Industry mourns death of theatre lawyer Floria Lasky
Floria Lasky, lawyer to some of the greats of the theatre business died September 21st at age 84. Ms. Lasky, a partner in Fitelson, Lasky, Aslan & Couture represented the top tier of talent in theatre, including Elia Kazan, Tennessee Williams, Jerome Robbins, Burl Ives, Frederick Loewe, David Merrick, Gypsy Rose Lee, Jule Styne, and countless others. Her career serves as an inspiration to other entertainment lawyers in the theatre.
It is hard to over state Floria Lasky’s remarkable life. Not only did she represent Elia Kazan, Tennessee Williams, Jerome Robbins, Burl Ives, Frederick Loewe, David Merrick, Gypsy Rose Lee, Roseline Russel, Mary Martin, Jule Styne, and countless others. She was by their side as they created master works of art and with a rare intellegence and grace, in many ways a collaborator who fully understood what the word excellance was all about. She set a standard for her self and her guifted clients, that will never be seen again.