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71-Year-Old Winger, Howard Star in Manhattan ‘Gin Game’

7/25/2026

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Debra Winger and Arliss Howard, 71, are starring in a Manhattan production of D.L. Coburn’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning play The Gin Game.
After 30 years together, they had never read the script before accepting the roles and read it aloud at their New York City home.
The New York Times says the roles demand emotional synchronicity, framing the production as an assertion of relevance for older actors, especially women, in age-biased industry.

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Story summary

Debra Winger and Arliss Howard, 71, are starring in a Manhattan production of D.L. Coburn’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning play The Gin Game.
After 30 years together, they had never read the script before accepting the roles and read it aloud at their New York City home.
The New York Times says the roles demand emotional synchronicity, framing the production as an assertion of relevance for older actors, especially women, in age-biased industry.