Veteran Broadway actor Michael McGrath died Sept 14 at his home in Bloomfield, NJ, Broadway World reported Thursday night. He was 65.
McGrath is known for originating the role of Patsy in the 2005 Broadway musical Spamalot, which earned him Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He won a Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards in the same category for playing Cookie McGee in Nice Work If You Can Get It (2012),.
McGrath also starred as Ralph Kramden in the 2017 musical production of The Honeymooners. His additional Broadway credits include the play Is He Dead? and originating the role of Mr. Simmons in Memphis.
On TV, McGrath served as announcer/sidekick on The Martin Short Show.
McGrath is survived by his wife of 30 years, actor Toni Dibuono, whom he met while working in a Boston production of Forbidden Broadway, and daughter, actress Katie Claire McGrath.
McGrath is known for originating the role of Patsy in the 2005 Broadway musical Spamalot, which earned him Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He won a Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards in the same category for playing Cookie McGee in Nice Work If You Can Get It (2012),.
McGrath also starred as Ralph Kramden in the 2017 musical production of The Honeymooners. His additional Broadway credits include the play Is He Dead? and originating the role of Mr. Simmons in Memphis.
On TV, McGrath served as announcer/sidekick on The Martin Short Show.
McGrath is survived by his wife of 30 years, actor Toni Dibuono, whom he met while working in a Boston production of Forbidden Broadway, and daughter, actress Katie Claire McGrath.
- 9/15/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
A newly recorded cast album for Broadway’s Funny Girl starring Lea Michele as Fanny Brice will be released digitally tomorrow – Friday, Nov. 18 at 12:01 a.m. Et. The surprise announcement was made by Michele herself during last night’s curtain call at the Broadway hit.
“We’re all so so so proud to announce that we’re going to be releasing our original cast album,” Michele said excitedly from the stage following the Wednesday night performance. “As the biggest Funny Girl fan my whole life, I am so proud and it’s so so so great!”
See video of her announcement below.
The news of the unexpected album release was also shared on this morning’s Today show.
Produced by David Caddick and David Lai and featuring the score by Jule Styne (music) and Bob Merrill (lyrics), a physical CD of the new cast recording is set for release on Friday,...
“We’re all so so so proud to announce that we’re going to be releasing our original cast album,” Michele said excitedly from the stage following the Wednesday night performance. “As the biggest Funny Girl fan my whole life, I am so proud and it’s so so so great!”
See video of her announcement below.
The news of the unexpected album release was also shared on this morning’s Today show.
Produced by David Caddick and David Lai and featuring the score by Jule Styne (music) and Bob Merrill (lyrics), a physical CD of the new cast recording is set for release on Friday,...
- 11/17/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
This story about Amy Schumer and “Life & Beth” first appeared in the Comedy & Drama issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
Amy Schumer has been thinking about empathy, and it shows. The stand-up comedian and actress broke into new territory in 2022, co-hosting one of the most unintentionally dramatic Oscar ceremonies of all time, and more importantly creating, co-writing, co-directing, producing and starring in Hulu’s “Life & Beth.” The series, which borrows heavily from Schumer’s own adolescence, focuses on Beth, a woman approaching 40 with a good job, a handsome boyfriend and a strange hollowness inside. After a surprising turn of events, Beth finds herself struck by flashbacks from her youth and both she and the audience delve deep into the trauma that set the character on this path so long ago.
“Life & Beth” is one of several works in recent memory that explores the experiences of teen girls...
Amy Schumer has been thinking about empathy, and it shows. The stand-up comedian and actress broke into new territory in 2022, co-hosting one of the most unintentionally dramatic Oscar ceremonies of all time, and more importantly creating, co-writing, co-directing, producing and starring in Hulu’s “Life & Beth.” The series, which borrows heavily from Schumer’s own adolescence, focuses on Beth, a woman approaching 40 with a good job, a handsome boyfriend and a strange hollowness inside. After a surprising turn of events, Beth finds herself struck by flashbacks from her youth and both she and the audience delve deep into the trauma that set the character on this path so long ago.
“Life & Beth” is one of several works in recent memory that explores the experiences of teen girls...
- 6/17/2022
- by Libby Hill
- The Wrap
On Saturday evening, March 1st at 730pm Pace University presented American Showstoppers, with the 13-piece Fred Barton Orchestra, An Evening Of Jerry Herman. The evening was directed and choreographed by Scott Thompson and produced, orchestrated and hosted by Fred Barton, and starred Klea Blackhurst, Toni Dibuono, Jeffry Denman, Tari Kelly, Damon Kirsche, Beth Leavel, Karen Murphy and the inimitable Lee Roy Reams. The cast also featured Lianne Marie Dobbs, Aj Hunsucker, Jesse Luttrell and the Scott Thompson dancers. Click below to watch some of the evening's performances...
- 3/11/2014
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
On Saturday evening, March 1st at 730pm Pace University presented American Showstoppers, with the 13 piece Fred Barton Orchestra, An Evening Of Jerry Herman. The evening was directed and choreographed by Scott Thompson and produced, orchestrated and hosted by Fred Barton, and starred Klea Blackhurst, Toni Dibuono, Jeffry Denman, Tari Kelly, Damon Kirsche, Beth Leavel, Karen Murphy and the inimitable Lee Roy Reams. The cast also featured Lianne Marie Dobbs, Aj Hunsucker, Jesse Luttrell and the Scott Thompson dancers. Check out a look back at the evening below...
- 3/9/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway Born Yesterday, Memphis, Spamalot Tony and Drama Desk nominations, Is He Dead,Wonderful Town, Little Me, Swinging On A Star Theater World Award winner, Drama Desk nominaton, The Goodbye Girl, My Favorite Year. Encores Follies, The Boys from Syracuse, DuBarry Was A Lady. Off-Broadway The Cocoanuts, The Butter and Egg Man, Game Show, Louisiana Purchase, Forbidden Broadway. Television side man to Martin Short on The Martin Short Show. Film The Interpreter, Changing Lanes, Ira and Abby. Wife Toni Dibuono. Daughter Kathleen Claire.
- 4/30/2012
- by BWW
- BroadwayWorld.com
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