Edgar Lansbury, the Tony-winning producer and younger brother of famed actress Angela Lansbury who guided the Broadway and big-screen versions of The Subject Was Roses and Godspell, has died. He was 94.
He died Thursday at his home in Manhattan, his son David Lansbury told The Hollywood Reporter.
Lansbury also produced the popular 1974-75 Broadway revival of Gypsy that starred his sister in a Tony-winning turn and worked on other films including The Wild Party (1975), directed by James Ivory.
Angela Lansbury, winner of five Tony Awards and star of Murder, She Wrote, died on Oct. 11, 2022, at age 96. His twin brother, TV producer Bruce Lansbury, died in February 2017 at age 87.
Lansbury’s first Broadway production, the intense family drama The Subject Was Roses, opened in 1964, ran for two years, and won a Pulitzer Prize and the Tony for best play. Written by Frank Gilroy and directed by Ulu Grosbard, it starred Martin Sheen...
He died Thursday at his home in Manhattan, his son David Lansbury told The Hollywood Reporter.
Lansbury also produced the popular 1974-75 Broadway revival of Gypsy that starred his sister in a Tony-winning turn and worked on other films including The Wild Party (1975), directed by James Ivory.
Angela Lansbury, winner of five Tony Awards and star of Murder, She Wrote, died on Oct. 11, 2022, at age 96. His twin brother, TV producer Bruce Lansbury, died in February 2017 at age 87.
Lansbury’s first Broadway production, the intense family drama The Subject Was Roses, opened in 1964, ran for two years, and won a Pulitzer Prize and the Tony for best play. Written by Frank Gilroy and directed by Ulu Grosbard, it starred Martin Sheen...
- 5/4/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When Lorne Michaels set out to shake up the late-night television landscape with "Saturday Night Live," there were certain, long-standing traditions he was willing to observe. One of those was the assemblage of a house band. Though the show wasted no time filling America's living rooms with the provocative music of Gil Scott-Heron, Jimmy Cliff, and Frank Zappa, the Saturday Night Live Band was an impressive if unexciting assortment of solid session musicians. And the man who brought them together was a then relatively unknown composer named Howard Shore.
The Toronto-born Shore had the inside track to the gig thanks to a friendship with Michaels that stretched back to summer camp. But while Shore had made a name for himself via the jazz fusion band Lighthouse and his score for magician Doug Henning's popular stage show "Spellbound" (which eventually transferred to Broadway as "The Magic Show"), he wasn't overly...
The Toronto-born Shore had the inside track to the gig thanks to a friendship with Michaels that stretched back to summer camp. But while Shore had made a name for himself via the jazz fusion band Lighthouse and his score for magician Doug Henning's popular stage show "Spellbound" (which eventually transferred to Broadway as "The Magic Show"), he wasn't overly...
- 3/11/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
When Ivan Reitman passed away on Feb. 12, 2022 at the age of 75, the Canadian producer, director, and screenwriter was justifiably remembered as one of the driving forces of cinematic comedy for more than four decades. After all, he produced National Lampoon’s Animal House–one of the classic farces of its time–in 1978, before moving on to direct a string of other well-remembered entries in the genre, including Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981), Twins (1988), Kindergarten Cop (1990), and Dave (1993), while producing films such as Space Jam (1996), Private Parts (1997), and Old School (2003).
Of course Reitman is best remembered for directing Ghostbusters, the seminal 1984 film that spawned a franchise and has influenced an entire subgenre, the horror comedy, ever since its release.
Ghostbusters wasn’t Reitman’s only foray into horror territory, however. His second feature film as a director was a low-budget horror comedy called Cannibal Girls (released in 1973 and starring Eugene Levy and Andrea Martin!
Of course Reitman is best remembered for directing Ghostbusters, the seminal 1984 film that spawned a franchise and has influenced an entire subgenre, the horror comedy, ever since its release.
Ghostbusters wasn’t Reitman’s only foray into horror territory, however. His second feature film as a director was a low-budget horror comedy called Cannibal Girls (released in 1973 and starring Eugene Levy and Andrea Martin!
- 2/27/2022
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
It was a pre-Christmas miracle. Or maybe a reminder of the line from the classic song Santa Claus is Coming to Town, to wit: “You better watch out.”
In a moment straight outta Hollywood, Doug Henning wore a Buddy the Elf costume like the one actor Will Ferrell’s character wore in the 2003 film Elf while meeting his father for the first time.
In Elf, Will Ferrell plays a human who is accidentally taken to the North Pole and raised by elves. Eventually, Buddy, who towers over the rest of the elves, is told the truth about his origins, and decides to seek his real Dad, a high-powered publishing executive in New York City.
In real life, the meeting inspired by the film happened last week at Boston’s Logan Airport, and Henning went full-Elf for the meeting, even replicating Buddy’s song from the film moment he met his long-lost father,...
In a moment straight outta Hollywood, Doug Henning wore a Buddy the Elf costume like the one actor Will Ferrell’s character wore in the 2003 film Elf while meeting his father for the first time.
In Elf, Will Ferrell plays a human who is accidentally taken to the North Pole and raised by elves. Eventually, Buddy, who towers over the rest of the elves, is told the truth about his origins, and decides to seek his real Dad, a high-powered publishing executive in New York City.
In real life, the meeting inspired by the film happened last week at Boston’s Logan Airport, and Henning went full-Elf for the meeting, even replicating Buddy’s song from the film moment he met his long-lost father,...
- 12/5/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Walter C. Miller, a five-time Emmy-winner best known for producing or directing the Grammys, Tonys and CMA Awards in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s, died on Friday evening, the Country Music Association confirmed to Variety. He was 94.
“Walter was an absolute television legend,” said CMA chief executive officer Sarah Trahern in a statement. “When you worked with him, you instantly knew you were in the presence of greatness. He brought so much innovation and brilliance to the CMA Awards over the 40 years he worked with the organization.”
Miller also served at the helm of other awards shows, as well, including the Emmys, People’s Choice Awards and Latin Grammys.
Miller was nominated for 19 prime-time Emmy Awards, taking home five trophies between 1972 and 1999 — four of them from directing the Tony Awards. He was also nominated for two daytime Emmys. Miller was a three-time Directors Guild of America winner. In 1993, he won...
“Walter was an absolute television legend,” said CMA chief executive officer Sarah Trahern in a statement. “When you worked with him, you instantly knew you were in the presence of greatness. He brought so much innovation and brilliance to the CMA Awards over the 40 years he worked with the organization.”
Miller also served at the helm of other awards shows, as well, including the Emmys, People’s Choice Awards and Latin Grammys.
Miller was nominated for 19 prime-time Emmy Awards, taking home five trophies between 1972 and 1999 — four of them from directing the Tony Awards. He was also nominated for two daytime Emmys. Miller was a three-time Directors Guild of America winner. In 1993, he won...
- 11/14/2020
- by Janet W. Lee
- Variety Film + TV
Illusionist Criss Angel is the latest performer announced for the In Residence on Broadway series. The star of A&E’s Mindfreak will take the stage at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre for a five-day stint July 2-7.
Criss Angel Raw – The Mindfreak Unplugged was announced today by producers Live Nation, The Araca Group and Ebg (Entertainment Benefits Group). Angel is the third performer recently announced as part of the limited engagement series, following Yanni and Regina Spektor.
Criss says, “Mindfreak started in 2001 in the heart of Times Square, the WWE basement, and now to be back home in New York with my all-new show Raw, playing in a storied Broadway theater where Doug Henning once performed, is a dream come true,” Angel said. “Raw is a completely different show than Mindfreak in Las Vegas. It’s intimate and reveals a different side of me – while of course still blowing your mind!”
The...
Criss Angel Raw – The Mindfreak Unplugged was announced today by producers Live Nation, The Araca Group and Ebg (Entertainment Benefits Group). Angel is the third performer recently announced as part of the limited engagement series, following Yanni and Regina Spektor.
Criss says, “Mindfreak started in 2001 in the heart of Times Square, the WWE basement, and now to be back home in New York with my all-new show Raw, playing in a storied Broadway theater where Doug Henning once performed, is a dream come true,” Angel said. “Raw is a completely different show than Mindfreak in Las Vegas. It’s intimate and reveals a different side of me – while of course still blowing your mind!”
The...
- 4/8/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Bravo Media is expanding its highly rated Below Deck franchise with Below Deck Sailing Vessel (working title), a new series from Below Deck and Below Deck Mediterranean producers 51 Minds.
Below Deck Sailing Vessel (wt) is described as a new kind of Below Deck, featuring luxury sailing yachts, considered the queens of the yachting world, as the charter of choice.
Bravo says the new series is similar to Below Deck and Below Deck Mediterranean with fit crews, exotic locations, demanding charter guests and an “upstairs/downstairs” dedication to service. However, sailboats have a sleeker design than their motor yacht counterparts, and this makes their galleys smaller, their stew stations almost non-existent and the crew’s living quarters more cramped and in much closer proximity to the guest quarters. Sailing yachts also attract a different kind of charter guest – from the exclusive old money patrons to the new eco-conscious tech millionaires...
Below Deck Sailing Vessel (wt) is described as a new kind of Below Deck, featuring luxury sailing yachts, considered the queens of the yachting world, as the charter of choice.
Bravo says the new series is similar to Below Deck and Below Deck Mediterranean with fit crews, exotic locations, demanding charter guests and an “upstairs/downstairs” dedication to service. However, sailboats have a sleeker design than their motor yacht counterparts, and this makes their galleys smaller, their stew stations almost non-existent and the crew’s living quarters more cramped and in much closer proximity to the guest quarters. Sailing yachts also attract a different kind of charter guest – from the exclusive old money patrons to the new eco-conscious tech millionaires...
- 3/15/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
I love illusionists. I grew up on Doug Henning (who was known for his huge illusions, but was best at small, close-up work) and other TV magicians. My dad loved magic, and while neither of us was good at it, we both enjoyed watching it as much as possible. In Asia’s version of “Insert Region […]
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- 1/3/2018
- by Mr. Dark
- DreadCentral.com
“Theater geek” may not be the most obvious label for J.J. Abrams, who has built a film and TV career directing, writing and producing sci-fi and action-heavy shows (Alias, Lost), rebooting film franchises (Star Trek, Star Wars) and launching his own Easter egg-filled film universe (Cloverfield). But the filmmaker has the same appreciation for Broadway as he does The Twilight Zone, the sci-fi anthology series he’s long considered to be one of the best on TV.
“I’ve been a fan of theater all my life,” Abrams tells Et. In fact, he has been attending shows in New York City, where he was born, since he was a young kid, collecting playbills from every production along the way. “I embarrassingly saved all of them.”
He recalls seeing the original runs of The Magic Show, starring Doug Henning, and Noises Off, as well as various productions of Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams plays. He cites Ira Levin...
“I’ve been a fan of theater all my life,” Abrams tells Et. In fact, he has been attending shows in New York City, where he was born, since he was a young kid, collecting playbills from every production along the way. “I embarrassingly saved all of them.”
He recalls seeing the original runs of The Magic Show, starring Doug Henning, and Noises Off, as well as various productions of Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams plays. He cites Ira Levin...
- 3/14/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
The Grammy Awards allow all genres of music to gather together under one roof; rock, pop, country, rap and all the rest meet up for the sole purpose of picking up awards. But when viewers tune in to the 2016 awards on Monday, they'll see a style of performance that's only rarely been part of the Grammy awards: Broadway. The show's opening number will be performed by the cast of Hamilton, the hit musical based on the life of Alexander Hamilton. While the Grammy Awards themselves will be given out at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the cast of Hamilton...
- 2/9/2016
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- PEOPLE.com
This week the 2009 World Magic Awards aired on MTV, and while prestidigitation sometimes gets a bad rap (Ok, we admit Doug Henning did not do much for the industry's hip factor), in our minds, the thrill of illusion doesn't get the credit it deserves.
We saw David Copperfield perform in the '80s. He made a motorcycle, with him on it, disappear from the stage and reappear in the middle of the theater on a platform that covered a few rows of seats about 20 feet away from us. Now we get that there was probably a stunt double onstage, but there was No accounting for the bike. People nearby were touching it and the chairs below it. It was not a hologram or mirror trick. There was no trap door in the floor and nothing suspended from the ceiling - just a 650-pound chopper carrying the Master of Illusion himself.
We saw David Copperfield perform in the '80s. He made a motorcycle, with him on it, disappear from the stage and reappear in the middle of the theater on a platform that covered a few rows of seats about 20 feet away from us. Now we get that there was probably a stunt double onstage, but there was No accounting for the bike. People nearby were touching it and the chairs below it. It was not a hologram or mirror trick. There was no trap door in the floor and nothing suspended from the ceiling - just a 650-pound chopper carrying the Master of Illusion himself.
- 11/23/2009
- by AmyandNancy
- Getback - TV
Remember way back before TiVO, when most of us didn’t even know that individual TV episodes had titles much less what those titles were? Sometimes I miss those days. Particularly with an episode like this week’s B&S, where the title has me hating it even before I’ve seen a single scene. Magic? Really, B&S people? Really?
We open on wet, naked flesh of the female variety. Sigh. I also remember the days when the ones traipsing around half naked were Kevin’s boyfriends, which is pretty much what got me hooked back in season one. Now, of course, it’s always Rebecca, because this show seems utterly determined to center most episodes around the exuberant sex life she and Justin are enmeshed in, as if that will make us forget they once thought they were siblings. And let me tell you, ABC, I will never forget that.
We open on wet, naked flesh of the female variety. Sigh. I also remember the days when the ones traipsing around half naked were Kevin’s boyfriends, which is pretty much what got me hooked back in season one. Now, of course, it’s always Rebecca, because this show seems utterly determined to center most episodes around the exuberant sex life she and Justin are enmeshed in, as if that will make us forget they once thought they were siblings. And let me tell you, ABC, I will never forget that.
- 11/12/2008
- by dennis
- The Backlot
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