Tag Archives: theater

  • Home
  • Tag Archives: "theater"

Faye Dunaway Fired from Play Over Physical Altercation

Faye Dunaway Fired from Play Over Physical Altercation
In a move sure to deliberately embarrass her in front of a reporter (or 1,000), acting legend — and legendary handful — Faye Dunaway, 78, has been unceremoniously dumped as the star of the new play Tea at Five, which just concluded a short run in Boston. Little ol' me? (Image via Nile Scott Studios)…
Read more

‘Alf’ Actor Max Wright Dies @ 75

‘Alf’ Actor Max Wright Dies @ 75
Max Wright, who became known as Willie Tanner on Alf (1986-1990), died Wednesday of cancer. He was 75. Max Wright, August 2, 1943-June 26, 2019 (Images via NBC) Wright had been diagnosed with lymphoma in 1995. A stage actor first, Wright made his TV debut on an episode of Great Performances in 1974, in a…
Read more

Gloria Vanderbilt, Heiress & Designer, Dies @ 95

Gloria Vanderbilt, Heiress & Designer, Dies @ 95
Gloria Vanderbilt, a 20th-century icon who was an heiress, author, fashion maven and businesswoman, died Monday in Manhattan. She was 95. On a frivolous Love Boat "cruise" (Image via ABC) Her death was confirmed by her TV journalist son, Anderson Cooper (b. 1967). Born February 20, 1924, she was initially famous as the subject of…
Read more

Past & Curious: ‘Punky Brewster 2,’ Judy Garland Wish List & More!

Past & Curious: ‘Punky Brewster 2,’ Judy Garland Wish List & More!
Links to the past with relevance today: What ever happened to Baby Punky? (GIF via GIPHY) EW: There's a Punky Brewster (1984-1988) sequel series coming — and it will star Soleil Moon Frye, 42. Send in the Garland! (GIF via GIPHY) RICK'S REAL/REEL LIFE: An intriguing list of films that Judy Garland (1922-1969) might have…
Read more

Sal Mineo/Don Johnson Play Thought Lost Is Found

Sal Mineo/Don Johnson Play Thought Lost Is Found
Sal Mineo (1939-1976) experienced a meteoric rise in the film world thanks to Rebel Without a Cause (1955), but one of his latter-day passion projects was the 1967 stage play Fortune and Men's Eyes by John Herbert (1926-2001). Men's thighs The play, about a newbie in a prison, is rife with queer themes and was…
Read more

Georgia Engel of ‘Mary Tyler Moore’ Dies @ 70

Georgia Engel of ‘Mary Tyler Moore’ Dies @ 70
Such sad news: Georgia Engel, famous as Georgette on Mary Tyler Moore (1972-1977), died Friday in Princeton, New Jersey. She was 70. Georgia Engel (July 28, 1948-April 12, 2019) The cause, according to The New York Times, is undetermined because, in keeping with her Christian Scientist beliefs, Engel did not consult doctors. What a shame.…
Read more

Never-Seen Footage of Sal Mineo & Don Johnson Onstage

Never-Seen Footage of Sal Mineo & Don Johnson Onstage
If you know anything about Sal Mineo (1939-1976) and Don Johnson (b. 1949), you know they acted in the racy play Fortune and Men's Eyes 50 years ago, and that while it was adapted as a feature film in 1971 starring Wendell Burton (1947-2017), Michael Greer (1943-2002) and Zooey Hall (b. 1946), no footage of…
Read more