David I. Mitchell, who did the scenic design for more than 30 Broadway shows, was nominated for seven Tony Awards and won two, died of cancer on yesterday, October 3, in Los Angeles. He was 79. His Tony-nominated shows were "Barnum", "Annie", "Trelawny of the Wells", "Working", "Can-Can", "Foxfire" and "The Boys of Winter". Other Broadway work included "La Cage aux Folles" … [Read more...] about David I. Mitchell – designer of Barnum, Annie & La Cage aux Folles – dies at 79
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Arthur Laurents, playwright and director, dies at 93
Arthur Laurents, the playwright, screenwriter and director who wrote and ultimately transformed two of Broadway’s landmark shows, Gypsy and West Side Story, and created one of Hollywood’s most well-known romances, The Way We Were, died yesterday in his home in Manhattan. He was 93. Laurents once described writers as “the chosen people” and said he was happiest when sitting … [Read more...] about Arthur Laurents, playwright and director, dies at 93
Harvey Fierstein dons Zaza’s garb in ‘La Cage aux Folles’ for, amazingly, the first time
The leading lady’s costumes have had to be sized up, but there was never any question of their not fitting. After all, it’s Harvey Fierstein who has stepped into the role (and corset, plumes and pumps) of Zaza, the main attraction of the nightclub and the musical named “La Cage aux Folles.” Mr. Fierstein, you see, owns the role of Zaza — and that of her male alter ego, Albin — … [Read more...] about Harvey Fierstein dons Zaza’s garb in ‘La Cage aux Folles’ for, amazingly, the first time