The Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere production of GOOD PEOPLE, a new American play by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan opened yesterday, March 3 at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). Check out photos from opening night below!
The production stars Becky Ann Baker (All My Sons, Assassins), Patrick Carroll (Broadway debut), Tate Donovan ("Damages," Amy's View), Emmy Award nominee Renée Elise Goldsberry ("One Life to Live," Rent), Oscar winner Frances McDormand (Fargo, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Almost Famous), and Oscar winner Estelle Parsons (August: Osage County, "Roseanne").
Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo... where this month's paycheck covers last month's bills... and where Margie Walsh (McDormand) has just been let go from yet another job. Facing eviction and scrambling to catch a break, Margie thinks an old fling (Donovan) who has made it out of Southie might be her ticket to a fresh new start. But is this apparently self-made man secure enough to face his humble beginnings? Margie is about to risk what little she has left to find out.
With his signature humorous glow, Lindsay-Abaire explores the struggles, shifting loyalties and unshakeable hopes that come with having next to nothing in America.
Together, David Lindsay-Abaire and MTC have brought four outstanding new plays to the New York stage. Their most recent collaboration with director Daniel Sullivan, Rabbit Hole, earned a Tony Award and garnered Lindsay-Abaire the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
The creative team for GOOD PEOPLE includes: John Lee Beatty (scenic design), David Zinn (costume design), Pat Collins (lighting design), Jill BC DuBoff (sound design), Charlotte Fleck (dialect coach), and David Caparelliotis (casting).
Photos by Walter McBride / WM Photos / Retna Ltd.
Estelle Parsons, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Tate Donovan, Frances McDormand, Becky Ann Baker and Patrick Carroll during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Tate Donovan, Frances McDormand, Becky Ann Baker during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Renee Elise Goldsberry, Tate Donovan & Frances McDormand during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Renee Elise Goldsberry & Tate Donovan during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Renee Elise Goldsberry during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Tate Donovan & Frances McDormand & Becky Ann Baker during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Tate Donovan & Frances McDormand during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Tate Donovan during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Tate Donovan during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Renee Elise Goldsberry, Tate Donovan & Frances McDormand during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Estelle Parsons during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Estelle Parsons during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Estelle Parsons during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Frances McDormand during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Frances McDormand during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Tate Donovan & Frances McDormand during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Tate Donovan & Frances McDormand during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Frances McDormand during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Tate Donovan & Frances McDormand during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Frances McDormand during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Frances McDormand during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Party Marquee at the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Atmosphere at the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Daniel Sullivan attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
David Lindsay-Abaire attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Becky Ann Baker attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Becky Ann Baker attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Estelle Parsons attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Estelle Parsons attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Patrick Carroll attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Patrick Carroll attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Tate Donovan attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Tate Donovan attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Tate Donovan attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Tate Donovan attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Tate Donovan & Renee Elise Goldsberry attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Renee Elise Goldsberry attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Renee Elise Goldsberry attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Renee Elise Goldsberry & Mom attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Patrick Carroll, Estelle Parsons, Becky Ann Baker, Frances McDormand, Renee Elise Goldsberry and Tate Donovan attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Daniel Sullivan, Patrick Carroll, Estelle Parsons, Becky Ann Baker, Frances McDormand, Renee Elise Goldsberry and Tate Donovan attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Daniel Sullivan, Frances McDormand, Patrick Carroll, Estelle Parsons, David Lindsay-Abaire, Becky Ann Baker, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Tate Donovan, Lynne Meadow and Barry Grove attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Frances McDormand, Renee Elise Goldsberry attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Frances McDormand & Renee Elise Goldsberry attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Frances McDormand, Renee Elise Goldsberry and Tate Donovan attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Frances McDormand attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Daniel Sullivan & Frances McDormand & Patrick Carroll attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Daniel Sullivan & Frances McDormand attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Daniel Sullivan & Frances McDormand attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Frances McDormand attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Frances McDormand attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Frances McDormand & son Pedro Cohen attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Frances McDormand & son Pedro Cohen attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Frances McDormand & son Pedro Cohen attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Frances McDormand & son Pedro Cohen attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Frances McDormand & son Pedro Cohen attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Frances McDormand & son Pedro Cohen attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Frances McDormand & son Pedro Cohen attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Frances McDormand & son Pedro Cohen attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Patrick Carroll attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Patrick Carroll attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Tate Donovan attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Tate Donovan attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Tate Donovan attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
Tate Donovan attending the Opening Night Performance After Party for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'Good People' in New York City.
