Playwright, Director & Dancer Joel Paley Passes Away at 69

Ruthless! Writer Joel Paley Dies at 69, Only Weeks After the Death of Husband Marvin Laird

Joel Paley, best known as the book writer, lyricist and director of the hit off-Broadway musical Ruthless!, died on January 11 in Milford, Connecticut. According to the New York Times, his sister Barbara Paley Cohen confirmed his death, but did not communicate a cause. He was 69. Paley was born on October 6, 1955, in Philadelphia, and died only six weeks after his husband and collaborator Marvin Laird, who passed away on December 2 at the age of…

Playwright, Director & Dancer Joel Paley Passes Away at 69

BroadwayWorld is saddened to learn of the passing of playwright and director Joel Paley. Paley was the writer of Ruthless and more. Learn more about Paley's life and career here.

Joel Paley, Writer of ‘Ruthless,’ an Off Broadway Hit, Dies at 69 - Daily news Update

Joel Paley, a dancer, playwright and director who wrote the book and lyrics for “Ruthless!,” an award-winning Off Broadway musical about an ambitious girl who will do anything — including murder her rival — to star in a grade school show, died on Jan. 11 in Milford, Conn. He was 69 and lived in Redding, Conn. His sister Barbara Paley Cohen confirmed the death but did not know the cause. According to the Connecticut State Police, he had a medical…