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Nathan Lane, David Hyde Pierce, Sigourney Weaver Meet Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike on Opening Night

Lincoln Center Theater celebrates the opening of Christopher Durang’s hilarious new comedy.

New York City

November 13, 2012

Kristine Nielsen, David Hyde Pierce, and Sigourney Weaver star in Christopher Durang’s new comedy as siblings Sonia, Vanya, and Masha.

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike continues a long artistic and personal relationship for playwright Christopher Durang and actress Sigourney Weaver, which began when they were students at the Yale School of Drama.

In Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Billy Magnussen co-stars as the hunky Spike, Masha’s latest paramour.

Shalita Grant proves to be a scene-stealer in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike as soothsaying housekeeper Cassandra.
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Newcomer Genevieve Angelson plays the youthful Nina, whose appearance threatens the mental well-being of Sigourney Weaver’s Masha.
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Two-time Tony Award-winner Nathan Lane will next be seen on stage in Lincoln Center Theater’s Broadway production of Douglas Carter Beane’s new play, The Nance.
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Two-time Tony Award-winner Cherry Jones is no stranger to Lincoln Center Theater, having starred in the title role of the organization’s production of The Heiress as well as their production of Tina Howe’s Pride’s Crossing.
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Tony nominee Victor Garber — who starred in director Nicholas Martin’s recent production of Present Laughter — was on hand to take in the opening of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre.
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Andrea Martin, who returns to the stage next month in A.R.T’s Pippin arrives at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre to check out old friend Christopher Durang’s newest comedy.
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On a night off from LCT’s Broadway production of Golden Boy, Michael Aronov headed uptown to check out the company’s new Off-Broadway offering.
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The show’s scenic designer David Korins, currently represented on Broadway by Annie, celebrates his second opening in less than a week.
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Playwright John Guare has had many works produced by Lincoln Center, including A Free Man of Color and Six Degrees of Separation.
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Playright John Weidman revisits the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, where his Tony Award-winning musical Contact began before transferring upstairs to LCT’s Vivian Beaumont Theatre.
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In 2008, playwright Paul Rudnick had his comedy The New Century premiere at LCT’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre.
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On the night before his revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood officially opens on Broadway, director Scott Ellis celebrated with Christopher Durang at Lincoln Center Theater.
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The Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike family: actors Billy Magnussen, Genevieve Angelson, and Kristine Nielsen, director Nicholas Martin, actors Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce, and Shalita Grant, and playwright Christopher Durang.
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Lincoln Center Theater celebrated the opening of Christopher Durang’s new play, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, on Monday, November 12 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre.

The Chekhov-inspired comedy, directed by Drama Desk Award nominee and frequent Durang collaborator Nicholas Martin, follows Vanya (played by Tony Award-winner David Hyde Pierce) and his adopted sister Sonia (Obie-winner Kristine Nielsen) as they deal with a visit from their movie-star sister Masha (Academy Award-nominee Sigourney Weaver) and her new boyfriend Spike (Billy Magnussen), the unexpected appearance of a youthful visitor named Nina (Genevieve Angelson), and the disturbing visions of their prophetic cleaning woman (Shalita Grant).

Guests at the performance included Tony Award-winning actors Cherry Jones, Nathan Lane, and Andrea Martin, Tony nominee Victor Garber, Golden Boy cast member Michael Aronov, playwrights John Guare, Paul Rudnick, John Weidman, and The Mystery of Edwin Drood director Scott Ellis.

The production features sets by David Korins, costumes by Emily Rebholz, lighting by Justin Townsend, and original music and sound by Mark Bennett.

Click here to read TheaterMania’s review of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.

Click here for more information and tickets to Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.

Nathan Lane, David Hyde Pierce, Sigourney Weaver Meet Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike on Opening Night

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