"Of Mice and Men," Steinbeck's 1937 drama about the friendship between two itinerant farm workers, will run Oct. 7-Nov. 1 in Westport.
Paul Newman will not direct 'Of Mice and Men'
NEW YORK (AP) - May 24, 2008 Newman, 83, will be replaced by Mark Lamos, a former artistic
director of Hartford Stage, who has directed extensively around the
country and in New York.
"`I'm sorry I can't be part of this Westport Country Playhouse
production, but I leave 'Of Mice and Men' in Mark Lamos' very
capable hands with the full support of my wife, Joanne Woodward,
and Anne Keefe, as Playhouse artistic directors," Newman said in a
statement.
No further details were immediately given by Westport or from
Newman's representatives at Warren Cowan and Associates and ICM.
