New Jersey Stage 2016: Issue 12 | Page 6

Letter from the publisher SHARE BUTTON We lost many great artists during the past year. For those of a certain age, this was the year we lost many of our heroes and artists who grew old with us. It began with the loss of David Bowie and the obituaries kept coming. Some of the musicians lost in 2016 include Prince, Glen Frey, Paul Kantor, Maurice White, Phife Dawg, Sir George Martin, Merle Haggard, Leon Russell, and Leonard Cohen. NJ STAGE 2016 - ISSUE 12 The list of actors was just as devastating. It includes Alan Rickman, Gene Wilder, Gary Shandling, Garry Marshall, Grant Tinker, Florence Henderson, and Alan Thicke. And we cannot forget the iconic losses of Muhammad Ali, Gordie Howe, Nancy Reagan, Joe Garagiola, Arnold Palmer, Harper Lee, and John Glenn. Even Abe Vigoda could not escape the wrath of 2016... INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 6