Photo Coverage: NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Starry Opening Night Arrivals!

The new musical comedy NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, with music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and a book by two-time Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro, opened last night, April 24 at Broadway's Imperial Theatre. NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT stars two-time Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick and three-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara and is directed and choreographed by three-time Tony Award-winner Kathleen Marshall. 

BroadwayWorld was on the red carpet as the stars arrived for showtime and brings you photo coverage below!

NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT reunites Kelli O'Hara with Kathleen Marshall following their Tony-winning success with The Pajama Game and the critically-acclaimed Bells Are Ringing at Encores! last season. This production also marks Matthew Broderick's first musical since The Producers. The production features scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Martin Pakledinaz, lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski and sound design by Brian Ronan. The music supervisor is David Chase.

In addition to Matthew Broderick as Jimmy Winter and Kelli O'Hara as Billie Bendix, the production also stars Academy Award-winner Estelle Parsons as Millicent Winter, Tony Award-winner Judy Kaye as Estonia Dulworth, Tony Award nominee Michael McGrath as Cookie McGee, Tony Award nominee Jennifer Laura Thompson as Eileen Evergreen,Chris Sullivan as Duke Mahoney, Robyn Hurder as Jeannie Muldoon, Stanley Wayne Mathis as Chief Berry and Terry Beaver as Senator Max Evergreen.

This new musical features a veritable hit parade of iconic George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin songs as well as some unknown gems in their catalog, and a book by Joe DiPietro. NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT follows Billie Bendix (Kelli O'Hara), a tough-as-nails bootlegger who meets wealthy playboy Jimmy Winter (Matthew Broderick) on the weekend of his nuptials. Mayhem ensues.

Photos by Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.

Chelsea Clinton

Chelsea Clinton & Mark Mezvinsky

Chelsea Clinton & Mark Mezvinsky

David Hyde Pierce

Donna Murphy

Donna Murphy

Martin Short

Andrea Martin & Martin Short

Kathleen Marshall

Scott Landis & Kathleen Marshall

Rob Ashford

Jon Hamm & Jennifer Westfeldt

Jon Hamm

Didi Conn & David Shire

Rick Elice

Roger Rees

Andy Cohen

Andy Cohen

Jessica Molaskey & John Pizzarelli

Lea Salonga

Lea Salonga

Rob Marshall & John DeLuca

James Naughton

James Naughton

John Benjamin Hickey & Victor Garber

Victor Garber

John Benjamin Hickey

Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman

Jamie de Roy & Tony Lo Bianco

James Wilkie Broderick & Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

Carol Kane with her Mother

Carol Kane

Zofia Borucka & Jean Reno

Susan Sullivan

Susan Sullivan