Jon Kaplan (theatre critic)
Jon Kaplan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947 |
| Died | (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Theatre critic |
Jon Kaplan(1947–2017) was a Canadiantheatre critic.He was the senior theatre writer atNOW Magazine.
Early life and education
[edit]Kaplan grew up inFlorida.He graduated fromBrandeis Universityin 1969 with a degree in English before moving to Canada.[1]He later received amaster's degreein English fromYork University.His thesis was onElizabethan and Jacobean theatre.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Kaplan began his career as a theatre critic in Toronto in the 1970s writing reviews forThe Body Politic.[3]A few years later, he began working forNOW Magazine.[1]Kaplan would go on to becomeNOW's senior theatre writer and to work for the magazine for 35 years.[3][4]
He wrote his last review forNOWtwo weeks before his death in 2017.[3]
Awards and nominations
[edit]Kaplan has received both the Harold Award and the Brenda Donohue Award.[5]
Death and legacy
[edit]Kaplan died at age 69 on April 28, 2017, from brain cancer.[5][6]He was survived by his husband, Don Cole.[7]
The Jon Kaplan Legacy Fund and the associated annual Jon Kaplan Awards are named in his honour. The Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award, awarded as part of Toronto'sDora Awards,is also named for Kaplan.[8]
References
[edit]- ^abFulton, Allegra (2017-03-17)."Spotlight on Jon Kaplan".Intermission.Retrieved2023-02-07.
- ^"Kaplan, Jon".Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia.Athabasca University. 2017-06-28.Retrieved2023-02-07.
- ^abcdDraaisma, Muriel (2017-04-29)."Toronto's theatre community mourns beloved critic".CBC.Retrieved2023-02-06.
- ^Robertson, Kate (2017-05-01).""Dim the lights of every Toronto theatre. Jon Kaplan is gone."".NOW Toronto.Retrieved2023-02-07.
- ^abCole, Susan G. (2017-04-28)."In memoriam: Jon Kaplan, 1947-2017 - NOW Magazine".NOW Toronto.Retrieved2023-02-07.
- ^Fricker, Karen; Maga, Carly (2017-05-03)."Jon Kaplan loved Toronto theatre and it loved him back: Wednesday Matinée".Toronto Star.Retrieved2023-02-07.
- ^Salerno, Rob (2017-05-03)."Toronto theatre critic remembered for helping queer artists thrive".Xtra Magazine.Retrieved2023-02-06.
- ^"Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award".TAPA.2021-04-13.Retrieved2023-02-07.