The event, which begins at 11:45 AM and ends at 2:30 PM, is being held at Sardi's and includes the participation of panel members Michael Cerveris, Raul Esparza, Harry Lennix and Liev Schreiber. USA Today theatre critic Elysa Gardner moderates.

Michael Cerveris is currently on Broadway in Love/Musik; Raul Esparza can be seen in the revival of Company; Harry Lennix heads the cast of the final August Wilson play, Radio Golf; and Liev Schreiber stars in the Broadway bow of Talk Radio.

Reservations for Drama Desk members are $35; a limited number of reservations, priced at $45, are available for non-members. For reservations call (212) 787-7020 or e-mail [email protected] (specify preference for salmon, chicken or pasta).

Sardi's is located in Manhattan at 234 West 44th Street.

* The Drama Desk, organized in 1949, presented its first awards in 1955. It is "the only theatre organization whose award nominations honor Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off Broadway and not-for-profit theater productions equally in multiple categories."