Holland Taylor's Ann celebrated its opening night on Broadway this Thursday at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Benjamin Endsley Klein (The Coast of Utopia) directs Holland Taylor (Something Old, Something New) in the biographical play, which Taylor also wrote. Ann is described as a portrait of the acerbic late governor who had character the size of Texas.

The creative team includes scenic design by Michael Fagin, costume design by Julie Weiss, lighting design by Matthew Richards, sound design by Ken Huncovsky, projection design by Zachary Borovay, and wig design by Paul Huntley.

Guests included Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway and family, Tony Award winners Ben Vereen and Lily Tomlin, Elaine Stritch (A Little Night Music), Gloria Steinem, Judith Light (The Assembled Parties), Kathleen Turner (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), Laura Linney (Time Stands Still), Ron Raines (Follies) and more.

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Holland Taylor shows her gratitude for director Benjamin Endsley Klein at the curtain call.
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Holland Taylor takes her bow as Ann Richards on opening night of Ann at the Vivian Beaumont.
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Holland Taylor blows a kiss to the real Ann Richards.
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Holland Taylor poses with Ann Richards’ famous motorcycle.
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Director Benjamin Endsley Klein shows his love for his star, Holland Taylor.
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Producers Kevin Bailey, Harriet Newman Leve, Bob Boyett, are proud to present Ann, as they pose with director Benjamin Endsley Klein, and star/scribe Holland Taylor.
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Gerald Hathaway, Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables), and producer Kate Hathaway celebrate the opening of Ann as a family.
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Anne Hathaway is glad to be back in New York to support her mother.
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Tony Award winner Ben Vereen (Pippin) is ready for the party.
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The legendary Elaine Stritch (A Little Night Music) and Tony Award winner Lily Tomlin (The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe) are having a great time at their friend Holland Taylor’s opening.
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Elaine Stritch poses for the cameras. The stage star will be heading back to her native Detroit this spring.
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Sandra Castellanos was born in Texas and worked for Governor Ann Richards. She shows off a purse that Richards gave her.
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Gloria Steinem worked with Ann Richards on the historic women’s liberation movement.
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Tony Award winner Judith Light is happy to support Lincoln Center, where Other Desert Cities began.
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Tony Award nominee Kathleen Turner (High) recently played liberal Texas reporter Molly Ivins in Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins.
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Country music singer Larry Gatlin is a Texan, and is proud to celebrate the life of Ann Richards.
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Lily Tomlin poses with Ann’s daughter Cecile Richards, and Ann’s granddaughter Lily Adams.
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Tony Award winner Linda Lavin (Broadway Bound) attends Ann’s opening to support her friends in the theater community, including producer Harriet Newman Leve.
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Tony Award nominee Ron Raines (Follies) was born in Texas.
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Tony Award nominee Laura Linney (Time Stands Still) was in The Truman Show with Holland Taylor.
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