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Photos: Opening Night at Shakespeare in the Park, Twelfth Night

The new production stars Lupita Nyong’o, Sandra Oh, and Peter Dinklage.

Tricia Baron

Tricia Baron

| Off-Broadway |

August 22, 2025

Stars of stage and screen flocked to the Delacorte Theater in Central Park last night for the official opening of Twelfth Night, directed by Saheem Ali. The production marks the return of free Shakespeare in the Park following a year-long renovation. You can see some of the guests and cast members in TheaterMania’s photos below.

Morgan Spector, fresh off the third season of HBO’s The Gilded Age, took in the performance.
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Noah Galvin and husband Ben Platt
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Siblings Junior Nyong’o and Lupita Nyong’o, who play siblings Sebastian and Viola in the show, share a moment on the red carpet.
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Rachel Dratch
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Marcia Gay Harden
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Lorraine Toussaint
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CCH Pounder
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Billy Crudup and William Atticus Parker
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Gbenga Akinnagbe
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Erika Woods and Wendell Pierce
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Jenn Colella
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Sandra Oh plays Olivia in the production.
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Peter Dinklage plays Malvolio.
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Jim Parsons and husband Todd Spiewak.
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Jackie Hoffman
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The Public’s executive director Patrick Willingham, director of Twelfth Night Saheem Ali, and the Public’s artistic director Oskar Eustis.
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The Shakespeare in the Park cast of Twelfth Night.
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You can read TheaterMania’s review of Twelfth Night here.

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