Peter Brook News

Internationally acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard, whose The Coast of Utopia trilogy is currently at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center, will talk about his stage work and his career at a special Drama Desk event at Tony's DiNapoli Restaurant

Director Michael Mayer and Musical Director Kimberly Grigsby have a fun discussion just a few days before the opening of the show... They get into the geeky spirit of the whole series with tons of fun stories!

The New York Musical Theatre Festival and the Chaplin Corporation present BEHIND THE LIMELIGHT, a new musical about the life and art of Charlie Chaplin by Christopher Curtis. Directed by Michael Unger, BEHIND THE LIMELIGHT features a distinguished cast that includes Luther Creek (Rent, Urinetown) as Chaplin, as well as Andrea McArdle (Tony Award nominee for Annie, Beauty and the Beast), Janet Metz (Falsettoland, Bingo:The Musical) and Garrett Long (The Spitfire Grill), among others.

On March 20th, the Drama Desk will present its panel discussion 'Building Future Audiences'

PS CLASSICS will record the new, acclaimed London production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE on March 6th & 7th.

David Schwimmer and Zeljko Ivanek will star in a revival of The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial that will open in spring of 2006

Shakespearean icons such as Laurence Olivier and Judi Dench will be among the actors featured in the RSC's new CD set The Essential Shakespeare--Live

The Public Theater announces that Brian Bedford, Lynn Collins, Jennifer Ikeda, Richard Thomas, and James Waterston have joined the cast of As You Like It for Shakespeare in the Park. As You Like It is the first production scheduled in The Public's year-long 50th Anniversary Celebration, with performances beginning Tuesday, June 25th and continuing through Sunday, July 17th.