Rob Ashford Appointed New Associate Director of London's Donmar Warehouse

Director-choreographer Rob Ashford has been appointed as new associate director of London's Donmar Warehouse.

The transfer of Ashford's Donmar Warehouse production of Parade is currently running through Nov. 15 at the Mark Taper Forum in L.A. Back Stage spoke with Ashford before the L.A. opening of Parade.Watch the video interview below:

Congratulations, Rob!

Ashford recently directed Rachel Weisz in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, which ran at the Donmar July 23-Oct. 3; he was also the choreographer for the recent Donmar production of Guys and Dolls. Ashford is directing and choreographing the upcoming 2010 Broadway revival of Promises, Promises, starring Kristen Chenoweth and Sean Hayes.

-- Daniel Lehman