesn’t Paint Happy Trees
By Gotham Rex on January 20, 2021
His new series for HBO, “Painting With John,” is a meditative and often joyful blend of painting and personal storytelling. But Bob Ross it isn’t. Source: New York Times
Edith O’Hara, a Fixture of Off Off Broadway, Dies at 103
By Gotham Rex on October 24, 2020
The theater she founded, the 13th Street Repertory Company, has been an eclectic presence on the New York scene for almost half a century. Source: New York Times
Anthony Chisholm Dies at 77; Acclaimed in August Wilson Roles
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2020
The actor appeared in numerous productions of Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle plays, including four on Broadway. Source: New York Times
Maurice Edwards, Busy Figure in Theater and Music, Dies at 97
By Gotham Rex on October 9, 2020
He was involved with the Brooklyn Philharmonic for many years and performed both on Broadway and off. He died of the novel coronavirus. Source: New York Times
Stars Bring a Broadway Tune Back to Times Square, Unexpectedly
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2020
Two dozen shielded performers, including Bernadette Peters and Andrew Rannells, surprised passers-by with a rendition of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday.” Source: New York Times