Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
#1Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:25pm
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#2re: Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:27pmOh, no... I intentionally didn't follow the "Natasha Richardson Injured" thread because I didn't want to fear the worst... but when I read this, I felt like someone had punched me in the stomach. Her family will be in my prayers.
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#2re: Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:28pm
Oh no! Soo sad.. my condolences to her family! 
J*
#3re: Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:29pmpray for her children and her family...such a sad loss
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Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:29pmWe lost a great talent and a great lady today. Rest in peace, Natasha.
I know you.
I know you.
I know you.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#5re: Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:32pm
Way beyond sad.
What a tragic loss.
Updated On: 3/18/09 at 08:32 PM
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Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:33pm
Thoughts and prayers to her family.
Such a beautiful person. Very sad.
#7re: Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:33pm
This is so unbelievably sad. I've loved her work since seeing her in "The Parent Trap." Rest in peace, Natasha.
Updated On: 3/18/09 at 08:33 PM
WiCkEDrOcKS
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#8re: Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:34pm
Too terrible for words.
What an amazing talent, an amazing woman, and an all around gift to the entertainment industry. She was quite a gem and will be greatly, greatly missed.
Just awful. Rest in peace, Natasha.
#9re: Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:36pm
Devastating news about a BRILLIANT actress. My thoughts are with her family and friends
Rest in peace, Natasha. You will be missed immensely.
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Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:38pmAs much as I was expecting this news, it's still horrible. I can't even imagine what her family is going through.
I chose, and my world was shaken. So what?
The choice may have been mistaken. The choosing was not.
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#11re: Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:38pmRIP.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
#12re: Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:40pm
My thoughts and prayers go out to her friends and family.
May she rest in peace. What a horrible loss of such an incredible woman.
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#13re: Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:40pm
Rest in peace Natasha. Your abounding, amazing talent will be sorely missed.
I've been following it the whole time, hoping she would pull through, for a small part because my Pop-Pop died this same way. He was fine for an hour after a fall down some stairs in Atlantic City, but then it went the same way as Mrs. Richardson. But at least he had lived most of his life, Mrs. Richardson hadn't even begun hers. I know a little on how they are feeling, and hope they all get through it, for it's such a travesty.
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Updated On: 3/18/09 at 08:40 PM
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#14re: Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:42pmOh, how horrific. I'm so sorry for her family. Too terrible for words.
Ed_Mottershead
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Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:44pmDevastated by this. She was such a vibrant presence. When I first saw her in Anna Christie, it was like the entire auditorium lit up with her radiance. So very, very sad to happen to a person this young who should have had so many years to share her genius with the world. My condolences to the family and may Natasha be happy amongst the angels of which she was one.
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#16re: Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:45pmSuch tragic, awful news and I wish all of the love and support in the world for her family right now. She was a truly remarkable and elegant performer who leaves behind an illustrious legacy.
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#17re: Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:46pm
We lost a beautiful lady with so much talent who put her family first. My prayers and love go out to her family including her two sons. Another good person has left this earth. I am tearing writing all of this .
We will miss you. R.I.P.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
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Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:47pm
How terribly, terribly sad.
Vanessa will now have to go through her own year of magical thinking.
And we'll never get to hear that "Send in the Clowns."
Updated On: 3/18/09 at 08:47 PM
blaxx
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
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Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:48pm
I remember her clearly singing:
Start by admitting by from cradle to tomb...
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#20re: Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:49pmI was really hoping this news wouldn't come. She will be sorely missed.
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#21re: Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:50pm
My prayers are with her family.
May she rest in peace.
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#22re: Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:52pm
Ed used the perfect word to describe her: radiant.
May she rest in peace, and may her family and friends find some.
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#23re: Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:53pmEnjoy life everyday, you never know what the future has for you.
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#24re: Tragedy Strikes as Natasha Richardson Passes Away at 45
Posted: 3/18/09 at 8:54pm
Might have to listen to the Cabaret recording tonight in her memory.
May she rest in peace.
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