The 2007-2008 Broadway season resumed on October 4 with the opening of Mauritius at Manhattan Theatre Club at the Biltmore. At the show’s opening night festivities, author Theresa Rebeck (center) caught up with stars Alison Pill, who plays the hard-nosed Jackie, and Dylan Baker, who plays fussy philatelist Philip.
Here are two more of the show’s stars: Emmy Award winner Bobby Cannavale, who plays the silver-tongued Dennis…
…and Tony Award winner Katie Finneran, who plays the uptight Mary.
The show had an unusually star-studded opening. Among the many special guests were Tony Award winners Julie White — who starred Off-Broadway in Rebeck’s Bad Dates — and Cady Huffman…
Drama Desk Award winner Josh Charles, who’s about to star in MTC’s world premiere production of Adam Bock’s The Receptionist…
….Death at a Funeral‘s Peter Dinklage, who returns to the stage this month in the New Group’s production of Jonathan Marc Sherman’s Things We Want…
Emmy and Tony winner Blythe Danner, who’s just been cast opposite Joseph Fiennes and Robert Wagner in the pilot of TV’s 4 Oz.…
…the legendary Ben Gazzara, last seen on stage in Awake and Sing!, with his beautiful wife Elke…
…Rome star Ciaran Hinds, who will come back to Broadway at the end of October in Conor McPherson’s The Seafarer…
…Tony Award winner Adriane Lenox, who will continue to dazzle the audience as Mama Morton in Chicago through November 18…
…former West Wing star Janel Moloney, who made a smashing Off-Broadway debut in 100 Saints You Should Know at Playwrights Horizons…
…and the very busy Chris Noth, star of Law & Order: Criminal Intent and the currently filming Sex and the City: The Movie, in which his character, Mr. Big, reportedly weds long-time love Carrie Bradshaw (played by Sarah Jessica Parker).
On Tuesday night, October 2, Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening, the 25th anniversary edition of Gerard Alessandrini’s satirical revue, opened at the 47th Street Theatre. On hand for this special night was Mary Poppins star Ashley Brown (left), who posed with cast member Valerie Fagan, who spoofs the supercilious nanny in the show…
…and Jersey Boys‘ star Daniel Reichard, another of the show’s targets, with the one-and-only Chita Rivera, who was the subject of one of Forbidden‘s funniest numbers of yesteryear.
Later that night, Kyra Sedgwick, who turns in a magnificent performance every week as Brenda Johnson on TNTs smash-hit series The Closer, reunited with old school chum Andrew Polk after a performance of the Off-Broadway musical, Walmartopia, in which he co-stars.
For TheaterMania’s review of Mauritius, click here.
For TheaterManias’ review of Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening, click here.
For TheaterMania’s review of Walmartopia, click here.
