N.Y. theater's Shurtleff dies
Legit vet started first indie casting service
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After working for Jerome Robbins and David Merrick, Shurtleff started the first Broadway independent casting service. His clients included Bob Fosse, David Susskind, Arthur Laurents, Peter Glenville and Mike Nichols. Among the projects he cast were"Jesus Christ Superstar" "Chicago," "Pippin," "Gypsy," and the movies "The Graduate" and "The Sound of Music."
Shurtleff is known for his "Audition." While casting "The Lion in Winter," he was distraught by talented actors not knowing how to audition for a role and created a class to address the problem, then wrote a book based on the class.
He wrote several plays including "Call Me By My Rightful Name," directed by Milton Katselas, which starred Joan Hackett, Robert Duvall and Alvin Ailey. His play "Sailing" was chosen for the volume "The Best Short Plays of 1979."
He moved to Los Angeles in 1975 to teach acting, and also taught master classes in cities including New York, Toronto, Sydney, Vancouver, Pittsburgh and Boston.
He is survived by two brothers.
