Category Archives: In Memoriam

Peter West: Light, Color, Rhythm, and Space

An unassuming lighting designer, he specialized in making others shine, but he was plenty brilliant himself.

An exposed nerve, a calming presence, an irresistible catalyst, a wide-ranging empath—the composer/lyricist contained multitudes.

A drink with Stuart at Bar Centrale before curtain up was always a highlight of my time in New York.

Tributes from those who worked with or were inspired by the iconic Broadway and cabaret performer.

Suzan-Lori Parks, Robert Woodruff, Jean-Claude van Itallie, and Loretta Greco recall what America’s great bard of the West meant to them.

It started with acting exercises. Then in one night my life changed.

Inspired but not daunted by Steppenwolf’s history, she lit up its stage for three decades.

He worked with Chaikin and van Itallie and directed all over the world, but his heart was in inspiring a new generation in theatre and activism.

My Steppenwolf colleague was effervescent, fearless, alluring, and irreplaceable.

How Martha Lavey grew into a leadership role she was born to play, not only for her company but for her city and for the American theatre.