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"Hershey Felder As Irving Berlin" Opening Night

Harry Haun

The late Harry Haun was one of Broadway’s most devoted and prolific chroniclers. When he joined Observer in 2012, he was already a legend in arts journalism, having spent decades writing for the LA Times, Broadway World, the New York Daily News (where he had a weekly column “Ask Mr. Entertainment”), the New York Sun and Film Journal International. He also authored two books that reflected his encyclopedic love of cinema, "The Movie Quote Book" and "The Cinematic Century." But he was best known among the stage-struck for his 37-year run at Playbill, where his columns “On the Aisle” and “Theatregoer’s Notebook” were essential reading. Renowned for his wit, deep knowledge and generous spirit, Harry spent a career honoring the artists and institutions that make theater possible.

Elizabeth Marvel and another actor sit across a table holding hands, with Marvel looking gravely toward her scene partner, conveying a moment of fragile connection within the play’s otherwise cold system.

Elizabeth Marvel On Navigating a Dystopian Future in Tim Blake Nelson’s ‘And Then We Were No More’

By Harry Haun
A bearded man with his hand on his chin sits superimposed in front of the cast of a show dressed in pink and orange posed on stage

Jim Newman Opens Up About ‘Mamma Mia!,’ Mentors and the Joys of Owning the Stage

By Harry Haun
Manhattan Theatre Club's 2025 Benefit Performance Of Stephen Sondheim's "Old Friends"

Manhattan Theatre Club’s Lynne Meadow On Staging Her Next Chapter

By Harry Haun
Two male actors perform a comic moment onstage, with one seated dramatically on a medical contraption while the other stands behind in a sailor-inspired costume, both reacting with exaggerated expressions.

Mark Linn-Baker On Bringing Molière’s ‘The Imaginary Invalid’ to Life

By Harry Haun

Jennifer Simard On Her ‘Death Becomes Her’ Onstage Partnership—And Tony Competition

By Harry Haun

Joanna Gleason’s Glowing Return to New York Theater

By Harry Haun

Kate Baldwin Takes On The Story Of A 230 Year Marriage With ‘Love Life’

By Harry Haun

Joy Behar Adds Playwright to Her Resume With ‘My First Ex-Husband’

By Harry Haun

A Mother, Her Gay Son, and the Off-Broadway Show About Them

By Harry Haun

Melissa Gilbert Acts Her Age In ‘Still’

By Harry Haun

Director Mike Leigh On The Improvisational Path to ‘Hard Truths’

By Harry Haun
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