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Ward, Douglas Turner

(Encyclopedia) Ward, Douglas Turner, 1930-2021, African-American actor, director, and playwright, b. Burnside, La., as Roosevelt Ward Jr. Ward’s…

Kopit, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Kopit, Arthur, 1937-2021, American playwright, b. New York, New York, as Arthur Lee Koenig, Harvard Univ. (BS, 1959). Kopit’s parents…

Williams, Tennessee

(Encyclopedia) Williams, Tennessee (Thomas Lanier Williams), 1911–83, American dramatist, b. Columbus, Miss., grad. State Univ. of Iowa, 1938. One of America's foremost 20th-century playwrights and…

June 2016: <i>Hamilton</i> Wins Best Musical

World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of June 2016. 1. Shooting on UCLA Campus 2. Paul Ryan Endorses Trump 3. Stanford…

2015 Tony (Antoinette Perry) Awards

The Tony Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Broadway theater, were presented on June 7, 2015. Play: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time…

Brook, Peter

(Encyclopedia) Brook, Peter, 1925–, English theatrical director, b. London, grad. Oxford (1943). An innovative, unconventional, and controversial figure, Brook mounts energetic productions in which…

James Corden

James Corden is a British comic actor and writer who is also known as the host of the television talk show The Late Late Show with James Corden. A popular segment of that show, "Car Karaoke," in…

2013 Tony (Antoinette Perry) Awards

The Tony Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Broadway theater, were presented on June 9, 2013. Play: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Musical…

2014 Tony (Antoinette Perry) Awards

The Tony Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Broadway theater, were presented on June 8, 2014. Play: All The Way Musical: A Gentleman's Guide…

Mary Martin

Name at birth: Mary Virginia MartinMary Martin was a Broadway superstar in the 1950s, when she played spunky characters like Peter Pan and Maria von Trapp and won four Tony Awards over 13 years. Mary…