We just received the sad news that playwright Wendy Wasserstein passed away Monday after her struggle with cancer. The author of Uncommon Women and Others, The Heidi Chronicles and The Sisters Rosensweig, Wasserstein was a regular here at the 92nd Street Y and spoke twice in 2005 alone. One of her appearances, a conversation with Gene Wilder, is one of the best-selling recordings in our Audible partnership.

For more on Wasserstein’s works, there is plenty of information available at the Literary Encylcopedia. Wasserstein was a true talent and a great friend of the Y. She will be missed.