Broadway BUZZ

Jan Maxwell made her Broadway debut in 1989 in City of Angels. After performing back to back Broadway roles in the 2009-2010 season in The Royal Family and Lend Me a Tenor, Maxwell became one of the few actresses in history to be nominated for two Tonys Awards in the same year. She was also nominated for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Coram Boy and her last performance on Broadway in the 2011 revival of Follies. Her other memorable credits included Dancing at Lughnasa, The Sound of Music, A Doll’s House and more. Her numerous off-Broadway credits included The City of Conversation, Wings, Entertaining Mr. Sloane, The Bald Soprano and the Lesson, House, Garden and more. In 2018, Maxwell passed away following a battle with cancer.