Linda Lavin, who tickled our funny bones and broke our hearts, is mourned by Broadway

Linda Lavin, who tickled our funny bones and broke our hearts, is mourned by Broadway

Linda Lavin, who died Sunday at age 87, was a captivating Broadway star beloved by audiences for her electrifying contradictions. A celebrated fixture of the New York stage for six decades, the Tony Award-winning actress was just 5-foot-3-inches tall yet towering; maternal and volcanic; glitteringly musical and groundedly real; hilarious and heartbreaking. Her sardonic punch … Read more

Linda Lavin, Tony-winning Broadway actress who starred in the sitcom ‘Alice,’ dead at 87

Linda Lavin, Tony-winning Broadway actress who starred in the sitcom ‘Alice,’ dead at 87

Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actress who became a working class icon as a paper-hat wearing waitress on the TV sitcom “Alice,” has died. She was 87. Lavin died in Los Angeles on Sunday of complications from recently discovered lung cancer, her representative, Bill Veloric, told The Associated Press in an email. A success … Read more

Exclusive | ‘The Challenge’ host T.J. Lavin was surprised Mark Long agreed to do Season 40

Exclusive | ‘The Challenge’ host T.J. Lavin was surprised Mark Long agreed to do Season 40

T.J. Lavin never thought the day would come that Mark Long is back on “The Challenge.” After a 12-year break from the flagship reality series, Long, 53, is among the legendary cast of Season 40, premiering tonight on MTV. In an exclusive interview with The Post, Lavin, 47, had an easy answer for who he … Read more