Great news! Meryl has been nominated for a 2001 Drama Desk Award for her performance in ‘The Seagull’ along with Robin Bartlett (Everett Beekin), Lindsey Duncan (Private Lives), Anna Paquin (The Glory of Living), Mercedes Ruehl (The Goat) and Sarah Jessica Parker (Wonder of the World). “The Seagull” is also nominated for Best Revial. The Drama Desk Awards ceremony will be held 9 PM May 19 at the F.H. LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center.

Excellent news! The Associated Press reports that Oscar-winner Marcia Gay Harden (Best Supporting Actress for “Pollock”) has joined the already astonishing cast of ‘The Seagull’, which opens July 24th. The players, including Streep and Harden, as well as Kevin Kline, Christopher Walken and John Goodman have their last show on August 10 at the outdoor Delacorte Theater.

The Mike Nichols directed “The Seagull”, starring Meryl, Kevin Kline and Natalie Portman, will be performed at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park -the place, where Meryl started her career in the 1970s.

Meryl Streep will be returning to the stage. She has been announced to star in a new production of Chekov’s The Seagull this Summer. The play will be directed by Mike Nichols and will co-star Kevin Kline.