Peter Brook, Tony-Winning Theater Director, Dies at 97
variety.comTim Gray Senior Vice PresidentPeter Brook, the British-born director who won Tonys and Emmys but is best known for his theater work ranging from Broadway’s “Marat/Sade” and “Irma La Douce” to experimental productions like “The Mahabarata,” has died.
He was 97.Brook’s death was confirmed by his long-time publisher, and later the BBC, on Sunday. He died in Paris, where he has lived since the 1970s.
One of Brook’s final works, at 92 years old, was “The Prisoner,” which he wrote and staged in Paris as well as the Edinburgh festival and London’s National Theatre.
Just this year, he staged directed “The Tempest Project” with Marie-Hélène Estienne, his long-time collaborator.His career spanned eight decades and included opera, plays, musicals, as well as film and TV productions.
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