Karl E. Held Dies: A Producer Of Broadway-Bound ‘Kowalski’ Was 63

Karl E. Held Dies: A Producer Of Broadway-Bound ‘Kowalski’ Was 63

Karl E. Held, a longtime arts advocate who was a producer on the Tony Award-nominated 2009 Broadway production of Ragtime and most recently on the Off Broadway hit Kowalski, died of a heart attack June 23 in New York City shortly after attending a performance at Carnegie Hall. He was 63. His death was announced by a spokesperson for Kowalski. Gregg Ostrin’s comedy, about the first meeting between Tennessee Williams and Marlon Brando, ran in Ja…

Karl E. Held, Tony Award-Nominated Broadway Producer, Passes Away at 63

Karl E. Held, a Tony Award-nominated Broadway producer whose wide-ranging career in the performing arts spanned more than four decades, died on June 23 in New York City. He was 63. The cause was a heart attack suffered shortly after attending a performance at Carnegie Hall. A native of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Mr. Held split his time between New York City, Hollywood, and his beloved hometown. As both a performer and independent producer, he wor…