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Photos: THE COLUMNIST Opens on Broadway - John Lithgow & More!

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Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere production of THE COLUMNIST by Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn, directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan currently opened last night, April 25, at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The production, which recently announced an extension, is scheduled to run though June 24, 2012. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage from the opening night pre-show and post-show red carpets below!

The limited engagement of THE COLUMNIST stars Tony and Emmy Award winner John Lithgow, Drama Desk Award nominee Margaret Colin, four time Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines, Tony Award nominee Stephen Kunken, Marc Bonan (Broadway debut), Grace Gummer ("Smash," Arcadia), and Brian J. Smith (MTC's Come Back, Little Sheba; "Stargate Universe").

Columnists are kings in midcentury America and Joseph Alsop (Tony and Emmy Award winner John Lithgow) wears the crown. Joe is beloved, feared and courted in equal measure by theWashington political world at whose center he sits. But as the '60s dawn and America undergoes dizzying change, the intense political drama Joe is embroiled in becomes deeply personal as well.

David Auburn, whose Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning Proof dazzled audiences and critics alike, returns to MTC with this fascinating new work to be directed by his Proof collaborator Daniel Sullivan.

The creative team for THE COLUMNIST includes John Lee Beatty (scenic design), Jess Goldstein (costume design), Kenneth Posner (lighting design), John Gromada (original music & sound design), Rocco DiSanti (projection design), Charles G. LaPointe (hair & wig design), and David Caparelliotis (casting).

THE COLUMNIST was developed with the support of Tennessee Repertory Theatre through its Ingram New Works Fellowship and Residency.

For more information on MTC, please visit www.ManhattanTheatreClub.com.

Tickets for THE COLUMNIST are available by calling Telecharge at 212-239-6200, online by visiting www.Telecharge.com, or by visiting the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre Box Office (261 West 47th Street). Ticket prices are $67 – $121.

Photos by Everett Collection / Rex USA; Carolyn Contino / BEImages

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Tony Roberts

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Steven Pasquale

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Rebecca Luker

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Rachel York

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Marlo Thomas, Phil Donahue

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Mamie Gummer, Ben Walker

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Lynn Nottage

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Lisa Lampanelli

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Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater

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Glenn Close

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David Hyde Pierce

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Brian d'Arcy James

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Alfred Uhry

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Glenn Close, Janet McTeer

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Sherie Rene Scott, Sierra Boggess

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Norbert Leo Butz

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Marc Bonan

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Grace Gummer, Brain J Smith, Boyd Gaines, Margaret Colin, John Lithgow and Stephen Kunken

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Grace Gummer

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David Auburn

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Daniel Sullivan, David Auburn, Lynne Meadow

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Brian J Smith, Grace Gummer, John Lithgow, Stephen Kunken and Boyd Gaines

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Brian J Smith

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Stephen Kunken

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Boyd Gaines

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John Lithgow

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