Marlo Thomas Makes Rare Appearance at Broadway Premiere with Candice Bergen, Diane Sawyer
Marlo Thomas Makes Rare Appearance at Broadway Premiere with Candice Bergen, Diane Sawyer
Virginia ChamleeWed, June 3, 2026 at 8:23 PM UTC
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Marlo Thomas, Candice Bergen, Diane SawyerCredit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Rob Kim/Getty; Mathew Tsang/Getty -
Marlo Thomas, Candice Bergen and Diane Sawyer are stepping out
The trio was photographed at the opening night of Every Brilliant Thing at the Hudson Theatre in Manhattan this week
It was a rare appearance for Thomas, whose husband Phil Donahue died in August 2024 after a lengthy illness
Marlo Thomas stepped out this week for a rare appearance, joining veteran journalist Diane Sawyer and actress Candice Bergen at the opening night of Every Brilliant Thing at the Hudson Theatre in Manhattan.
It was one of the few public appearances that Thomas — an Emmy-winning actress, producer, author and activist — has made since the death of her husband, Phil Donahue.
The beloved talk show host died in August 2024 at the age of 88 after a lengthy illness.
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Candice Bergen, Marlo Thomas, and Diane Sawyer attends the opening night of "Every Brilliant Thing" at Hudson Theatre on June 02, 2026 in New York City.Credit: Rob Kim/Getty
Thomas and Donahue were married for 44 years. The longtime couple first met when she appeared as a guest on The Phil Donahue Show in 1977, and they wed in 1980. Thomas credited their long bond to the "three L's" they followed throughout their romance: "Love, listening and lust."
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Thomas, a longtime outreach director at St. Jude, is also often a fixture on the Today show and made her return to the program in 2025 to highlight the work of the research hospital.
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Speaking on Today, Thomas spoke out on the loss of her husband for the first time since his death, saying, "I'm doing well. I'm like Sheinelle," in reference to Today journalist Sheinelle Jones, whose husband, Uche Ojeh, died at 45 from brain cancer.
"She's been my Earth angel," Jones chimed in about Thomas.
"Thank you. I miss him a lot," Thomas said about Donahue.
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