Itâs a golden age for actors in their golden years
By Don Aucoin Globe Staff,Updated February 11, 2021, 3:48 p.m.
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James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson â 84 and 90, respectively, at the time â took a curtain call on opening night of The Gin Game on Broadway in 2015.Jemal Countess/Getty Images
At 86, Sophia Loren has won acclaim for her performance in âThe Life Aheadâ as a Holocaust survivor and former prostitute who bonds with an orphaned Senegalese street kid named Momo.
At 88, Cicely Tyson became the oldest performer to win a Tony Award for best actress for her portrayal of an elderly woman who sets out to see her beloved Texas hometown one last time in âThe Trip to Bountiful.â Tyson returned to Broadway for âThe Gin Gameâ at 90, opposite James Earl Jones, who was then 84.
Look to the Stars
February 10, 2021
Broadway stars on a mission to raise funds and awareness for pulmonary fibrosis (PF) will take the stage virtually for the first time in the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation’s (PFF) 11th annual Broadway Belts for PFF! on Friday, March 12, at 7 p.m. ET.
Broadway stars on a mission to raise awareness for pulmonary fibrosis
The free event will be live-streamed on the PFF’s YouTube and Facebook channels.
Award-winning Broadway actress and comedienne Julie Halston (Broadway’s Tootsie, Gypsy, You Can’t Take It With You, TV’s Sex and the City), will host the evening on her popular YouTube series, Virtual Halston along with co-host, Jim Caruso (Jim Caruso’s Cast Party). The evening will feature some of Broadway’s biggest stars as they raise their voices to help those living with the disease. Halston, who lost her husband Ralph Howard to PF, describes Broadway Belts for PFF! as near and dear to her heart.
Broadway stars on a mission to raise awareness for pulmonary fibrosis will take the stage virtually for the first time in the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation’s (PFF) 11th annual Broadway Belts for PFF! on Friday, March 12.
Award-winning Broadway actress and comedienne
Julie Halston (Broadway s
Sex and the City), will host the evening on her popular YouTube series,
Virtual Halston along with co-host,
Jim Caruso (
Jim Caruso s Cast Party). The evening will feature some of Broadway s biggest stars as they raise their voices to help those living with the disease. Halston, who lost her husband Ralph Howard to PF, describes
Broadway Belts for PFF! as near and dear to her heart.
Credit: Ryan Jackson-Healy/Sundance Institute
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