Wendy Wasserstein Has Died

[LloydStamps]

Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#0

Posted: 1/30/06 at 10:40am

Lincoln Center Theater reports that playwright Wendy Wasserstein, 55, has died. She had been battling cancer. She won the Tony and Pulitzer for "The Heidi Chronicles."

[best12bars]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#1

Posted: 1/30/06 at 10:40am

Rest in peace, Wendy.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[BobbyBubby]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#2

Posted: 1/30/06 at 10:42am

I cannot even begin to process this. Such a loss.

[Ourtime992]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#3

Posted: 1/30/06 at 10:45am

I am greatly saddened by her passing. She was an astounding artist.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#4

Posted: 1/30/06 at 10:46am

This is awful. She has a 5 year old daughter if I remember correctly. Peace and love to Wendy's family and friends.

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

[liotte]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#5

Posted: 1/30/06 at 10:48am

Sending prayers to Wendy's family! May she rest in peace.

[ShuQ]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#6

Posted: 1/30/06 at 10:50am

A sad day...Rest in Peace. Prayers for her family and friends. Updated On: 1/30/06 at 10:50 AM

[erikaamato]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#7

Posted: 1/30/06 at 10:51am

I had no idea she'd been ill... This is so sad. May she rest in peace, and I too am sending thoughts and prayers to her family.

[liotte]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#8

Posted: 1/30/06 at 10:52am

http://1010wins.com/topstories/local_story_030103516.html

[WholeLottaShakin]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#9

Posted: 1/30/06 at 10:52am

Link below
from Yahoo News

[bschneid76]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#10

Posted: 1/30/06 at 10:52am

It is a sad day in the theatre community. Rest in Peace Wendy!

"Love the Art in Yourself. Not Yourself in the Art." -- Stanislavski

[Nothatsmrt]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#11

Posted: 1/30/06 at 10:53am

Also in the NY Times, via AP:

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-Obit-Wasserstein.html

[mrmcfeely]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#12

Posted: 1/30/06 at 10:54am

God bless Wendy, and I pray for her family and friends.

[QMAN03]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#13

Posted: 1/30/06 at 10:54am

This really sucks. A major loss for the theatre community.

[YayJudyYayJudy]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#14

Posted: 1/30/06 at 10:54am

our prayers to you, your family and friends

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[OtherDaryl]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#15

Posted: 1/30/06 at 10:55am

May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest, you most uncommon of women.

"Love Life. Live." Michael Bennett

Updated On: 1/30/06 at 10:55 AM

[alli2]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#16

Posted: 1/30/06 at 10:57am

RIP Wendy.

[liotte]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#17

Posted: 1/30/06 at 11:00am

Dan Fogler dedicated his final performance in Spelling Bee to Wendy last night. I'm sure she is in everyone's thoughts.

[BobbyBubby]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#18

Posted: 1/30/06 at 11:03am

Wait, so she died yesterday? THe papers are reporting she died today.

[SueleenGay]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#19

Posted: 1/30/06 at 11:03am

How sad. I hope she did not suffer too much or too long. It is always a tragedy to lose such a talent, but since women playwrights are so rare compared to the successful men playwrights this makes it even sadder.



(Might I just add as a note a "Thank you" for the links. It is nice to have news of this nature confirmed so undeniably in this time of rumors and hoaxes.)

PEACE.

[lildogs]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#20

Posted: 1/30/06 at 11:06am

"You heard of Dr. Pepper? So I'm Dr. Gorgeous"

She'll be greatly missed. I met her once years ago as a college student and was wowed by her candor and wit. Did she have a partner?

[wexy]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#21

Posted: 1/30/06 at 11:14am

Terrible News. Rest in Peace.

'Take me out tonight where's there's music and there's people and they're young and alive.'

[mominator]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#22

Posted: 1/30/06 at 11:15am

Just read this on Yahoo News. So sad, Rest in Peace.

"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen." Conan O'Brien

[OddExoticCreature]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#23

Posted: 1/30/06 at 11:22am

--Like an odd exotic creature on display inside a zoo, hearing children asking questions makes me ask some questions too...--

[iluvtheatertrash]

re: Wendy Wasserstein Has Died#24

Posted: 1/30/06 at 11:25am

This has been a rough few years for the theater community. We've lost so many tremendous talents.

Rest in peace, Wendy.

"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman