TheaterMania.com login my account gold club
Broadway New York Shows & Tickets Discount Tickets News, Reviews and Features Video Music and Showtunes Industry Services
• EXCLUSIVE THEATER DISCOUNTS
• MONTHLY GIVEAWAYS
  SIGN UP FOR FREE
  
 
 
Broadway
Off Broadway
Off-Off Broadway
Boston
Chicago
DC Metro
Florida
Las Vegas
London
Los Angeles
Minneapolis/St. Paul
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Seattle
 
Theater News
Theater Reviews
Feature Stories
Peter Filichia's Diary News Archives
Boston
Chicago
DC Metro
Florida
Las Vegas
London
Los Angeles
Minneapolis/St. Paul
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Seattle
 Feature  

How Odd!

Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick party with their co-stars and friends on opening night of The Odd Couple.

By: Joseph Marzullo; text by Michael Portantiere · Oct 28, 2005  · New York

(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)
(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)








Reportedly sold-out for its entire run, the Broadway revival of The Odd Couple opened last night at the Brooks Atkinson Theater, and the company and their friends partied afterwards at the Marriot Marquis. Here are the odd couple themselves: Matthew Broderick (Felix Ungar) and Nathan Lane (Oscar Madison).








(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)
(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)









Also celebrating were the odd couple's poker buddies: Brad Garrett (Murray the cop)...










(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)
(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)









...Rob Bartlett (Speed)...











(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)
(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)










...Peter Frechette (Roy)...











(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)
(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)










...and Lee Wilkof (Vinnie).










(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)
(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)










Also partying at the Marriott: Sarah Jessica Parker, a.k.a. Mrs. Matthew Broderick...










(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)
(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)








...the very funny, extraordinarily wealthy Jerry Seinfeld...










(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)
(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)









...the legendary costume and fashion designer Bob Mackie...









(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)
(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)









...Elizabeth Parkinson and husband Scott Wise, from the cast of Movin' Out...










(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)
(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)










...Marc Shaiman, composer and co-lyricist of Hairspray...








(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)
(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)









...and Neil Simon, author of The Odd Couple and at least a dozen other great Broadway comedies, seen here with his wife, Elaine Joyce...









(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)
(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)








Among the many celebrities who attended the opening performance of The Odd Couple: TV, film, and Broadway star Martin Short...










(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)
(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)










...Tina Brown, former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker...











(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)
(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)










...Doris Roberts, who co-starred with Brad Garrett in the tremendously popular TV sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond...









(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)
(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)









...and Carole Shelley, who played Gwendolyn Pigeon in both the original Broadway production and the movie version of The Odd Couple.




Insider Comments:

--There are no comments posted yet.

Be the first to comment!
 
New York
Les Éphémères
Ariane Mnouchkine's newest Lincoln Center Festival show is a worthy theatrical exploration of daily life.
Reviewed by: David Finkle »
The Europeans New York » A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Canada »
Speedmouse New York » Restoration San Diego »
Farragut North Los Angeles » Twelfth Night New York »
Archbishop Supreme Tartuffe New York » Dance of the Seven-Headed Mouse New York »
Unmitigated Truth:
Life, a Lavatory, Loves, and Ladies
New York »
Carousel Berkshires »
A Midsummer Night's Dream Connecticut » Shafrika, The White Girl 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.

©1999-2009 TheaterMania Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Click here for a current list of Broadway shows and Broadway ticket discounts.
11:37 PM