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On Thursday night, the new musical A Tale of Two Cities opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick was just one of the celebrities in the opening-night crowd.
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Susan Stroman, who directed Broderick in The Producers, was also in attendance.
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Recording superstar and former American Idol contestant Clay Aiken, who returns tonight to Monty Python's Spamalot as Sir Robin, came out for the show.
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Here's Constantine Maroulis, another Idol alumni, who will star in the soon-to-open Off-Broadway musical Rock of Ages.
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Oscar winner Celeste Holm and husband Frank Basile were on hand for the show.
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Here's another Hollywood legend, Marge Champion (left), with Louise Hirschfeld, the widow of the theater's namesake.
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After the performance, stars James Barbour and Brandi Burkhardt, who play Sydney Carton and Lucie Manette, were joined by composer Frank Wildhorn, Burkhardt's fiancé.
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Aaron Lazar (right), who plays aristocrat Charles Darnay, caught up with his Light in the Piazza co-star (and [title of show] director) Michael Berresse.
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Broadway favorite Gregg Edelman gives a fine performance as Lucie's father, Dr. Alexandre Manette.
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Here are Catherine Missal, who plays Little Lucie, and Katherine McGrath, who portrays the crusty-yet-lovable Miss Pross.
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Kevin Earley gives a charismatic performance as revolutionary Ernest Defarge.
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The strong-voiced Natalie Toro stops the show as Ernest's vengeful wife, Therese.
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The lovely Mackenzie Mauzy, who plays the Seamstress, has a touching second-act duet with Barbour.
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British director-choreographer Warren Carlyle is making his Broadway debut with the show.
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Finally, here's the woman behind the Tale, writer-composer-lyricist Jill Santoriello.
For TheaterMania's review of A Tale of Two Cities, click here.
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