On Wednesday of last week, Larry Neumann Jr., a Broadway actor who was 62 years old, passed away unexpectedly at his home in South Shore. Complications brought on by type 1 diabetes were probably the cause of death. Sandy Borglum, his ex-wife, was the one who informed him that they had divorced after their 18-year marriage. Borglum stated that Larry was the hardest-working individual I had ever met. Larry was a friend of Borglum. He was blessed in that he was able to exercise entire authority over his own life. Many individuals who knew and admired Larry Neumann Jr. took to various social media platforms to express their sadness at his loss after learning of his demise. Carlo Lorenzo Gara’s character on Chicago PD used his Twitter account to post messages. Jacqueline Williams, an actress, also used Twitter to share her feelings about the tragedy.
Larry Neumann Jr. was famous for his acting
Although the actor has appeared in films such as Stranger than Fiction, The Merry Gentleman, Stir of Echoes, Sirens, and Slice, the time he spent performing on the stages of Chicago has brought him the greatest notoriety. However, his theatre work is mostly responsible for his renown. Larry Neumann Jr., now retired as managing director of the Famous Door Theatre Company, has a long and successful career in the performing arts.
During the middle of the 1980s, Neumann worked with both New Crimes Productions and Blind Parrot Productions as a collaborator. The actor who played the titular role in Artaud at Rodez, written by Charles Marowitz and performed in 1986, fatally shot himself onstage with a syringe, and then at the end of the play, he was nailed into a coffin. Neumann went on to play Iago in the Chicago Shakespeare Company’s production of Othello in 1988 after gaining the plaudits he deserved for his performance as Artaud at Rodez.
In 1995, Neumann took part in a performance named Judgement, performed by a single actor. Neumann’s performances as both a Shakespearean tragedian and a Chestnut Seller in the Goodman Theatre’s annual production of A Christmas Carol were outstanding. He handled both parts with the same grace. In the play The Dalai Lama Goes Three for Four by Eric Overmyer, performed in 1996, he performed the Dalai Lama. The part of Richard Nickel in Looking glass Theatre’s production of They All Fall Down is perhaps the one that brought him the greatest fame (2001). The name Larry Neumann Jr. is mentioned in a couple of different advertisements.
In addition to his work with Writers Theatre, Noble Fool Theatricals, and First Folio Theatre, he has also been seen in productions of The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe, Underneath the Lintel, and The Puppet master of Lodz. His untimely demise is a tragedy for the performing arts community in Chicago, but the many unforgettable performances he gave onstage will live on in the hearts of theatregoers forever.
