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During her upbringing in the Netherlands, Ria Blaas didn’t have Bertolt Brecht on her reading list.Come to think of it, who does? Even among theater aficionados, Brecht seldom rises to the top of the list when a season series is assembled.“He’s not...

Mick LaSalle May 2, 2021Updated: May 2, 2021, 7:22 pm Olympia Dukakis and Cher won Golden Globe Awards for “Moonstruck” — Dukakis for best supporting actress in a musical or comedy, Cher for best actress. Photo: Reed Saxon, Associated Press 1988 Olympia Dukakis, the Academy Award-winning stage and screen actress who died Saturday, May 1, less than two months before her 90th birthday, projected warmth, sparkle and intellectual curiosity in everything she did. With her silver h...

Olympia Dukakis, a character actress best known for her Oscar-winning supporting turn in Norman Jewison’s “Moonstruck” and for her role as the wealthy widow in “Steel Magnolias,” has died. She was 89. Dukakis’ brother, Apollo Dukakis, announced her death in a Facebook post, writing: “My beloved sister, Olympia Dukakis, passed away this morning in New

Oscar-winning actress and N.J. theater pioneer Olympia Dukakis dies at 89 Updated May 01, 2021; Posted May 01, 2021 Olympia Dukakis, winner of a Golden Globe for "Best Performance in a Supporting Role" and Cher, winner of the "Best Performance by an Actress in a musical or comedy", hold the awards they received in 1988 for performances in the hit movie "Moonstruck." Dukakis, the veteran stage and screen actress died on May 1. She was 89. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP 259 Olympia Dukakis, a long-tim...