Opening Night: The Mountaintop

On Thursday, October 13, Oscar nominee Samuel L. Jackson officially opened in Katori Hall's new play, The Mountaintop at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, in which he plays the late civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Oscar nominee Angela Bassett delivers a dazzling turn as Camae, a hotel chambermaid, in Katori Hall's new play, The Mountaintop, which officially opened on Thursday, October 13 at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Playwright Katori Hall celebrated after the opening of her new play, The Mountaintop, which officially opened on Thursday, October 13 at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Director Kenny Leon returned to Broadway at the helm of Katori Hall's new play, The Mountaintop, which officially opened on Thursday, October 13 at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Grammy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Branford Marsalis composed the original music for Katori Hall's new play, The Mountaintop, which officially opened on Thursday, October 13 at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys -- who will soon be represented on Broadway as the producer and composer of Stick Fly -- and her husband, musician Swizz Beatz, were among the celebrities at the opening of Katori Hall's new play, The Mountaintop, on Thursday, October 13 at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad and her sister, award-winning actress and director Debbie Allen, attended the opening of Katori Hall's new play, The Mountaintop, on Thursday, October 13 at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Legendary entertainer Harry Belafonte and wife Pamela Frank were on hand for the opening of Katori Hall's new play, The Mountaintop, on Thursday, October 13 at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Emmy Award winner Cicely Tyson -- currently on the big screen in the hit film The Help -- attended the opening of Katori Hall's new play, The Mountaintop, on Thursday, October 13 at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Film and stage star Justin Long was on hand for the opening of Katori Hall's new play, The Mountaintop, on Thursday, October 13 at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Broadway veteran Latanya Richardson Jackson was on hand to applaud husband Samuel L. Jackson, who stars in Katori Hall's new play, The Mountaintop, which officially opened on Thursday, October 13 at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Award-winning film director Spike Lee attended the opening of Katori Hall's new play, The Mountaintop, on Thursday, October 13 at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Actress and activist Ruby Dee was on hand for the opening of Katori Hall's new play, The Mountaintop, on Thursday, October 13 at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Oscar nominee Gabourey Sibide, who currently co-stars on Showtime's The Big C, attended the opening of Katori Hall's new play, The Mountaintop, on Thursday, October 13 at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Talk show host Dick Cavett and former NBA superstar Magic Johnson teamed up at the opening of Katori Hall's new play, The Mountaintop, on Thursday, October 13 at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.