Lynda Gravátt, the Harlem-born actress who starred on New York stages in such productions as 45 Seconds From Broadway, Doubt, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Old Settler and Intimate Apparel, has died. She was 76.
Gravátt died Friday at a hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, her son David Gravátt told The Hollywood Reporter.
A founding member of Robert Alexander’s Living Stage at the famed Washington-based Arena Stage company, Gravátt received a 1999 Theatre World trophy for her performance as 1940s Harlem resident Quilly McGrath in The Old Settler and a Audelco prize in 2004 for her turn as the bossy landlady Mrs. Dickson in Intimate Apparel.
On Broadway in 2001, she stood by for Leslie Uggams as Ruby in August Wilson’s King Hedley II and portrayed Bessie James in Neil Simon’s 45 Seconds From Broadway, then appeared as Mrs. Muller in 2016 in the original Broadway production of John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt.
Gravátt died Friday at a hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, her son David Gravátt told The Hollywood Reporter.
A founding member of Robert Alexander’s Living Stage at the famed Washington-based Arena Stage company, Gravátt received a 1999 Theatre World trophy for her performance as 1940s Harlem resident Quilly McGrath in The Old Settler and a Audelco prize in 2004 for her turn as the bossy landlady Mrs. Dickson in Intimate Apparel.
On Broadway in 2001, she stood by for Leslie Uggams as Ruby in August Wilson’s King Hedley II and portrayed Bessie James in Neil Simon’s 45 Seconds From Broadway, then appeared as Mrs. Muller in 2016 in the original Broadway production of John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt.
- 2/27/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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By now, I’ve reached the point of pity for basketball luminaries like Jerry West and Magic Johnson and Pat Riley.
Because nobody paused and said, “Do we really need this?” there must have been a two- or three-month period in which they were sitting down with a different documentary crew every other day to retell the same stories about the Showtime Lakers, the Buss family and the transition from the ’80s Lakers dynasty into the ’90s Lakers dynasty led by Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant.
Already coming after HBO did the scripted version of this story with Winning Time, we’ve been treated to Apple TV+’s They Call Me Magic, Hulu’s Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers and now we’re about to wrap 2022 with HBO’s Shaq.
On a purely practical level — and I’m a practical...
By now, I’ve reached the point of pity for basketball luminaries like Jerry West and Magic Johnson and Pat Riley.
Because nobody paused and said, “Do we really need this?” there must have been a two- or three-month period in which they were sitting down with a different documentary crew every other day to retell the same stories about the Showtime Lakers, the Buss family and the transition from the ’80s Lakers dynasty into the ’90s Lakers dynasty led by Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant.
Already coming after HBO did the scripted version of this story with Winning Time, we’ve been treated to Apple TV+’s They Call Me Magic, Hulu’s Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers and now we’re about to wrap 2022 with HBO’s Shaq.
On a purely practical level — and I’m a practical...
- 11/23/2022
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Shaq” knows what Shaq knows: In sports, the only real truth is what you see in front of you. On a field, on a court, in a record book, what you know for sure is the result. Anything else is fodder for a narrative.
In the life of Shaquille O’Neal, there have been plenty of opportunities for mythmaking along the way. From a childhood in a military household to breakout high school and college star to a roller-coaster, Hall-of-Fame NBA career, O’Neal has a wealth of stories for every chapter. Not all of them make it into “Shaq,” the four-part doc series premiering this week on HBO, but you could hardly ask for a better tour guide through a life that’s spanned the worlds of TV, movies, music, advertising, and, yes, basketball.
Director Robert Alexander knows that it’s not enough to just rely on a charismatic central...
In the life of Shaquille O’Neal, there have been plenty of opportunities for mythmaking along the way. From a childhood in a military household to breakout high school and college star to a roller-coaster, Hall-of-Fame NBA career, O’Neal has a wealth of stories for every chapter. Not all of them make it into “Shaq,” the four-part doc series premiering this week on HBO, but you could hardly ask for a better tour guide through a life that’s spanned the worlds of TV, movies, music, advertising, and, yes, basketball.
Director Robert Alexander knows that it’s not enough to just rely on a charismatic central...
- 11/22/2022
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
HBO’s upcoming documentary series on Shaquille O’Neal has been given a Nov. 23 premiere date, Variety has learned.
The four-part docuseries will span four weeks, with new episodes airing each Wednesday at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on HBO. Viewers will also be able to stream on HBO Max.
Hailing from director Robert Alexander, “Shaq” details the life of the legendary Lakers champion O’Neal from sports phenom to cultural figure. Per HBO, the doc “chronicles Shaq’s ascent to superstardom, as a dominant force who won four NBA championships, league Mvp honors, and changed the game. It also encompasses his life off the court, from his upbringing in a military family to his deepest personal relationships and prosperous broadcasting and business careers.”
“We kept this documentary real from the start, and I do feel like it is the most honest look into my life and career up until this point.
The four-part docuseries will span four weeks, with new episodes airing each Wednesday at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on HBO. Viewers will also be able to stream on HBO Max.
Hailing from director Robert Alexander, “Shaq” details the life of the legendary Lakers champion O’Neal from sports phenom to cultural figure. Per HBO, the doc “chronicles Shaq’s ascent to superstardom, as a dominant force who won four NBA championships, league Mvp honors, and changed the game. It also encompasses his life off the court, from his upbringing in a military family to his deepest personal relationships and prosperous broadcasting and business careers.”
“We kept this documentary real from the start, and I do feel like it is the most honest look into my life and career up until this point.
- 10/20/2022
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Robert Alexander and his company Hardware Studio have signed with CAA for representation.
Alexander is an Emmy Award-winning director and producer who works in documentary and narrative, and leads a number of production teams at the executive level. He is the CEO of Hardware Studio, a full-service company that produces documentary, narrative, and premium photography content. He founded the company alongside Katy Murakami.
Alexander is the director of HBO’s The Shop, where he works alongside LeBron James and Maverick Carter. He also directed and produced A Man Named Scott, the Kid Cudi documentary for Amazon.
He also has numerous consulting-producer credits, including Jagged, Listening to Kenny G, and Don’t Try to Understand It: A Year in the Life of Earl “Dmx” Simmons.
Alexander is an Emmy Award-winning director and producer who works in documentary and narrative, and leads a number of production teams at the executive level. He is the CEO of Hardware Studio, a full-service company that produces documentary, narrative, and premium photography content. He founded the company alongside Katy Murakami.
Alexander is the director of HBO’s The Shop, where he works alongside LeBron James and Maverick Carter. He also directed and produced A Man Named Scott, the Kid Cudi documentary for Amazon.
He also has numerous consulting-producer credits, including Jagged, Listening to Kenny G, and Don’t Try to Understand It: A Year in the Life of Earl “Dmx” Simmons.
- 8/17/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
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