Obituaries
'One of the Greats,' 'An Actor's Actor': Broadway Pays Tribute to the Legacy of James Earl Jones
The EGOT-winning stage and screen icon died September 9 at the age of 93.
James Earl Jones at James Earl Jones Theatre
Jeremy Daniel
The entertainment world is mourning the loss of pioneering stage and screen icon James Earl Jones , who died September 9 at the age of 93. Though Mr. Jones was beloved by audiences worldwide thanks to iconic screen performances in such films as The Lion King Star Wars franchise, he never stayed away long from his first artistic home, the stage. Broadway favorites have been taking to social media to mark the loss, with tributes and anecdotes about the legend.
Read Mr. Jones' full obituary here.
See some of Broadway's tributes鈥攊ncluding posts from Audra McDonald , The Lion King on Broadway, Sheryl Lee Ralph , Alan Menken , and more鈥攂elow.
Audra McDonald:
Black Theatre Coalition:
Donna Murphy :
Dorian Harewood:
Josh Gad :
Broadway's The Lion King :
Danielle Brooks :
Sheryl Lee Ralph:
Black Theatre United:
Anika Noni Rose :
Norm Lewis :
Uzo Aduba :
Shonda Rhimes :
Alan Menken:
Sharon Catherine Brown :
LaChanze:
Josh Breckenridge :
Kerry Butler :
Jason Veasey :
Lynn Nottage :
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Celebrate Over 60 Years of James Earl Jones On Stage
Celebrate Over 60 Years of James Earl Jones On Stage
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Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones in Jean Genet's The Blacks, at St, Mark's Playhouse in 1961.
James Earl Jones and Julienne Marie in Othello at Shakespeare in the Park, 1964
James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander in The Great White Hope at Arena Stage, 1967
James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander in The Great White Hope on Broadway, 1968
James Earl Jones in The Great White Hope on Broadway, 1968
James Earl Jones and Kevin Conway in Of Mice and Men on Broadway, 1974
Martha Swope
Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones in the film version of the play "The River Niger", in 1976.
Harris Yulin and James Earl Jones in A Lesson From Aloes on Broadway, 1980
Harris Yulin and James Earl Jones in A Lesson From Aloes on Broadway, 1980
James Earl Jones, Maria Tucci and Harris Yulin in A Lesson From Aloes on Broadway, 1980
James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer in Othello on Broadway, 1982
James Earl Jones and Dianne Wiest in Othello on Broadway, 1982
James Earl Jones and Cecilia Hart in Othello on Broadway, 1982
James Earl Jones in Fences on Broadway, 1987
Peter Francis James and James Earl Jones in On Golden Pond on Broadway, 2005
James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams in On Golden Pond on Broadway, 2005
Scott Suchman
James Earl Jones in On Golden Pond on Broadway, 2005
Scott Suchman
Terrence Howard and James Earl Jones in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway, 2008
Joan Marcus
Terrence Howard and James Earl Jones in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway, 2008
James Earl Jones in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway, 2008
Phylicia Rashad and James Earl Jones in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Broadway, 2008
Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones
Boyd Gaines and James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones in The Best Man on Broadway, 2012
James Earl Jones and John Larroquette in The Best Man on Broadway, 2012
Eric McCormack, Kerry Butler, Corey Brill and James Earl Jones in The Best Man on Broadway, 2012
Eric McCormack and James Earl Jones in The Best Man on Broadway, 2012
James Earl Jones, Kristine Nielsen and Marc Damon Johnson in Broadway's You Can't Take It With You .
Kristine Nielsen and James Earl Jones in Broadway's You Can't Take It With You .
James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson
James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones
