A bridge named after the Irish minimalist playwright Samuel Beckett was moved into place this week in Dublin on the third attempt. Final installation is more than a week away, The Irish Times reported.

John Goodman and David Strathairn have signed on to co-star in a new Broadway production of Waiting for Godot, the Roundabout Theatre Company said. Goodman is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor best known for his roles in the TV sit-com Roseanne and in the movies Raising Arizona, Sea of Love, King Ralph, The Flintstones, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Speed Racer. Strathairn was nominated for an Oscar for his work in Good Night, And Good Luck.

Tony Award-winning actors Bill Irwin and Nathan Lane have signed on to star in the new Broadway production of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot." To be directed by Tony Award-winner Anthony Page, the show is set to begin preview performances April 10 at Studio 54, with an opening night planned for April 30, the Roundabout Theatre Company announced.

By Joyce McMillan WHEN war broke out in the former Yugoslavia in 1991, Haris Pasovic was 200 miles away from his native city of Sarajevo, directing a show in Subotica, in the far north of Serbia.

By Matthew Gurewitsch Samuel Beckett never goes out of season at the Gate Theatre in Dublin.