Roger Rees during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'The Visit' at the Lyceum Theatre on April 23, 2015 in New York City.

Tribute: Roger Rees

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jul 14, 2015

The Welsh-born actor Roger Rees may be familiar to fans of “Cheers” and “The West Wing.” But he was primarily a denizen of the stage – where he won both an Olivier and Tony awards for his lead role in “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.” He had been starring opposite Chita Rivera on Broadway in “The Visit,” when he had to withdraw due to illness. He died at the age of 71. But you can hear his interviews with Leonard from 2011 and 2012 when he co-directed “Peter and the Starcatcher.”

Playwright Rick Elice and director Roger Rees discuss the play “Peter and the Starcatcher” on March 28, 2011

Celia Keenan-Bolger, who stars as Molly in “Peter and the Starcatcher” and director Roger Rees talk about the Broadway production, on August 3, 2012

 

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