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Lorraine Bracco, Jill Clayburgh, Hugh Dancy, Claire Danes, Michael Feinstein, Nolan Gerard Funk, Carol Kane, Joan Rivers, and more stars come out for the openings of After Miss Julie and Brighton Beach Memoirs.

By Joseph Marzullo,Brian Scott Lipton • Oct 26, 2009 • New York

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On Thursday night, Patrick Marber's After Miss Julie opened at the Roundabout's American Airlines Theatre. Celebrating after the performance were stars Jonny Lee Miller, Sienna Miller, and Marin Ireland.

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Newlyweds Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy were among the stars who attended the October 22 opening of After Miss Julie.

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Oscar nominee Jill Clayburgh attended the October 22 opening of After Miss Julie.

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On Sunday, October 25, Brighton Beach Memoirs -- the first half of The Neil Simon Plays -- opened at the Nederlander Theater. Here are company members Dennis Boutsikaris, Gracie Bea Lawrence, Jessica Hecht, Alexandra Socha, Santino Fontana, Noah Robbins, Laurie Metcalf, and Josh Grisetti at Tavern On the Green.

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Award-winning director David Cromer is making an auspicious Broadway debut with his production of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs, now at the Nederlander Theatre.

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Playwright Neil Simon and his wife Elaine Joyce were on hand for the opening of Brighton Beach Memoirs at the Nederlander Theatre.

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Joan Rivers, who starred in the original Broadway production of Neil Simon's Broadway Bound, attended the October 25 opening of Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs at the Nederlander Theatre.

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Lorraine Bracco, best known for her work on HBO's The Sopranos, attended the October 25 opening of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs at the Nederlander Theatre.

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Academy Award nominee Carol Kane, who last appeared on Broadway in Wicked, attended the October 25 opening of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs at the Nederlander Theatre.

Michael Feinstein, whose new CD The Power of Two will be released on November 3, attended the October 25 opening of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs at the Nederlander Theatre.

Alexander Hanson, who will make his Broadway debut next month as Frederik in the revival of A Little Night Music, attended the October 25 opening of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs at the Nederlander Theatre.

Nolan Gerard Funk, who stars as Conrad in the Roundabout Theatre Company's current revival of Bye Bye Birdie, attended the October 25 opening of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs at the Nederlander Theatre.

Katie Finneran, who recently appeared in the Off-Broadway hit Love, Loss, and What I Wore, and her husband Darren Goldstein, who co-stars in the new Off-Broadway play Creature, attended the October 25 opening of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs at the Nederlander Theatre.

Charlayne Woodard, who is starring in her acclaimed solo show The Night Watcher at Primary Stages, attended the October 25 opening of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs at the Nederlander Theatre.

James Clow, who is starring in the upcoming Broadway production of Irving Berlin's White Christmas, joined Finian's Rainbow star Kate Baldwin at the October 25 opening of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs at the Nederlander Theatre.