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Photo Coverage: THE MOUNTAINTOP Theatre Arrivals & After Party

The Mountaintop starring Samuel L. Jackson (DR. Martin Luther King, Jr.,) and Angela Bassett, directed by the Tony-nominated Kenny Leon (Fences, A Raisin in the Sun), opened last night, October 13, 2011 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there for the starry arrivals and celebratory after party and brings you photo coverage below!

Taking place on April 3, 1968, The Mountaintop is a gripping reimagining of events the night before the assassination of civil rights leader DR. Martin Luther King, Jr. After delivering one of his most memorable speeches, an exhausted Dr. King (Samuel L. Jackson) retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel while a storm rages outside. When a mysterious stranger (Angela Bassett) arrives with some surprising news, King is forced to confront his destiny and his legacy to his people.

For tickets and more information, visit www.themountaintopplay.com.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.

Angela Bassett & Samuel L. Jackson starring in THE MOUNTAINTOP

Alicia Keys

Jean Doumanian & Sonia Friedman

Phylicia Rashad & Debbie Allen

Tisha Campbell-Martin

Justin Long

Sam Rockwell

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz

The After Party

Branford Marsalis

Director Kenny Leon

Samuel L. Jackson

Playwright Katori Hall

Angela Bassett

ngDirector Kenny Leon & Aela Bassett

Angela Bassett & Courtney B. Vance

Playwright Katori Hall

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett & Courtney B. Vance

Playwright Katori Hall, Director Kenny Leon & Angela Bassett

Samuel L. Jackson and his wife LaTanya Richardson

Director Kenny Leon, Playwright Katori Hall, Angela Bassett & Samuel L. Jackson

Angela Bassett & Samuel L. Jackson

Branford Marsalis

Samuel L. Jackson

Angela Bassett

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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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