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Broadway Birthday: Jonathan Pryce

Happy Birthday to multiple Tony and Olivier winner Jonathan Pryce, born June 1, 1947, in Carmel, Wales. At 16, he went to art college, before beginning studies at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk, England, to become a teacher. While there, … Continue reading

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Broadway Birthday: Nicholas Hytner

Happy Birthday to Olivier- and Tony-winning director Nicholas Hytner, born May 7, 1956, in Manchester, England. He studied at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, where he cowrote the 1977 Footlights Revue and directed the Brecht-Weill opera Rise and Fall of the City … Continue reading

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In Memoriam: Bob Avian

Tony-winning choreographer Bob Avian died Jan. 21 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Born Robert Avedisian on Dec. 26, 1937, in New York, Avian earned his bachelor’s from Boston University and began his career as a dancer, making his Broadway debut in … Continue reading

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