Richard Brooks News

LECTURES/EVENTS Papo Colo and Jeanette Ingberman: Iconic Shows: A Talk with Exit Art's Founders Thursday, February 4, 7pm

A panel discussion on the theatre and film works of Tennessee Williams will feature actors Ellen Burstyn, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jodie Markell, Elaine Stritch, and Eli Wallach. Burstyn and Howard are set to star in the newly discovered 'The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond' screenplay by Williams. The film is directed by Markell.

A panel discussion on the theatre and film works of Tennessee Williams will feature actors Ellen Burstyn, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jodie Markell, Elaine Stritch, and Eli Wallach. Burstyn and Howard are set to star in the newly discovered 'The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond' screenplay by Williams. The film is directed by Markell.

On Sunday, June 21 at 3 PM in Fort Greene Park, three Brooklyn girls Samori Covington (age 9), Alexis Cummings, and Najaya Royal (both age 12) will join the ranks of local Fort Greene poets such as Walt Whitman and James Agee who have had their words turned into music.

AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP), 'known for bringing cutting-edge vocal production to the masses,' (New York) will present The Voice of Brooklyn: Opera and Song from the People's Republic, a free outdoor concert of new songs and old standards that highlight Brooklyn's influence on opera.

Kim Cattrall plans a more able-bodied performance in Streetcar, Gavin Lee swaps for Gavin Creel, Jamie and Cathy make wedding plans at the Menier and The Play's The Thing reveals its winner

A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Night of the Iguana, Baby Doll and The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone--six films featuring the poetic writing of Tennessee Williams--will be included in a new DVD set that will be released on May 2nd by Warner Home Video