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Jerry Adler, “Sopranos” and “The Good Wife” actor who spent decades backstage on Broadway, dies at 96

Jerry Adler, “Sopranos” and “The Good Wife” actor who spent decades backstage on Broadway, dies at 96

Jerry Adler, who spent decades behind the scenes of storied Broadway productions before pivoting to acting in his 60s, has died at 96.  Adler died Saturday, according to a brief family announcement confirmed by the Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York. Adler “passed peacefully in his sleep,” Paradigm Talent Agency’s Sarah Shulman said on behalf of his family. No immediate …

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'Sopranos' star Jerry Adler, Broadway backstage vet turned late-in-life actor, dies at 96 – MPR News

'Sopranos' star Jerry Adler, Broadway backstage vet turned late-in-life actor, dies at 96 – MPR News

‘Sopranos’ star Jerry Adler, Broadway backstage vet turned late-in-life actor, dies at 96  MPR News Jerry Adler, Actor in ‘The Sopranos’ Who Found Success Late in Life, Dies at 96  The New York Times New details emerge about circumstances in death of Jerry Adler, beloved ‘Sopranos’ actor  New York Post Jerry Adler, Actor on ‘The Sopranos,’ ‘The Good Wife’ and ‘Rescue Me,’ Dies …

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Jerry Adler, ‘Sopranos’ actor and Broadway vet, dies at 96

Jerry Adler, ‘Sopranos’ actor and Broadway vet, dies at 96

NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Adler, who spent decades behind-the-scenes of storied Broadway productions before pivoting to acting in his 60s, has died at 96. Adler died Saturday, according to a brief family announcement confirmed by the Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York. Among Adler’s acting credits are “The Sopranos,” on which he played Tony Soprano adviser Hesh Rabkin across …

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Carrie Coon to Star in Tracy Letts’ Play ‘Bug’ on Broadway

Carrie Coon to Star in Tracy Letts’ Play ‘Bug’ on Broadway

Carrie Coon will star in the Broadway premiere of Bug this winter, written by her husband Tracy Letts. The play, which will be directed by David Cromer (The Band’s Visit), follows a surprise and intense romance between a lonely waitress, played by Coon and a mysterious drifter, played by Namir Smallwood. The production begins performances on Dec. 17 at the …

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Don Cheadle, Ayo Edebiri to Star in ‘Proof’ Broadway Revival

Don Cheadle, Ayo Edebiri to Star in ‘Proof’ Broadway Revival

Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle and Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe winner Ayo Edebiri will make their Broadway debuts next spring in the first New York revival of David Auburn’s Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Proof.” The strictly limited engagement will be directed by Tony winner Thomas Kail and produced by Mike Bosner and Kail. “Proof” begins previews March …

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Carrie Coon To Star In Tracy Letts’ ‘Bug’ On Broadway

Carrie Coon To Star In Tracy Letts’ ‘Bug’ On Broadway

The Gilded Age star Carrie Coon is returning to Broadway in Bug, written by her husband Tracy Letts (August: Osage County). Letts’ play heads to Broadway following its 2021 run at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre. The production begins performances on Wednesday, December 17 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre with opening night set for Thursday, January 8, 2026. Bug, directed by …

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Carrie Coon Will Star in Broadway Premiere of Tracy Letts’ Bug

Carrie Coon Will Star in Broadway Premiere of Tracy Letts’ Bug

Broadway News Carrie Coon Will Star in Broadway Premiere of Tracy Letts’ Bug The 2021 production from Chicago’s Steppenwolf is being brought to New York by Manhattan Theatre Club. Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts Tracy Letts‘ 1996 play Bug will get a Broadway bow this winter, with previews beginning at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre December 18 ahead of a January …

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