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Last night, Tony Award winner Vanessa Redgrave made a triumphant return to Broadway in the devastating solo piece The Year of Magical Thinking, at the Booth Theatre.
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The play was adapted by author Joan Didion from her best-selling memoir, which she wrote in reaction to the sudden death of her husband, writer John Gregory Dunne.
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The production is directed by noted playwright David Hare, who has starred in his own solo show, Via Dolorosa.
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After the opening night performance, Redgrave was greeted by her equally celebrated sibling, Lynn.
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Also on hand were Vanessa's son, Carlo Nero; her daughter, actress Joely Richardson (right); and Joely's daughter, Daisy Bevan...
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...as well as writer Dominick Dunne (right), John Gregory's older brother, and Dominick's son, actor Griffin Dunne.
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The superstar-studded crowd of first-nighters included Jane Fonda, who co-starred with Redgrave in the film Julia, for which Vanessa won an Academy Award...
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..the dashing Pierce Brosnan, who has signed to play the role of Sam Carmichael in the upcoming film version of Mamma Mia!...
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...Tony winner Stockard Channing, whose new film Sparkle is due out later this spring...
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...the lovely Claire Danes, who plays the younger version of Redgrave's character in the upcoming film Evening and who's currently getting attention for her GAP commercial with Patrick Wilson...
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...the amazing Bill Nighy, a definite Tony contender for his work in Hare's The Vertical Hour earlier this season...
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Oscar-winning actress Marisa Tomei, who will take her turn in the director's chair for the upcoming Naked Angels project, Armed and Naked in America...
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...the fabulous Christine Baranski. who gave a memorable performance in Paul Rudnick's Regrets Only at Manhattan Theatre Club...
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...cabaret star Karen Akers, who'll return to the Algonquin Hotel's Oak Room on April 17 with a show dedicated to composer Jule Styne...
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...and two Emmy Award winners: talk show host Rosie O'Donnell and daytime drama legend Linda Dano.
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