Elaine Stritch Dead at 89

Broadway legend Elaine Stritch also appeared in
ABC soap operas One Life to Live and The Edge
of Night.

Broadway legend Elaine Stritch passed away on Thursday morning at the age of 89. She died from natural causes in Birmingham, Michigan. She had suffered from diabetes for several years.

Stritch made her Broadway debut in the comedy "Loco" in 1946. The five-time Tony nominee went on to starring roles in Broadway productions of "Bus Stop," "No No Nanette," and "The King and I."

She was best known for her candid one-woman memoir, "Elaine Stritch: At Liberty," and for her role as Joanne in the Stephen Sondheim musical "Company" (which featured the song "The Ladies Who Lunch").

Her film credits include A Farewell to Arms, September, Small Time Crooks, and Monster In Law. Her documentary, Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me, had its New York City premiere this year.

2014 Tony Awards In Memoriam Segment

This year Tony Awards broadcast unfortunately did not include the an In Memoriam segment, though the video was shown to guests at Radio City Music Hall. The video below remembers those in the Broadway community who left us from May 2013-May 2014, including Julie Harris, Phyllis Frelich, Michael Filerman and James Gandolfini.

Phyllis Frelich Dead at 70

Tony-award winning actress Phyllis Frelich has passed away at the age of 70.

Born on February 29, 1944 in Devils Lake, North Dakota, Frelich was born to deaf parents and was the oldest of nine deaf children. She attended the North Dakota School for the Deaf and graduated in 1962.

Frelich's stage work included "Sganarelle" and "Songs From Milk Wood" at The National Theater of the Deaf. She was also seen in "Big River" and "Prymate" on Broadway. Frelich won the 1980 Tony award for Best Actress in a Play for her work as Sarah Norman in "Children of a Lesser God."

Frelich appeared in the daytime soap opera SANTA BARBARA as Sister Sarah in 1988.