Photo Coverage: Opening Night at FESTEN
Festen, after beginning previews at Broadway's Music Box Theatre (239 W. 45th St.)
on March 23rd, opened on April 9th.
Bill Kenwright and Marla Rubin present The Almeida Theatre production, which stars Jeremy Sisto ("Six Feet Under," Thirteen), Larry Bryggman (Twelve Angry Men, Proof), Michael Hayden (Henry IV, Carousel), Ali MacGraw (films such as Love Story) and Julianna Margulies
("ER"), as well as John Carter, Diane Davis, Keith Davis, David PatRick Kelly, Stephen Kunken, Carrie Preston, Christopher Evan Welch and C.J. Wilson. Directed by Rufus Norris (who won the Evening Standard and
Critic's Circle awards for directing the London production), Festen is seen in a dramatization by David Eldridge from the Danish 1998 film.
In Festen,
"a beloved patriarch (Bryggman), surrounded by his wife (MacGraw), his
daughter (Margulies), his two sons (Hayden as Christian; Sisto as
Michael) and a host of family and friends, is celebrating his 60th
birthday at his country home. This promises to be a very special
occasion, but as the evening progresses, the man's eldest son,
Christian, feels compelled to break the silence surrounding a family
secret. Standing to propose a toast, he offers his father - much to the
delight of the guests - an amusing yet simple choice. And so the games
begin. Revelations and accusations tumble across the dinner table,
paving the way for a celebration that no one will ever forget," state
press notes.
Tickets are $95-$75-$30, and are available at the box office, through Telecharge, 212-239-6200 or www.telecharge.com.
Photos by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.
 Rachel York Glenn Close Anthony Edwards and wife  Michael Emerson ("Lost")  Stephen Daldry Kathryn Erbe Cindy Adams Hank Azaria Barbara Taylor Bradford Michael Cerveris and Todd Cerveris Bill Kenwright and Jenny Seagrove Larry Bryggman, Ali MacGraw and Christopher Evan Welch Michael Hayden, Diane Davis and C.J. Wilson Jeremy Sisto, David PatRick Kelly, Ezra Knight and Julianna Margulies Michael Hayden, Diane Davis, C.J. Wilson, John Carter, Larry Bryggman, Ali MacGraw and Christopher Evan Welch Christopher Evan Welch, Meredith Lipson, Michael Bakkensen, Carrie
Preston, Jeremy Sisto, David PatRick Kelly, Ezra Knight, Julianna
Margulies, Michael Hayden and Diane Davis Michael Hayden Jill Clayburgh and Lily Rabe Edie Falco Jeremy Sisto Christopher Evan Welch C.J. Wilson Julianna Margulies Julianna Margulies and Larry Bryggman Julianna Margulies and Ali MacGraw Ali MacGraw and Larry Bryggman Ali MacGraw John Carter Diane Davis Keith Davis David PatRick Kelly Meredith Lipton and Ryan Simpkins Stephen Kunken Rufus Norris Ian MacNeil Carrie Preston
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 After his life as an ingenue in Brooklyn & Queens, Walter spent the next 25 Years in a leading role as a Photographer / Photo Researcher in Manhattan. He is currently headlining in New Jersey with his partner Richard and children Dali & Gala. As a 14 year old youth, Walter was transfixed by his first Broadway Show, the original production of "GREASE". His journey on the path to celebrity photojournalism began that fateful night. Meeting, photographing and getting to know the cast inspired him to spend his professional life doing what he loved. His photography is syndicated worldwide through Retna Ltd. and Corbis. |
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