Photo Coverage: COMPULSION Opens at the Public

The Public Theater began previews Tuesday, February 1 for the world premiere production of Rinne Groff's COMPULSION, directed by Oskar Eustis. The cast features Hannah Cabell, Matte Osian, and Mandy Patinkin, with puppet design and puppetry supervision by Matt Acheson. COMPULSION runs through Sunday, March 13 at The Public Theater (425 Lafayette Street). The show officially opened last night, February 17. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverage below!

It is 1951, and Sid Silver is on a mission to be the guardian of one of the most moving and provocative accounts of the 20th century. Deeply moved by Anne Frank's diary, he is driven to bring her story to the American masses by promoting the book's publication and adapting the diary into a work of theater. Inspired by the story of Meyer Levin, COMPULSION brings playwright Rinne Groff and Artistic Director Oskar Eustis (The Ruby Sunrise) together again with a complex and inventive telling that is part historical fiction, part investigation into what makes a man obsess, and part exploration of an untold dimension of Anne Frank's powerful and enduring legacy.

COMPULSION is world premiere co-production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Yale Repertory Theatre.Tickets for COMPULSION begin at $75 for all performances. Tickets, which are on sale now, can be purchased at (212) 967-7555, www.publictheater.org, or in person at The Public Theater box office.

Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski

Compulsion Opening Night

Joan MacIntosh and Nora York

Michael Greif and his son David

Diana Son and Nick Kent

Liev Schreiber

Leigh Silverman and David Greenspan

John Marc Sherman

Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody

Mandy Patinkin, Rinne Groff, and Oskar Eustis

Mandy Patinkin, Hannah Cabell, and Matte Osian (with an Oskar Eustis photobomb)

Mandy Patinkin, Rinne Groff, Hannah Cabell, Matte Osian, and Oskar Eustis

Mandy Patinkin, Oskar Eustis, Rinne Groff, Matt Acheson, Hannah Cabell, and Matte Osian

Rinne Groff and Hannah Cabell

BWW Hi-Res Gallery - Original Version

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As an Equity actor, Peter is photographing the industry from the inside out. He has performed in numerous shows regionally, sung a duet with Richard Chamberlain in the National Tour of "Scrooge," and starred in "The Zoo Project" which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. When not on stage, he can be found photographing headshots and live theatre in NYC, Chicago and LA. As an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop, he also acts as a retouching artist for photographers city-wide. For more information, please visit: http://www.pjzstudios.com

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