James Earl Jones dead at 93

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 9/9/24 at 4:43pm

RIP to one of the all-time legends

[pablitonizer]

Posted: 9/9/24 at 4:49pm

so sad! RIP to a true legend!

[jagman106]

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.

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

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.

[Kad]

Posted: 9/9/24 at 5:01pm

A true cultural icon. What an incredible life and career.

[tacotheatrelover]

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]

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.  

[hearthemsing22]

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]

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]

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]

Posted: 9/9/24 at 5:13pm

Rest in Paradise, Legend.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 9/9/24 at 5:16pm

Remember who you are…

May the force always be with him.

[CJRochester]

Posted: 9/9/24 at 5:25pm

A 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]

Posted: 9/9/24 at 5:26pm

A true legend, an Amazing Actor. RIP Sir!

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 9/9/24 at 10:47pm

Is this who they renamed the Cost theater for?  The Jones.

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 9/9/24 at 10:56pm

CoffeeBreak said: "Is this who they renamed the Cost theater for? The Jones."

Duh.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 9/9/24 at 10:59pm

CoffeeBreak said: "Is this who they renamed the Cost theater for? The Jones."

Yes. 

[TotallyEffed]

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]

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]

Posted: 9/10/24 at 12:01am

Updated On: 9/10/24 at 12:01 AM

[TaffyDavenport]

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]

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. 

Updated On: 9/10/24 at 12:50 AM

[uncageg]

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.

Updated On: 9/12/24 at 01:06 AM

[MezzA101]

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]

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