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Please join us for the Drama Desk’s annual Spring Panel!

REVIVING THE REVIVAL

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Noon to 2:30 pm

Sardi's (4th Floor)

234 West 44th St.

GAVIN CREEL, WARREN CARLYLE, CYNTHIA ERIVO and STEVEN PASQUALE are among the panelists for REVIVING THE REVIVAL, a lively discussion about staging revivals moderated by Drama Desk member Robin Milling.

Check the Drama Desk’s Facebook and (@TheDramaDesk) pages for additions to the panel and for updates about the event*.

Topics include:

 Why bring the show back now?  How do you make something from another decade relevant today?  What elements make a good revival?  What are the downsides/upsides of reviving a show?  Working celebrity stars into the mix  Which changes work and which ones don't?

Lunch will be served beginning at noon with salad and dessert and a choice of four entrees -- Salmon, Pan-roasted Chicken breast , Spaghetti Pomodoro (vegetarian) or Vegetarian Basket (gluten free).

Tables will seat 8 and will be assigned (you will get your table assignment and menu selection ticket when you check in at Sardi’s) -- please add the names of your guests and their entree choices when purchasing your tickets.

Regular tickets are priced at $57 -- but members of The Lambs Club and their guests may purchase a reduced ticket for $52 by using the promotional code LAMBS016 (enter this code in the box on the upper right of the ticketing page, click “apply code” and the reduced ticket price option will display in blue. If ordering by phone, give the operator the code).

Order tickets on line at http://tinyurl.com/Drama-DeskRevivalPanel

or by calling (866) 811-4111.

Deadline for purchasing tickets is noon Thursday, May 19 (unless previously sold out).

TICKETS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR

If you are interested in helping with check-in, please send an email (you must be registered to volunteer at the event).

Questions? [email protected]

*Panel Participants are subject to change.

WARREN CARLYLE is a Tony Award winning Director/Choreographer. He directed and choreographed After Midnight, Chaplin, : Back On at the Broadhurst, Finian’s Rainbow and A Tale of Two Cities. He has choreographed , currently at , the revival of On The 20th Century, The Mystery Of Edwin Drood, A Christmas Story, and the Broadway revival of ’s . He also directed and choreographed the 2015 Spring Spectacular starring at . He has been nominated for two , six Drama Desk Awards and an Emmy Award and has won the Tony, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk Award and the prestigious Astaire Award for choreography.

GAVIN CREEL starring as Kodaly in She Loves Me. Broadway: Hair (Tony Nomination), Thoroughly Modern Mille (Tony Nomination), The Book of Mormon, La Cage Aux Folles. West End: The Book of Mormon (Olivier Award), Mary Poppins, Hair. Off-Broadway: Bat Boy, The Mystery Plays. National Tour: The Book of Mormon, Fame. Regional: Bounce (Goodman Theatre/Kennedy Center), Bound (A.R.T.), The Mystery Plays (Yale Rep). TV: "Eloise at the Plaza" and "Eloise at Christmastime" both co- starring Julie Andrews. Original Recordings: GoodTimeNation, Quiet, Get Out, and the single "Noise." Co-Founder: Broadway Impact. School: University of Michigan. CYNTHIA ERIVO is currently making her Broadway debut reprising her starring role as ‘Celie’ opposite Jennifer Hudson and Danielle Brooks in the revival of The Color Purple at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Erivo first played the role in 2013 at ’s Menier Chocolate Factory, earning reviews and an Evening Standard Theatre Award nomination for Best Musical Performance and a WhatsOnStage Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. A UK native, Erivo graduated from the famed Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2010. She is a recent recipient of the BEFFTA International Rising Star Award.

STEVEN PASQUALE currently stars in the Roundabout’s The Robber Bridegroom. He recently starred in at Chicago’s Lyric Opera. Select New York theater: The Bridges of Madison County (Drama Desk, Drama League nominations), Far From , The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide…, A Soldier’s Play (Second Stage), A Man of No Importance (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations), Beautiful Child, Spinning Into Butter, and The Wild Party, A Little Night Music, The Grapes of Wrath, Miss Saigon, and The Light in the Piazza. Select TV: , , Billions, Bloodline, and Rescue Me. Solo album: Somethin' Like Love (2009).

ROBIN MILLING has a wealth of experience as an Entertainment Reporter covering everyting entertainment including film, theater, , and music. Her style is conversational and candid, discussing personal issues as well as professional topics with celebrities. She is a writer/producer and host of Milling About™ podcast, an entertainment news and interview program featuring her provocative conversations with the hottest names in , Broadway, and much more on iTunes http://apple.co/1lhKYnU and Blogtalk Radio www.blogtalkradio.com/robin- milling. She is also the New York Correspondent for World Entertainment News Network. Previous clients have included ABC Radio Networks, SONY Radio Networks, Broadcast, and Showtime Networks, among others.