Hope Davis, Jane Krakowski, Mike Nichols, Diane Sawyer, Liev Schreiber, Martin Short, Will Swenson, and more join Anne Hathaway, Audra McDonald, Raul Esparza, and company for the opening of Shakespeare in the Park’s Twelfth Night.
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The Public Theatre officially opened its star-studded Shakespeare in the Park production of
Twelfth Night at the Delacorte Theater on Thursday. After the show, the gorgeous
Anne Hathaway — who plays the cross-dressing Viola/Cesario — definitely showed off her feminine side.
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Tony winner
Julie White — currently on the big-screen in
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — is a definite crowd-pleaser as the scheming servant Maria in
Twelfth Night.
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Hamish Linklater, best known for his work on CBS’
The Old Adventures of New Christine, practically steals
Twelfth Night with his hilarious portrayal of the dimwitted Sir Andrew Aguecheek.
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Former Tony nominee Stark Sands sets many hearts aflutter as Sebastian in
Twelth Night.
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The
Twelfth Night opening also served as the Public’s summer gala. Honorree Susan Lyne, a longtime entertainment executive and Public Theater board member, was joined by executive director Andrew Hamingson and artistic director Oskar Eustis.
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Award-winning director Mike Nichols, the Public’s other honoree, attended
Twelfth Night with his beautiful wife, television newscaster Diane Sawyer.
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Stage and screen actresses Amanda Peet and Sarah Paulson were in the audience for the opening of
Twelfth Night.
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Liev Schreiber, a former Shakespeare in the Park star, will be seen on the big screen later this summer in Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock.
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Tony winner and film favorite Martin Short and his wife Nancy were among the celebrities who came out to see
Twelfth Night on Thursday.
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Twelfth Night attendee Daniel Sunjata — one of the stars of the hit FX series
Rescue Me — had the lead role in the Public Theater’s production of
Take Me Out.
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Law & Order‘s Sam Waterston, who attended
Twelfth Night on Thursday, has played both Hamlet and Claudius as part of Shakespeare in the Park.