Reel-Important People is a monthly column that highlights those individuals in or related to the movies that have left us in recent weeks. Below you'll find names big and small and from all areas of the industry, though each was significant to the movies in his or her own way. Denis Akiyama (1952-2018) - Canadian Actor. He co-starred in Johnny Mnemonic, Pixels, Resident Evil: Afterlife, The Pacifier, Repo Men and Dead Ringers. He actually died of cancer on June 28. (THR) Gary Beach (1947-2018) - Actor. Mostly known for stage work, he played the director Roger DeBris in the musical remake of The Producers after playing the role on Broadway. He died on July 17. (THR) Freda Black (1960-2018) - Lawyer. As an assistant district attorney in Durham, she was one of the...
- 8/2/2018
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Gary Beach, the Broadway actor who created the role of Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and The Beast and won a Tony Award for his unforgettable turn as director Roger DeBris in Mel Brooks’ The Producers, died Tuesday in Palm Springs. He was 70.
His death was announced by his agent Steven Unger. No cause was given.
“I am the happiest boy in the fifth grade,” Beach said as he accepted the 2001 Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He was nominated for the award two other times: In 1994 for Beauty and the Beast (same category) and 2001 as Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Albin in the revival of La Cage aux Folles.
“Gary Beach, an actor of consummate skill and artistry, was a glorious human being,” said The Baruch Frankel Routh Viertel Group, the producers of The Producers, “a gifted, generous and incredibly funny actor whose...
His death was announced by his agent Steven Unger. No cause was given.
“I am the happiest boy in the fifth grade,” Beach said as he accepted the 2001 Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He was nominated for the award two other times: In 1994 for Beauty and the Beast (same category) and 2001 as Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Albin in the revival of La Cage aux Folles.
“Gary Beach, an actor of consummate skill and artistry, was a glorious human being,” said The Baruch Frankel Routh Viertel Group, the producers of The Producers, “a gifted, generous and incredibly funny actor whose...
- 7/18/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Gary Beach, who earned a Tony Award in 2001 for Mel Brooks’ Broadway musical “The Producers,” died Monday in Palm Springs, Calif., his agent Steven Unger confirmed. No cause of death was given.
Beach also earned Tony nominations for playing Lumiere in Disney’s 1994 Broadway adaptation of “Beauty and the Beast” and the drag star Albin in the 2004 revival of Jerry Herman’s “La Cage aux Folles.”
But he is best remembered for his turn as the flamboyantly gay director Roger de Bris who tries to stage the musical-within-a-musical “Springtime for Hitler” in Brooks’ musical comedy “The Producers.”
He won wide acclaim — and one of the show’s record-breaking 12 Tony Awards — for the role, first played by Christopher Hewett in Brooks’ 1967 film of the same name. “I am the happiest boy in the fifth grade,” he said on accepting the award on the stage of Radio City Music Hall.
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Beach also earned Tony nominations for playing Lumiere in Disney’s 1994 Broadway adaptation of “Beauty and the Beast” and the drag star Albin in the 2004 revival of Jerry Herman’s “La Cage aux Folles.”
But he is best remembered for his turn as the flamboyantly gay director Roger de Bris who tries to stage the musical-within-a-musical “Springtime for Hitler” in Brooks’ musical comedy “The Producers.”
He won wide acclaim — and one of the show’s record-breaking 12 Tony Awards — for the role, first played by Christopher Hewett in Brooks’ 1967 film of the same name. “I am the happiest boy in the fifth grade,” he said on accepting the award on the stage of Radio City Music Hall.
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- 7/18/2018
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
More than 10 years after it won a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards, Mel Brooks’ musical “The Producers” continues to enchant audiences. And several veterans of the show will be reuniting for a three-night engagement at the Hollywood Bowl, which opens July 27. Richard Kind returns to the role of Max Bialystock, which he played on Broadway, alongside Roger Bart, who originated the role of Carmen Ghia in the Broadway production before taking over the part of Leo Bloom opposite Kind. Also coming back are Gary Beach, who won a Tony Award for his turn as director Roger DeBris, and Susan Stroman as director/choreographer. For this production, “Modern Family” star Jesse Tyler Ferguson will play Bloom, with Bart returning to the role of Carmen, which earned him a Tony nomination. Kind and Bart recently spoke to Back Stage about the upcoming production.How does it feel to be working together again on...
- 7/24/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Jenelle Riley)
- backstage.com
The Hoff is back! Entertainer David Hasselhoff will be returning to Las Vegas to perform at The Orleans Showroom for three nights this month. Hasselhoff will wow crowds with a variety of songs, in a multimedia show with audience engagement.
"My long-awaited return to Las Vegas is an opportunity for Vegas audiences to see me like they've never seen me before," said the excited star. "I'm bringing my sold-out European tour to The Orleans and there is something for everyone.
"My long-awaited return to Las Vegas is an opportunity for Vegas audiences to see me like they've never seen me before," said the excited star. "I'm bringing my sold-out European tour to The Orleans and there is something for everyone.
- 11/3/2011
- Extra
The show broke countless box office records and won every theatre award imaginable, including 12 Tonys in 2001, more than any production in history. It began as a movie, made its way to Broadway, and then found itself back on the silver screen. Now, the smash-hit musical comedy The Producers comes to the Frederick stage for the very first time!
From 2001 to 2007, the hottest tickets on the Great White Way were for Mel Brooks' first musical, which was based on his 1968 film about a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant who come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history thereby bilking their backers (all "little old ladies") out of millions of dollars. Only one thing goes awry: the show is a smash hit! The antics of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they maneuver their way fecklessly through finding a show (the gloriously offensive Springtime For Hitler), hiring a director,...
From 2001 to 2007, the hottest tickets on the Great White Way were for Mel Brooks' first musical, which was based on his 1968 film about a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant who come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history thereby bilking their backers (all "little old ladies") out of millions of dollars. Only one thing goes awry: the show is a smash hit! The antics of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they maneuver their way fecklessly through finding a show (the gloriously offensive Springtime For Hitler), hiring a director,...
- 11/7/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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