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Ladies and Gents

Our photographer is there as Two Gentlemen of Verona opens at the Delacorte in Central Park.

By: Joseph Marzullo; text by Michael Portantiere · Aug 29, 2005  · New York

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










The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park production of the musical Two Gentlemen of Verona opened officially last night and a party to celebrate the show was held following the performance on Thursday evening, August 25. Here's Rosario Dawson, who plays Julia in Two Gents (and who will soon be seen as Mimi in the film version of Rent).








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










Renée Elise Goldsberry gives a fabulous performance as Silvia.














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









Norm Lewis (right) plays Valentine in the show; John Cariani (left) plays Speed.










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








And here's Oscar Isaac, the recent Juilliard graduate who plays Proteus.









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








John Guare, who wrote the book for Two Gentlemen, attended the show and the party on Thursday.











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









Renée Elise Goldsberry is one of the stars of the ABC-TV daytime series One Life to Live, and many of her fellow cast members from that show came to celebrate her performance in Two Gents. Among them: John-Paul Lavoisier and Melissa Gallo...







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









...David Fumero...











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









...Michael Easton...









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









...Timothy D. Stickney...









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










...Kathy Brier...













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











...Robin Strasser...













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











...and Erika Slezak.










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








Also on hand for the festivities: Actor Jason Lewis, who happens to be Rosario Dawson's boyfriend...









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









...LaChanze, who is expected to star in the upcoming Broadway musical version of The Color Purple...









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








...and the veteran Broadway composer Charles Strouse.




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