Lovette George has died.

I received the email in my Inbox just now. What a sad, sad day. Even sadder, I just found this out on All That Chat literally seconds before even checking my AOL mail.

I'm going to step outside of my happy-happy Blogger persona for just a mo, and step back into my real-life, work-work, sort-of-a-hard-ass personality and say that this is very sad news, indeed. Although I knew Lovette was ill, I did not realize the broad range of work she had accomplished in recent years. Off-Broadway, she appeared in such shows as The Musical of Musicals and Requiem for William, which was produced by the Transport Group. At Lincoln Center, too, she was involved with several very important plays, including A New Brain (where she understudied Kristin Chenoweth), Marie Christine, and Carousel (the latter two also with her dear friend Audra McDonald).

My condolences to family and friends.

Theatermania obit
Broadway.com obit
Lovette's IBDB profile
IMDB profile
Off-Broadway credits