June Havoc has died...
June Havoc has died...
#1June Havoc has died...
Posted: 3/28/10 at 5:23pm
https://blogs.villagevoice.com/dailymusto/archives/2010/03/june_havoc--who.php
#2June Havoc has died...
Posted: 3/28/10 at 5:27pmI'd forgotten she was still alive. RIP, Dainty June.
#3June Havoc has died...
Posted: 3/28/10 at 5:35pmVery sad. I will listen to delicious version of "Count Your Blessings" today.
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#4June Havoc has died...
Posted: 3/28/10 at 5:35pm
I am so saddened by this news. She was a wonderful actress. I feel so fortunate to have seen her on the stage.
She will be missed.
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#7June Havoc has died...
Posted: 3/28/10 at 6:00pm
Rest in Peace.
#8June Havoc has died...
Posted: 3/28/10 at 6:46pmI saw her in the 2nd tour of SWEENEY TODD. She would have been 68 then, and giving a performance of someone a good 25 years younger.
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Heather79
Swing Joined: 3/28/10
#11June Havoc has died...
Posted: 3/28/10 at 11:28pmA long and fascinating life. RIP, June.
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Q
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/3/05
#12June Havoc has died...
Posted: 3/28/10 at 11:33pmPeace to her and hers - and all those affected.
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#13June Havoc has died...
Posted: 3/29/10 at 12:00amRest In Peace June.
#14June Havoc has died...
Posted: 3/29/10 at 12:00amRest in peace June. She wrote two of the most fascinating show business books that I have ever read.
#15June Havoc has died...
Posted: 3/29/10 at 1:35amThree fascinating women, whose lives are now immortally entangled.
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#16June Havoc has died...
Posted: 3/29/10 at 11:38amShe also wrote a damned good play, MARATHON '33, about her experience as a marathon dancer. The Actor's Studio produced it in the early 1960's with Julie Harris (who was in her late 30's)playing the 16 year old June.
#17June Havoc has died...
Posted: 3/29/10 at 9:33pm
Coincidence/Karmic energy/Fate:
Yesterday was the day I cast a production of "Gypsy" I'm directing this summer. Dainty June ended up being the most problematic role to cast, with drop-outs/availability issues coming into play.
I actually heard this news from the actress who called to accept the role...She was doing a little research beforehand, and decided to take it "in memoriam" (said jokingly, of course).
This is the first large-scale production I'm helming...something tells me we'll have a little help along the way. And a real good time, yessir.
RIP June...Hope to do you proud (despite all the legitimate qualms you did have with the show)!
#18June Havoc has died...
Posted: 3/30/10 at 11:24amBecause June Havoc had issues with the libretto of GYPSY during tryouts out of town, GYPSY was billed as "A Musical Fable" in Philadelphia; co-producer David Merrick reasoned, as a lawyer, that if the show was seen to be a made up fable, then Havoc could not sue. In the Philadelphia Playbill, it was Baby Claire, not Baby June. Finally, Havoc was placated and from then on the advertising and lobby card read: GYPSY, a new musical, and it was Baby June in New York, not Baby Claire.
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