Beloved theatre veteran Marin Mazzie died at age 57 on September 13 after a three-year battle with ovarian cancer.
She made her Broadway debut in Big River, playing Mary Jane Wilkes, but came to stardom (and earned her first Tony nomination) as Clara in Stephen Sondheim’s 1994 musical Passion. She received subsequent nominations in 1998, when she originated the role of "Mother" in the Ahrens and Flaherty musical Ragtime (co-starring with Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Peter Friedman), and again for the 1999 revival of Kiss Me, Kate, paired once more with Mitchell.
Ms. Mazzie's credits also included star turns in Spamalot, Man of La Mancha, and Bullets Over Broadway, as well as Broadway's Next to Normal, in which she shared the stage with her husband, Jason Danieley.
The Broadway community has taken to social media to share their memories, gratitude, and thoughts.
Rest Magnificent Marin. You were a wonder. ���� https://t.co/nq6asxOXa8
— Audra McDonald (@AudraEqualityMc) September 13, 2018
Beloved Marin.Thank you for inspiring w/your beauty,unmatchable talent, truth, joy, grace, grit,advocacy,humor,kindness, friendship, love &oh my God what LIGHT!Blessed to hav shared your https://t.co/FAexnKsuw9 live on in every life you touched. Holding Jason & fam in my❤️���� https://t.co/JcONTXc8No
— Donna Murphy (@DMurphyOfficial) September 14, 2018
Grateful to @leslieodomjr for snapping these pics & sending them to me last night
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) September 14, 2018
I made it a point never to miss Marin in anything (her Next to Normal performance with Daniel, my god), it meant the world when they came to see us.
❤️❤️❤️
What a light, how lucky we were pic.twitter.com/4uVEP3tUsC
Beautiful, brave and inspiring. A glorious voice and an even better human being. Have any doubts? Just look at the love she inspires in her husband, Jason Danieley. A loss for us all. Marin Mazzie, Star of Ragtime and Passion, Dies at 57 https://t.co/hM2PlZkEIA
— Harvey Fierstein (@HarveyFierstein) September 13, 2018
What an icon and absolute class act. This woman was one of a kind and beautiful and our community will miss her so dearly. RIP sweet Marin. ❤️�� https://t.co/Df2LTYyrwx
— Lindsay Mendez (@LindsayMendez) September 13, 2018
I used put on my cd of Passion or Ragtime to sing along with her. I wanted to sound just like her. That blend of warmth and strength and soul. She was a light to all and we are so lucky to have known her for the time that we did. Love to you Marin. A beautiful inspiration. ������ pic.twitter.com/8CrLIcbpkP
— Kate Baldwin (@RealKateBaldwin) September 13, 2018
She will FOREVER remain a wonder. �� https://t.co/xvO5rjaIpS
— Stephanie J. Block (@StephanieJBlock) September 13, 2018
What an angel she was/is. RIP sweet Marin. https://t.co/y17hYeroOd
— Leslie Odom, Jr. (@leslieodomjr) September 13, 2018
There was a time...when #MarinMazzie was a present light and force on our stages!
We can never go back to before.I’m grateful to her for her advice, her grace, the lessons, her voice, and the strength that allowed her to fight on and off the stage.
— Heather Headley (@heatherheadley) September 13, 2018
My heart is sad. https://t.co/evEb9w3Dgq
Never met a more courageous inspiring unselfish soul than @MarinMazzie Her smile could light up an entire theater, her laughter was liquid gold, and that voice that channeled the gods. For everything you gave us Marin, thank you. I miss you already and forever.
— Victoria Clark (@Vicki_Clark) September 14, 2018
This is such a devastating loss. Marin was one of a kind. A deeply kind and companionate person. A magnificent and generous performer. She will be missed by everyone who knew her and those who had the privilege of watching her on stage. Jason my heart is with you. https://t.co/3GCaHXjEmD
— Judy Kuhn (@JudyKuhn1) September 13, 2018
To watch @MarinMazzie work was like watching a masterclass on how to be a leading lady. She was kind, hard-working, dignified, and respectful of others always. A real pro. She taught me so much! I loved & admired her. 1/2
— Carmen Cusack (@carmen_cusack) September 13, 2018
To have worked with her was an honor, a privilege. @JasonDanieley , you are so loved & I am truly sorry. You both inspire us all to be better. We are here for you. Marin, RIP beautiful queen. 2/2
— Carmen Cusack (@carmen_cusack) September 13, 2018
���� Rest In Peace and Power elegant lady. Thank you for your contribution to our community and the world of theatre. https://t.co/88gUb5S2V4
— Ariana DeBose (@ArianaDeBose) September 13, 2018
Getting the opportunity to share a space and learn from you, Marin, was an experience I will never forget....my heart is heavy...sending love and condolences to the family......#MarinMazzie #RIP
— Patina Miller (@patinamiller) September 13, 2018
Actress
— Max von Essen (@MaxizPad) September 13, 2018
Singer
Human
Warrior
Woman
Mega-talent
Light
Goddess
Force
Inspiration
Gift to us all for too brief a time.
RIP beautiful Marin Mazzie. @MarinMazzie pic.twitter.com/mvfxIXnG2L
Love. Nothing but love, respect, and admiration for our friend Marin. One of the best. She will always be awesome. And love to her awesome partner in crime @JasonDanieley and their family �� https://t.co/B46uVSKcCW
— Marc Kudisch (@MarcKuds) September 13, 2018
Gutted to hear this news. Marin was loved by everyone in our community. She was so so special. So grateful to have known her. Constantly amazed by her talent, strength, and grace. https://t.co/UNu7JXRb2J
— Matt Doyle (@MattfDoyle) September 13, 2018
#MarinMazzie a sad day. The world and it stages have lost a fierce one today!! Rest In Peace you super hero. Xx
— Cynthia Erivo (@CynthiaEriVo) September 13, 2018
This is absolutely devastating. What a bright, shining light she was, and will continue to be, to our community. She inspired so many of us. My heart is with Jason and her family. https://t.co/iwffogXiND
— Patti Murin (@PattiMurin) September 13, 2018
My heart breaks. Thank you for all the joy and love you brought to this world with your glorious talent Marin Mazzie. My condolences to her family and friends. https://t.co/ioucTKCvoy
— Rory O'Malley (@RoryOMalley) September 13, 2018
My dearest Marin������My deepest sympathies to @JasonDanieley and your families. A true blue human being. A true blue talent. An extraordinary Woman. Bright, brave and beautiful Marin Mazzie. Rest rest rest, oh irreplaceable one in infinite peace.�� https://t.co/bXZFdQHop6
— Nathan Lee Graham (@nathanleegraham) September 13, 2018
Rest In Peace sweet Marin. ��❤️ https://t.co/g1I73XmIcj
— Mandy Gonzalez (@_mandygonzalez) September 13, 2018
This is beyond devastating. We were so lucky to have been blessed with her talent and grace. RIP �� https://t.co/Y8OUWfC469
— Nikki Renee Daniels (@nikkireneesings) September 13, 2018
Marin Mazzie, you were an idol and an icon. Sending love to her loved ones on this profound loss.
— Caissie Levy (@CaissieLevy) September 13, 2018
Elegant, beautiful, and breathtakingly courageous. Thank you for shining your light on us all, #MarinMazzie ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ You were taken from us too soon. Sending love and prayers to Jason and their loved ones. https://t.co/sHwiYmq80A
— Andréa Burns (@TheAndreaBurns) September 13, 2018
She was a Light, a supremely open & generous being, a hilarity, a singular talent, a beloved friend, a life force, a wise one, among many things, & here she is in TROJAN WOMEN which I directed in 1996 when she and Jason met & began a love story for the ages. RIP Marin Mazzie. �� pic.twitter.com/wfC2tEbkAd
— Tina Landau (@TinaLandau) September 13, 2018
What a sad day for the theater community. RIP, Marin.
— George Salazar (@georgesalazar) September 13, 2018
I was truly in awe whenever we shared a room. Sad to have never shared a stage. An amazing woman, a fierce artist, and a staggering talent. What a loss for the world. https://t.co/tpko7HtCxZ
— Steve Kazee (@SteveKazee) September 13, 2018
Marin was the definition of grace in the face of any adversity. She was the soundtrack of a generation. An advocate. An artist. A beautiful soul. An inspiration in countless ways. My hero.
Journey On, beloved Marin. https://t.co/FvKGlYLuEv
— Alexandra Silber (@alsilbs) September 13, 2018
The great #MarinMazzie has passed away. The love she and her husband @JasonDanieley had for each other was so inspirational. I will also never forget how OBSESSED I was, sitting in the RAGTIME pit, hearing her brilliant performance. "The house on the hill was MOTHERS' domain..."
— Seth Rudetsky (@SethRudetsky) September 13, 2018
Saddest news. She was true star. https://t.co/KyTqNaM2eB
— Alysha Umphress (@Cristalzheat) September 14, 2018
This news leaves an ache the size of the brightest burning light that this gracious lady brought to everyone she met. I cherish my time with you, Marin. Thank you for your gifts and example. We lift up every strain of #SigPassion to the music, soul&light that is you, Marin. RIP pic.twitter.com/6201zGiWat
— Natascia Diaz (@NatasciaDiaz) September 13, 2018
Today I lost a friend and the world lost one of the greats. On top of feeling so lucky to have experienced her extraordinary gifts as her coworker, I had the honor of witnessing the infinite depth of her strength, smarts, humor and humanity offstage. She will be greatly missed. https://t.co/bd8NAfGsGe
— Adam Chanler-Berat (@ChandelierBeret) September 13, 2018
She was an angel on earth this breaks my heart. You will sing forever in our hearts. Rest in love! https://t.co/gvIJcflLGI
— Marisha Wallace (@marishawallace) September 13, 2018
RIP Marin. Wow, how lucky we were to bask in your theatre greatness. ❤️
— Ryann Redmond (@ryannreds) September 13, 2018
Watch this right now. She was luminous. #MarinMazzie Rest in power. https://t.co/lax7NDbXsf
— Michael Urie (@michaelurie) September 13, 2018
When I was 14 and in the closet, I blasted the "Passion" album so many times for so many months, my parents had to have known. Marin Mazzie's voice sounded like strength and beauty, and better times to come. Will never, ever forget her. https://t.co/XxrA9Ixkzn
— Tim Federle (@TimFederle) September 13, 2018
One of the very best and a light to all lucky enough to know her. Devastating. https://t.co/RBIle1qk1i
— Cheyenne Jackson (@cheyennejackson) September 13, 2018
Rest in Peace, Ms. Marin Mazzie. I feel so lucky to have had the chance to work with her, even only very briefly for a reading, and was awed by her grace and talents. https://t.co/q3d9AFG4Qv
— Diana DeGarmo Young (@DianaDeGarmo) September 13, 2018
Rest In Peace, Beautiful Angel https://t.co/PzKTKjwc91
— Daphne Rubin-Vega (@daphnerubinvega) September 13, 2018
Remembering the extraordinary and beloved Marin Mazzie. pic.twitter.com/dHYutNnD4L
— LincolnCenterTheater (@LCTheater) September 13, 2018
We Mourn the Loss of Marin Mazzie...https://t.co/oLEpEq6Q7c pic.twitter.com/OqxKvZlRxI
— Rodgers & Hammerstein (@RnH_Org) September 13, 2018
The divine and courageous Marin Mazzie was #TonyAwards-nominated for PASSION, RAGTIME, and KISS ME, KATE. We join with her husband, Broadway's Jason Daniele, her friends and family, and all her fans to mourn her untimely passing. Rest in peace. https://t.co/UBVTuJL7GH pic.twitter.com/vNp1rxWn1m
— The Tony Awards (@TheTonyAwards) September 13, 2018