Peter Hall News

John Cullum, Rosemary Harris and Gene Farber will star in Ariel Dorfman's new play The Other Side, which will be presented by MTC; it opens on December 6th

Stefanie Powers, currently starring in a touring production of The King and I that is playing Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre, is raising money for animals left stranded and abandoned by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

John Lithgow, Sir Peter Hall, Sada Thompson, William Ivey Long, Graciela Daniele, William Gibson and the late Dorothy Loudon and Ben Edwards are the 2005 inductees of the Theater Hall of Fame

Judi Dench returns to the Theatre Royal Haymarket, Jerry Springer and Mike Leigh go on tour and Nicole eyes up a London Hedda Gabbler

Maria Friedman, the leading lady of the British musical theatre, makes her Broadway debut in London's smash hit musical, THE WOMAN IN WHITE, opening on Broadway Thursday, November 17th at the Marquis Theatre (211 W 45th St).

Two-time Tony Award winner John Cullum will star opposite Tony Award-winner Rosemary Harris in the theatre's American premiere production of The Other Side.

The cast includes Jill Clayburgh (Bess), Richard Thomas (Jeffrey), Matthew Morrison (Thad), Susan Kelechi Watson (Juliet), James Yaegashi (Bill), Leslie Ayvazian (Elaine) and Ann Guilbert (Sadie).

Richard Thomas will portray Tennesee Williams in Blanche and Beyond on August 8th at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown, MA

Lynn Redgrave has been cast as Lady Bracknell in the CTG's Ahmanson Theatre production of The Importance of Being Earnest, which runs from January 17th to March 5th in CA

For 10 performances only, the British premiere of Stephen Dillane's solo Macbeth

Dominic Dromgoole will succeed Mark Rylance as the artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe

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.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents Kate Burton as 'Constance Middleton', Michael Cumpsty as 'John Middleton', John Dossett as 'Bernard Kersal' and Lynn Redgrave as 'Mrs. Culver' in the new Broadway production of W. Somerset Maugham social comedy The Constant Wife, directed by Mark Brokaw at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street).

The production, conducted by Sir Neville Marriner and directed by Edward Berkeley, will be performed March 17-19 and 22, 2005.

Producer Jody Kuh is proud to present the world premiere of the eerie two-fister Shift Change, written by Ben Carlin and directed by Shawn Rozsa at the Producers Club II (616 Ninth Avenue).

Bill Kenwright will bring two-time Academy Award-winning actress Jessica Lange back to Broadway in a new production of the Tennessee Williams' classic, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, for a limited engagement beginning previews Thursday, February 24, at 8pm at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47 Street). Opening night for THE GLASS MENAGERIE, which will feature Dallas Roberts, Sarah Paulson and Josh Lucas and which will be directed by David Leveaux, is Tuesday, March 15, at 6:45pm.

Will problems at Jerry Springer cause premature closure? Plus Mary Stuart Masterson makes her West End debut with Kevin Spacey.

Special memories of Hildy Parks by Glen Roven

Kim Cattrall makes her West End debut, Nunn's not so happy anymore, Christian Slater flies to London and Michael Ball returns!