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Also partying at Tavern: Handsome Michael Hayden, who plays the unhappy son, Christian…

…TV favorite Julianna Margulies, who portrays the troubled daughter Helene…

…and Six Feet Under star Jeremy Sisto, who plays the virulently racist sibling Michael.

Among those on hand for the star-studded opening: Tony Award winner Glenn Close…

…best-selling author Barbara Taylor Bradford…

…and Hank Azaria, recently seen in Spamalot, who was missing the telecast of the newest episode of his Showtime series Huff. (Presumably, he TiVoed it!)

On Thursday evening, April 6, Karoline Leach’s thriller Tryst opened at the Promenade. After the performance, stars Maxwell Caulfield and Amelia Campbell celebrated at Compass with their director, Joe Brancato.

That same night, Paul Weitz’s comedy Show People opened at Second Stage, starring (left to right) Ty Burrell, Judy Greer, Debra Monk, and Lawrence Pressman. The after party was held at Robert Emmett’s Restaurant.

Receiving congratulations at the party was author Paul Weitz, seen here with his mother, Susan Kohner, who earned an Oscar nomination for her performance in the classic weepie Imitation of Life.

Among the many celebs who showed up to see Show People on opening night: film and stage star Edward Norton…

…Ron Rifkin, who recently wrapped the final episodes of his TV series Alias…

…the deliciously funny Andrea Martin, who appears with Debra Monk in the film version of The Producers…

…and two of Judy Greer’s co-stars in the short-lived CBS-TV comedy Love Monkey: Larenz Tate, whom you may also have seen on the big screen in Crash…

…and Tom Cavanagh, who played the title role in the popular TV series Ed and did a stint on Broadway in Urinetown.