John McMartin has passed

A post on ATC alerted me to this, and a search on Twitter shows many people tweeting about it, including Shaun Cassidy, his co-star from "The Subject Was Roses."

https://twitter.com/shaunpcassidy/status/750916983970029568

A very great loss, indeed. I had the pleasure of seeing him in Anything Goes and All The Way, as well as hearing him on multiple cast recordings. A wonderful actor, who will be sorely missed from the NY stage.

So sad. Rip to a talented, kind man. I was just listening to Follies the other day and remembered that he was the only of the 4 leads left.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luydh4zUry4

Updated On: 7/7/16 at 01:27 AM

RIP, so very sad to hear. He had a marvellous career.

What a legend. So sorry to hear this.

This is extremely sad and shocking news. He was constantly working and always elevated both the material and other actors in whatever play he was in. "The Road You Didn't Take" is one of the greatest and his version is still the one to beat.

He was a bright light on the stage for so many years, almost right up until the end. Here is a link to his paid death notice, which appeared in the Times today:

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=john-mcmartin&pid=180582318&

I imagine a formal obituary will follow.

Saw him in Into The Woods and Grey Gardens. And enjoyed him over the years on many cast recordings and videos. A great loss.

I had the pleasure of interviewing John for BWW several years ago and he mailed me a Christmas card every year since. A true gentleman.

He was my very first Broadway crush, back in my adolescence. What an amazingly versatile actor and lovely human being, one of the stalwarts of Broadway. About 20 years ago I wrote him a letter wishing him well on his new project and detailing how I'd followed his career since SWEET CHARITY, and he invited me and my husband to meet him backstage after a performance. I sent him a birthday card every year and made sure to catch each of his NYC stage appearances. My sympathies to his family. What a loss to the theater--even if it never rewarded him with the Tony he so richly deserved. .

Saw him list in "Is He Dead?" Totally elevated the material. A life well lived.

RIP...a true Broadway legend and a real gentleman...

What a talented actor! He will be missed. My condolences to his family and many friends and followers.

Very sad. I saw him in Grey Gardens and Is He Dead? but I also used to see him walking through Shubert Alley.