Movies
Oct. 6, 2014
Entertainment & Arts
Geoffrey Holder, a Tony Award-winning stage director, artist and actor, died at a New York City hospital Sunday from complications of pneumonia.
Geoffrey Holder was a jack of all trades if ever there was one.
If there is such a thing as dance heaven, Garth Fagan Dance showed Saturday that it knows the path there.
Feb. 28, 2016
Obituaries
Geoffrey Holder, the Tony-winning director and costume designer from Trinidad who brought an exuberant style to his work in dance, theater, movies and even a series of soft drink commercials, died of complications of pneumonia Sunday at a New York hospital.
Television
Armand Assante and Jacqueline Bisset have been signed for the title roles in “Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story,” a six-hour miniseries that Warner Bros. plans to film in Europe this spring for ABC.
March 1, 1987
Film It: The casting for Eddie Murphy’s new film for Paramount, “Boomerang,” is now complete.
Nov. 18, 1991
Geoffrey Holder’s “Dougla,” Robert North’s “Troy Game” and, especially, John Taras’ “Firebird” have always been hot tickets in the Dance Theatre of Harlem repertory.
June 6, 1989
Ken Harper, 48, producer of the smash Broadway musical “The Wiz” which opened in 1975, ran for more than 1,600 performances and won seven Tony awards, including best musical.
Jan. 23, 1988
Karel Shook, an internationally known ballet master and co-founder of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, has died at his Englewood, N.J., home after a long illness.
July 28, 1985