SEARCH 
 
• EXCLUSIVE THEATER DISCOUNTS
• MONTHLY GIVEAWAYS
  SIGN UP FOR FREE
   
 
 Feature  

Nosing Around

Ben Affleck, Glenn Close, and Kathie Lee Gifford help Kevin Kline and Jennifer Garner celebrate Cyrano de Bergerac's opening night. Plus: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Andie MacDowell, and George Wendt play Celebrity Charades.

By: Joseph Marzullo; Text by Dan Bacalzo · Nov 2, 2007  · New York

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)









Cyrano de Bergerac opened on Broadway last night, with Kevin Kline in the role of the large-nosed poet and swashbuckler. Here he is taking a well deserved bow for a fantastic performance.











(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)









Jennifer Garner, who plays the lovely Roxane, catches up after the show with the revival's director, David Leveaux.













(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)









Among the celebrities that came out for the opening were Garner's Oscar-winning husband, actor Ben Affleck, who recently made his film directing debut with Gone Baby Gone...











(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)










...Tony Award winner Glenn Close, who co-starred with Kline in the film The Big Chill...












(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)









...former talk-show host and musical composer Kathie Lee Gifford...













(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)









...and another musical composer, Frank Wildhorn, seen here with his fiancée, actress Brandi Burkhardt.












(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)









Tony winner Joanna Gleason came out to support husband Christopher Sarandon, who portrays the Comte de Guiche in the show.











(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)









Also celebrating Cyrano's opening night is Daniel Sunjata, who portrays Christian, the handsome soldier with whom Roxane falls in love.












(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)




On Monday, October 29, LAByrinth Theatre Company held the benefit Celebrity Charades: The Battle of Good vs. Evil at St. Paul's Church. Here are LAB co-artistic director John Ortiz, company member John Gould Rubin, and Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, who is LAB's other co-artistic director.






(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)









Among the event's participants were company member Craig "Mums" Grant, who is currently starring in LAByrinth's production of A View from 151st Street...












(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)








...Saturday Night Live alum and 30 Rock co-star Rachel Dratch and actor-playwright Eric Bogosian...













(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)









...the lovely Andie MacDowell...











(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)









...George Wendt, who is currently playing Edna in the Broadway production of Hairspray...











(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)









...Daily Show correspondent and frequent stage star Aasif Mandvi...












(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)









...and Law and Order star Jeremy Sisto, who bowed on Broadway last year in Festen.













For TheaterMania's review of Cyrano de Bergerac, click here.









0 Comments - View All - View Recent - Post a Comment
Insider Comments:
Be the first to post a comment!

sponsor
 
ABOUT THE SHOW
sponsor
sponsor
New York
Blasted
Soho Rep opens its season with a first-rate production of Sarah Kane's shockingly violent drama.
Reviewed by: Andy Propst »
Chekhov Lizardbrain New York » A Man for All Seasons New York »
Two Rooms New York » The Way of the World DC Metro »
Nightmare:
Bad Dreams Come True
New York »
13 the Musical New York »
The Seagull New York » Legally Blonde the Musical Touring Productions »
Fifty Words New York » Aliens with Extraordinary Skills New York »
Wig Out! New York » Fault Lines New York »

Join the TM Insider for FREE!
RSS Feed
By providing information about entertainment and cultural events on this site, TheaterMania.com shall not be deemed to endorse,
recommend, approve and/or guarantee such events, or any facts, views, advice and/or information contained therein.
©1999-2008 TheaterMania Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Click here for a current list of Broadway shows and Broadway ticket discounts.
09:52 AM