Diana Baffa-Brill, 1943 – 2024

Broadway dancer and choreographer Diana Baffa-Brill, 81, died on Oct. 13. She danced in the shows 13 Daughters, Do I Hear a Waltz?, La Grosse Valise, and the original production of Mame; she also went on to choreograph the 1983 revival of that show. Baffa also performed in dance troupes on the Ed Sullivan and Jackie Gleason shows. In addition to many road companies of Mame, she choreographed touring shows of Hello, Dolly!, Funny Girl, The Music Man, Damn Yankees, Dames At Sea, and Little Shop of Horrors, and cofounded the theaters Places Please (Philadelphia) and Main Street Theater & Dance Alliance (New York).