James Earl Jones dead at 93
James Earl Jones dead at 93
KevinKlawitter
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/21/20
pablitonizer
Featured Actor Joined: 4/8/21
jagman106
Stand-by Joined: 7/17/19
#3James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/9/24 at 4:57pm
This announcement, although not unexpected, is very sad. I was lucky enough to see JEJ in many of his Broadway appearances. He was a brilliant actor and THAT VOICE! RIP sir.
#4James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/9/24 at 5:00pm
I was fortunate enough to have attended the 2017 Tony Awards, the year he received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Not only that, but I also saw him outside Radio City Music Hall earlier in the day while rehearsal was going on.
#5James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/9/24 at 5:01pmA true cultural icon. What an incredible life and career.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#6James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/9/24 at 5:02pm
say sike right now
say jk right now
say you've been bamboozled right now
please for all love that is holy say it aint so
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#7James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/9/24 at 5:04pm
Oof.
I only got to see him 2x on Bway, but was a huge fan of his work. I found him mesmerizing.
May his memory be a blessing.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
hearthemsing22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
#8James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/9/24 at 5:09pm
tacotheatrelover said: "say sike right now
say jk right now
say you've been bamboozled right now
please for all love that is holy say it aint so"
We've been smeckledorfed!
tyleramullen
Understudy Joined: 10/31/11
#9James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/9/24 at 5:11pm
A legend, truly. Honored to have seen him in DRIVING MISS DAISY (on my first trip to New York City), THE BEST MAN, YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, and THE GIN GAME. Remarkable.
(BWW editors: Can you also please correct the obituary you have posted for him? He did not most recently star as Willy Loman in DEATH OF A SALESMAN...)
Alex Kulak2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/16
#10James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/9/24 at 5:11pm
https://youtu.be/K_kGtQmvrVI?si=8V0isLgP_xmSBrrG
I've always held the belief that these are 3 minutes of the finest acting ever filmed.
An absolute legend.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#12James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/9/24 at 5:16pm
Remember who you are…
May the force always be with him.
Well, I’ll be. That bird really did it.
CJRochester
Stand-by Joined: 11/17/11
#13James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/9/24 at 5:25pmA magnificent actor. I had the pleasure of seeing him in FENCES on Broadway back in the 1980s. May the Force be with him.
Dom P
Featured Actor Joined: 7/22/23
CoffeeBreak
Broadway Star Joined: 3/30/17
#15James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/9/24 at 10:47pm
Is this who they renamed the Cost theater for? The Jones.
#16James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/9/24 at 10:56pm
CoffeeBreak said: "Is this who they renamed the Cost theater for? The Jones."
Duh.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#17James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/9/24 at 10:59pm
CoffeeBreak said: "Is this who they renamed the Cost theater for? The Jones."
Yes.
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#18James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/9/24 at 11:04pm
CoffeeBreak said: "Is this who they renamed the Cost theater for? The Jones."
You’re thinking of Bustopher.
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#19James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/9/24 at 11:39pm
CoffeeBreak said: "Is this who they renamed the Cost theater for? The Jones."
Can't you go be an insensitive idiot someplace else?
CoffeeBreak
Broadway Star Joined: 3/30/17
#21James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/10/24 at 12:36am
CoffeeBreak said: "Missed the memo. A lot of Jones. Glad he has a theater. Field of Dreams is a great movie."
The name of the theatre is the James Earl Jones Theatre, so, no, not "a lot of Jones."
CoffeeBreak
Broadway Star Joined: 3/30/17
#22James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/10/24 at 12:50am
Sutton Ross said: "CoffeeBreak said: "Is this who they renamed the Cost theater for? The Jones."
Yes."
Thanks Sutton. Thanks for the kind and helpful response.
#23James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/10/24 at 1:06am
Got to see him twice onstage. Saw him in "Robeson" back in 1978 in Philadelphia at the, now gone, Locust Street Theater. A great night at the theater. I sat in front of Charles Nelson Reilly, who directed the play, and we talked about the show for a half hour after. I then sat second row center for "The Gin Game" on Broadway. A dream come true seeing he and Ms. Tyson together onstage.
He is a legend and will be missed. Rest in Peace.
Just give the world Love.
Updated On: 9/12/24 at 01:06 AM
MezzA101
Broadway Star Joined: 3/29/23
#24James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/10/24 at 7:02pm
NYT: James Earl Jones’s Stage Career Was Rich, and Startlingly Diverse
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/10/theater/james-earl-jones-broadway-theater.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Jk4.QlFG.1T5cgz_7-omu
MezzA101
Broadway Star Joined: 3/29/23
#25James Earl Jones dead at 93
Posted: 9/10/24 at 7:04pm
Courtney B. Vance Recalls Rehearsing Heartbreaking ‘Fences’ Scene With James Earl Jones for the Tony Awards: ‘The Tears and Snot Flowed’
https://variety.com/2024/film/columns/james-earl-jones-fences-courtney-b-vance-tony-awards-1236140076/#recipient_hashed=bcb67c2711d628387f045db3518221bd5ed178f4e4c2f399d0538a827b1aa7ad&recipient_salt=04f4c96625f0da735542bcec5f6a7b2ae30c104b0600175621c5a99e27a72d09&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_campaign=newsalert&utm_content=550407_09-10-2024&utm_term=284729
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