Richard Greenberg Dies: Tony-Winning ‘Take Me Out’ Playwright Was 67

Richard Greenberg, Tony-Winning ‘Take Me Out’ Playwright, Dies at 67

Richard Greenberg, the 'Take Me Out' and 'Assembled Parties' playwright, died at age 67.

Richard Greenberg Dies: Tony-Winning ‘Take Me Out’ Playwright Was 67

Richard Greenberg, the playwright behind Take Me Out, Three Days of Rain and Eastern Standard, has died. He was 67. The Tony winner’s death was announced on social media, where several people in the theater world have since reacted to his passing, including Denis O’Hare, who won a Tony for originating the role of gay accountant Mason Marzac in Take Me Out when it debuted in London back in 2002. “Hard to believe the genius that was Richard Gr…

Richard Greenberg, Tony-Winning Playwright of ‘Take Me Out,’ Dies at 67

“For over 30 years, it’s been one of life’s great pleasures to know Rich and his writing. Dazzling, humane, wildly funny,” Greenberg’s friend and theater director Robert Falls wrote.

Paul Libin, Who Left an Imprint On and Off Broadway, Dies at 94

Paul Libin, a prolific producer and respected Broadway theater executive whose first major endeavor was an Off Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible,” which he staged in the ballroom of a Manhattan hotel in 1958, died on June 27 in Manhattan. He was 94. His death, in a hospital, was confirmed by his son, Charles. In his nearly 70-year career, Mr. Libin ran Circle in the Square Theater with Theodore Mann, one of its founders, and…

TAKE ME OUT Playwright Richard Greenberg Has Passed Away

Broadway playwright Richard Greenberg has passed away, according to social media posts from friends and colleagues. Richard Greenberg's plays include Eastern Standard, Take Me Out, The Violet Hour, A Naked Girl on the Appian Way, Three Days of Rain, The Assembled Parties, Breakfast at Tiffany'sOur Mother's Brief Affair, The Perplexed and more. Actor Denis O'Hare took to Instagram to pay tribute to Greenberg, sharing, "Hard to believe the genius …