Two-time Tony Award nominee Andy Griffith has passed away.

[Huss417]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:04am

I wasn't around for the two shows he did on Broadway.

Destry Rides Again [Original, Musical, Comedy] Apr 23, 1959 - Jun 18, 1960
Starring: Andy Griffith [Destry]

No Time for Sergeants [Original, Play, Comedy] Oct 20, 1955 - Sep 14, 1957
Performer: Andy Griffith [Will Stockdale]


http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118056220?refCatId=14

Updated On: 7/3/12 at 11:04 AM

[random person 112]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:06am

Fun fact: He started off in theater. Not in New York but in North Carolina and LA.

[PattiLover]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:24am

RIP Mr. Griffith. I just watched A Face in the Crowd a few weeks ago. Phenomenal movie - phenomenal performance. It would make a good musical (w/Hugh Jackman).

[BwayEqs]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:25am

Thats a shame. I always enjoyed watching my box sets of The Andy Griffith Show. I will have to watch them more often now that he is no longer with us. And I never knew that he lived in Dare County, NC until I read that article. That's funny, becuase I live not 30 minutes from Dare County.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:52am

Don't you mean "Two-time Tony Award nominee Andy Griffith has passed away"?

[Huss417]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 12:28pm

There ya go Pal Joey. :)

[Auggie27]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 9:37pm

Will the lights be lowered on Broadway? I think his theatrical roots warrant the recognition, and two Tony nominations are not exactly the same as finding your stage legs in the chorus (which I'm hardly putting down). I think the triumphs in three mediums, one clearly taking the focus, only point to the theater as a place where talent is found and nurtured. There would be no Griffith career trajectory without DESTRY.

Updated On: 7/3/12 at 09:37 PM

[defyinggravity42694]

Posted: 7/3/12 at 9:57pm

May he Rest in Peace.