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Philip Seymour Hoffman, Delta Burke, Hugh Jackman, Taboo in rehearsal, opening night of Little Shop of Horrors, and more!

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The LAByrinth Theater benefit on Monday, September 29 at the Daryl Roth Theater was highlighted by an amazing game of Celebrity Charades. Among the participants were Philip Seymour Hoffman, LAByrinth’s co-artistic director…

…Amy Sedaris, a stage veteran who is probably best known for the Comedy Central TV show Strangers With Candy…



…Bebe Neuwirth, whose Broadway credits include Chicago and Damn Yankees…

…and Kristen Johnston of TV’s Third Rock From the Sun, recently seen on stage in Twelfth Night at the Delacorte and in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of The Women.

On Wednesday, September 24, our photographer caught up with The Boy From Oz star Hugh Jackman at a Film Aid International benefit at the Royalton Hotel.

Nine stars Antonio Banderas and Chita Rivera were presented with their portraits by artist Daniel May on Tuesday, September 30. The paintings will hang on the walls of Tony’s Di Napoli, a new theatrical watering hole on West 43rd Street. Here is Banderas accepting his portrait at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre, home of Nine…











…and here’s the one-and-only Chita posing with her portrait at Tony’s Di Napoli.



Also on September 30, TV star Delta Burke made her Broadway debut as the new Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie. Here’s Burke during curtain calls at the Marquis Theatre…



…and here she is again, with cake, at a “welcome” party after the performance.


Yet another September 30 event was an open rehearsal for the new Boy George musical Taboo, held to give the press a peek at a few numbers from the show. Here’s Boy George himself (a.k.a. George O’Dowd), who plays Leigh Bowery in the show, with Euan Morton — who plays Boy George!







Also caught by our photographers at the Taboo event: Liz McCartney and Raúl Esparza, who play Big Sue and Philip Sallon…







…Sarah Uriarte Berry, who plays Nicola…






…and the longtime team of John McDaniel and producer Rosie O’Donnell, reunited on Taboo as, respectively, the show’s musical director and lead producer.



We leave you with two photos from the opening night party for Little Shop of Horrors, held last evening at Tavern on the Green. Here are the show’s ill-fated lovers, Hunter Foster (Seymour) and Kerry Butler (Audrey)….






…and here’s Alan Menken, composer of Little Shop.