John McMartin has passed
John McMartin has passed
#1John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 1:09am
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.
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#2John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 1:16am
Sorry to hear this.
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#3John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 1:27am
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.
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UncleCharlie
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/26/16
#4John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 1:39am
Like so many character actors, the name may not instantly ring a bell but you see the face and in his case, hear the voice and you immediately recall seeing him in a dozen different things, R.I.P. John.
#5John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 2:07am
RIP, so very sad to hear. He had a marvellous career.
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#6John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 2:43am
One of the greatest. What a fabulous list of shows he was involved in. And what a true pro all his life.
#9John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 4:56am
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.
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Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
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#10John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 5:51am
So sorry to hear this. He was great in everything he appeared in. He was so wonderful in the elevator scene in Sweet Charity.
#11John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 6:51am
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.
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-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#12John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 6:54am
What a wonderful contribution he made. A great man.
#13John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 6:55am
Saw him in Into The Woods and Grey Gardens. And enjoyed him over the years on many cast recordings and videos. A great loss.
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#14John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 7:00am
Aw dammit. 
I saw him in Anything Goes with SF and LO, and he was great.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#15John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 7:02am
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.
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#16John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 7:05am
Very sad to hear this. I saw him on Broadway in "Show Boat" and "Grey Gardens." He was always memorable, and so talented. RIP
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#17John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 7:21am
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. .
#18John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 7:24am
^ Agree 100%. It would be lovely to see him honored with a Lifetime Achievement Tony.
Marie: Don't be in such a hurry about that pretty little chippy in Frisco.
Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#19John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 7:27am
Saw him list in "Is He Dead?" Totally elevated the material. A life well lived.
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#20John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 7:44am
I'm shocked and saddened by the news. What a loss. Rest in peace.
#21John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 8:31am
RIP...a true Broadway legend and a real gentleman...
#22John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 8:31am
I forgot he was in the Showboat revival which I had seen numerous times.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#23John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 8:35am
What a talented actor! He will be missed. My condolences to his family and many friends and followers.
#24John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 8:36am
I saw this five times. Without bombast or exaggeration, I can honestly say it changed my life.
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#25John McMartin has passed
Posted: 7/7/16 at 8:48am
Very sad. I saw him in Grey Gardens and Is He Dead? but I also used to see him walking through Shubert Alley.
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