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Photo Coverage: IT'S ONLY A PLAY - Opening Night Bows

By: Oct. 10, 2014
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The star-studded Broadway production of the backstage comedy It's Only A Play, by 4-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, opened last night and BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the festivities of the evening. First up, the curtain call!

Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham, Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick, Emmy and Tony Award winner Stockard Channing, international film sensation Rupert Grint, Tony Award winner Nathan Lane, Emmy Award winner Megan Mullally, and newcomer Micah Stock star in It's Only a Play. 3-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien directs.

In It's Only A Play, it's opening night of Peter Austin's (Matthew Broderick) new play as he anxiously awaits to see if his show is a hit. With his career on the line, he shares his big First Night with his best friend, a television star (Nathan Lane), his fledgling producer (Megan Mullally), his erratic leading lady (Stockard Channing), his wunderkind director (Rupert Grint), an infamous drama critic (F. Murray Abraham), and a fresh-off-the-bus coat check attendant (Micah Stock) on his first night in Manhattan. It's alternately raucous, ridiculous and tender - and proves that sometimes the biggest laughs happen offstage.

The design team for It's Only A Play includes scenic design by Tony winner Scott Pask, costume design by Academy Award and Tony winner Ann Roth, lighting design by Philip Rosenberg, and sound design by Fitz Patton.

Photos by Walter McBride

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Theatre Marquee for the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Theatre Marquee for the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Rupert Grint, Stockard Channing, Nathan Lane, F. Murray Abraham, Megan Mullally, Matthew Broderick and Micah Stock during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Stockard Channing, Nathan Lane, F. Murray Abraham and Megan Mullally during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Rupert Grint, Stockard Channing, Nathan Lane, F. Murray Abraham, Megan Mullally, Matthew Broderick and Micah Stock during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Rupert Grint, Stockard Channing, Nathan Lane, F. Murray Abraham, Megan Mullally, Matthew Broderick and Micah Stock during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Stockard Channing, Nathan Lane, F. Murray Abraham and Megan Mullally during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Stockard Channing during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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F. Murray Abraham during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Rupert Grint during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Stockard Channing during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Stockard Channing and Nathan Lane during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Stockard Channing, Megan Mullally and Nathan Lane during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Rupert Grint during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Nathan Lane during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Nathan Lans during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Rupert Grint and Stockard Channing during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Rupert Grint, Stockard Channing, Matthew Broderick, Megan Mullally, Nathan Lane, F. Murray Abraham and Micah Stock during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Rupert Grint, Stockard Channing, Matthew Broderick, Megan Mullally, Nathan Lane, F. Murray Abraham and Micah Stock during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Rupert Grint, Stockard Channing, Matthew Broderick, Megan Mullally, Nathan Lane, F. Murray Abraham and Micah Stock during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Rupert Grint, Stockard Channing, Matthew Broderick, Megan Mullally, Nathan Lane, F. Murray Abraham and Micah Stock during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Rupert Grint and Stockard Channing during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Matthew Broderick during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Megan Mullally during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Nathan Lane during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Micah Stock during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Nathan Lane during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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F. Murray Abraham and Micah Stock during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Stockard Channing and Matthew Broderick during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Stockard Channing and Matthew Broderick during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Megan Mullally and Nathan Lane during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Rupert Grint, Stockard Channing, Matthew Broderick, Playwright Terrence McNally, Director Jack O'Brien, Megan Mullally, Nathan Lane and F. Murray Abraham during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Rupert Grint, Stockard Channing, Matthew Broderick, Playwright Terrence McNally, Director Jack O'Brien, Megan Mullally, Nathan Lane and F. Murray Abraham during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Rupert Grint, Stockard Channing, Matthew Broderick, Playwright Terrence McNally, Director Jack O'Brien, Megan Mullally and Nathan Lane during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Rupert Grint, Stockard Channing, Matthew Broderick, Playwright Terrence McNally, Director Jack O'Brien, Megan Mullally, Nathan Lane and F. Murray Abraham during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Rupert Grint, Stockard Channing, Matthew Broderick, Playwright Terrence McNally, Director Jack O'Brien, Megan Mullally, Nathan Lane and F. Murray Abraham during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Rupert Grint, Stockard Channing, Matthew Broderick, Playwright Terrence McNally, Director Jack O'Brien, Megan Mullally, Nathan Lane and F. Murray Abraham during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Rupert Grint, Stockard Channing, Matthew Broderick, Playwright Terrence McNally, Director Jack O'Brien, Megan Mullally, Nathan Lane and F. Murray Abraham during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Director Jack O'Brien during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Stockard Channing and Matthew Broderick during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Stockard Channing, Matthew Broderick, Playwright Terrence McNally and Megan Mullally during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.

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Stockard Channing, Matthew Broderick, Playwright Terrence McNally, Director Jack O'Brien and Megan Mullally during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'It's Only A Play' at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on October 9, 2014 in New York City.




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