Tony Award-winning actor Richard Easton, who broke a 30-year break from Broadway to make an acclaimed performance in Tom Stoppard’s 2001 play The Invention of Love, died Dec. 2 at age 86.
Easton’s death was announced in a Facebook post by his friend and colleague James Wallert, co-artistic director of Epic Theatre Ensemble. No cause of death was disclosed.
Born in Canada and building an acclaimed, six-decade Broadway career beginning in the 1950s, Easton won the Tony for leading actor for his performance as A.E. Housman in the Stoppard play.
Easton made news of a different sort when he appeared in another Stoppard play five years later: During a preview of The Coast of Utopia, Easton fainted on stage after experiencing a heart arrhythmia. Co-stars Ethan Hawke and Martha Plimpton called out for a doctor in the house.
Easton’s death was announced in a Facebook post by his friend and colleague James Wallert, co-artistic director of Epic Theatre Ensemble. No cause of death was disclosed.
Born in Canada and building an acclaimed, six-decade Broadway career beginning in the 1950s, Easton won the Tony for leading actor for his performance as A.E. Housman in the Stoppard play.
Easton made news of a different sort when he appeared in another Stoppard play five years later: During a preview of The Coast of Utopia, Easton fainted on stage after experiencing a heart arrhythmia. Co-stars Ethan Hawke and Martha Plimpton called out for a doctor in the house.
- 12/11/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Richard Easton, the Canadian actor who appeared two-dozen times on Broadway during his six-decade career and won a Tony Award for his performance in Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love, has died. He was 86.
Easton, inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 2008, died Dec. 2, according to James Wallert, co-artistic director of the Epic Theatre Ensemble in New York. "Richard was a phenomenal actor, an inspiring teacher and a shining example of what it means to be a professional," he wrote on Facebook.
After his triumphant performance as British poet A.E. Housman in 2001's ...
Easton, inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 2008, died Dec. 2, according to James Wallert, co-artistic director of the Epic Theatre Ensemble in New York. "Richard was a phenomenal actor, an inspiring teacher and a shining example of what it means to be a professional," he wrote on Facebook.
After his triumphant performance as British poet A.E. Housman in 2001's ...
- 12/11/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Richard Easton, the Canadian actor who appeared two-dozen times on Broadway during his six-decade career and won a Tony Award for his performance in Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love, has died. He was 86.
Easton, inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 2008, died Dec. 2, according to James Wallert, co-artistic director of the Epic Theatre Ensemble in New York. "Richard was a phenomenal actor, an inspiring teacher and a shining example of what it means to be a professional," he wrote on Facebook.
After his triumphant performance as British poet A.E. Housman in 2001's ...
Easton, inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 2008, died Dec. 2, according to James Wallert, co-artistic director of the Epic Theatre Ensemble in New York. "Richard was a phenomenal actor, an inspiring teacher and a shining example of what it means to be a professional," he wrote on Facebook.
After his triumphant performance as British poet A.E. Housman in 2001's ...
- 12/11/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Epic Theatre Ensemble is currently presenting the world premiere of The Winning Side, the acclaimed new play by James Wallert, by popular demand. The Winning Side initially began previews on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 and officially opened on Monday, October 8, 2018 at The Acorn Theatre of Theatre Row 410 West 42nd St., a program Building for the Arts NY, Inc. It will now play through Sunday, November 4, 2018.
- 10/24/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Epic Theatre Ensemble is currently presenting the world premiere of The Winning Side, the acclaimed new play by James Wallert, by popular demand. The Winning Side initially began previews on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 and officially opened on Monday, October 8, 2018 at The Acorn Theatre of Theatre Row 410 West 42nd St., a program Building for the Arts NY, Inc. It will now play through Sunday, November 4, 2018.
- 10/22/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Epic Theatre Ensemble is currently presenting the world premiere of The Winning Side, the acclaimed new play by James Wallert, by popular demand. The Winning Side initially began previews on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 and officially opened on Monday, October 8, 2018 at The Acorn Theatre of Theatre Row 410 West 42nd St., a program Building for the Arts NY, Inc. It will now play through Sunday, November 4, 2018.
- 10/19/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Epic Theatre Ensemble is currently presenting the world premiere of The Winning Side, the acclaimed new play by James Wallert, by popular demand. The Winning Side initially began previews on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 and officially opened on Monday, October 8, 2018 at The Acorn Theatre of Theatre Row 410 West 42nd St., a program Building for the Arts NY, Inc. It will now play through Sunday, November 4, 2018.
- 10/17/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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