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Here’s Broadway veteran Walter Charles, another of the show’s leads.

Among the many notables on hand for the opening were The Apple Tree‘s composer, Jerry Bock…

…and its lyricist, Sheldon Harnick.

Here’s a shot of Chenoweth with another of her former flames: Aaron Sorkin, creator of TV’s The West Wing and Studio 60, which features a character based on Our Miss Kristin.

Also in attendance: Laura Bell Bundy, star of the upcoming Broadway musical Legally Blonde, and Tony Award winner Katie Finneran…

…the iconic playwright Neil Simon and his wife, Elaine Joyce…

…the great Barbara Cook with Harvey Evans, her very close friend and fellow Broadway baby…

…John Turturro, who’s directing CSC’s upcoming production of Yasmina Reza’s A Spanish Play…

…Jim Dale, most recently seen in the Roundabout’s production of The Threepenny Opera at Studio 54…

…the stunningly beautiful Jane Krakowski, who stars in NBC-TV’s 30 Rock and who just might be coming back to Broadway in Xanadu…

…funnyman Mario Cantone…

…and Susan Stroman, director/choreographer of the planned stage musical version of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, a recent reading of which featured Apple Tree stars Chenoweth, James, and Kudisch.

We leave you with two photos from a December 12 sneak-peek reception for Animal Haven, New York City’s “latest & trendiest animal shelter,” located at 251 Centre Street. Among the theater types on hand: Bebe Neuwirth, who’ll soon return to the long-running Broadway revival of Chicago but, this time, in the role of Roxie Hart…

…and the starry trio of Bernadette Peters, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Lynn Redgrave.