Rainbow Coalition

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Abigail Breslin, Brett Claywell, Ruby Dee, Chris Diamantopoulous, Rachel Dratch, David Hasselhoff, Rue McClanahan, S. Epatha Merkerson, Becki Newton, Alison Pill, and more stars join the company of Finian's Rainbow for their Broadway opening.

By Joseph Marzullo,Dan Bacalzo • Oct 30, 2009 • New York

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The Broadway revival of Finian's Rainbow opened last night at the St. James Theatre. The hilarious Christopher Fitzgerald plays the leprechaun Og, while Kate Baldwin and Cheyenne Jackson star as young lovers Sharon and Woody.

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Finian's Rainbow stars Chuck Cooper (who plays Bill) and Jim Norton (in the show's title role) celebrate the October 29 opening of the musical's Broadway revival with director and choreographer Warren Carlyle.

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Terri White makes a strong impression singing "Necessity" in the Broadway revival of Finian's Rainbow, which opened last night at the St. James Theatre.

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TV star and theater veteran David Hasselhoff and daughter Hayley Amber Hasselhoff attended the opening night of Finian's Rainbow on October 29 at the St. James Theatre.

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Tony Award nominee Alison Pill and Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin -- who will co-star in the upcoming Broadway revival of The Miracle Worker -- attended the opening night of Finian's Rainbow on October 29 at the St. James Theatre.

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Married couple Chris Diamantopoulos and Becki Newton will co-star in New York City Center's Encores! production of Girl Crazy in November. They attended the October 29 opening of the Broadway revival of Finian's Rainbow, which got its start at Encores!

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Stage and screen star Ruby Dee came out to the October 29 opening of Broadway's Finian's Rainbow at the St. James Theatre. Her son, Guy Davis, plays the role of Sunny in the musical revival.

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Emmy winner and two-time Tony nominee S. Epatha Merkerson attended the opening night of Finian's Rainbow on October 29 at the St. James Theatre.

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Law and Order: SVU star Stephanie March attended the opening night of Finian's Rainbow at the St. James Theatre on October 29.

TV icon and Broadway veteran Rue McClanahan attended the opening night of Finian's Rainbow at the St. James Theatre on October 29.

One Life to Live stars Brett Claywell and Crystal Hunt attended the opening night of Finian's Rainbow at the St. James Theatre on October 29.

Broadway veteran Daniel Reichard attended the opening night of Finian's Rainbow at the St. James Theatre on October 29.

Debra Monk, who will be participating in Playwrights Horizons' Stories on 5 Stories benefit on November 9, and Edward Hibbert, who last appeared with Monk in Broadway's Curtains, attended the opening night of Finian's Rainbow at the St. James Theatre on October 29.

Rachel Dratch, who will be one of the participants in the starry November 9 benefit performance of The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway, attended the opening night of Finian's Rainbow at the St. James Theatre on October 29.

Mad Men star and Broadway veteran Bryan Batt was on hand for the opening night of Finian's Rainbow at the St. James Theatre on October 29.