Alice Playten, R.I.P.

June 28, 2011

Best known to NatLamp fans from her performances in the off-Broadway show Lemmings (“mega-groupie” and “Pizza Man”), Alice Playten has died at age 63. I saw her at the Rick Meyerowitz book event in NYC last December, but didn’t get a chance to talk to her. I never would have guessed that something like this was only six months away for her. She performed at the event with Paul Jacobs, Sarah Durkee, and Christopher Cerf in one of the highlights of the show—“Papa Was A Running Dog Lackey of the Bourgeoisie” (from Lemmings). (Obit here.) (Thanks to Michael Simmons for the link.)

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