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.

Tony Nominee Jessica Stone on Her Journey From Actor to Director of ‘Water for Elephants’

By Harry Haun

Kecia Lewis Makes Her Mark On ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ With a Tony Nominated Performance

By Harry Haun

Will Keen On Playing Vladimir Putin On Broadway in ‘Patriots’

By Harry Haun

Marilyn Maye: 96 Years (And Counting) Of the Great American Songbook

By Harry Haun

Jeff Bridges On His Life In Front of the Camera, From The Dude to The Old Man and Beyond

By Harry Haun

Len Cariou On a Six Decade Career That’s Included Shakespeare, Sondheim, and Selleck

By Harry Haun

Dorian Harewood Returns To Broadway In ‘The Notebook’ After Almost 50 Years

By Harry Haun

Toby Stephens Returns to the New York Stage to Investigate the Media In ‘Corruption’

By Harry Haun

John Patrick Shanley Is This Theater Season’s King Dramatist

By Harry Haun

Thomas Haden Church On Going Back to His Oil Man Roots In ‘Accidental Texan’

By Harry Haun

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