Photo Coverage: Opening Night at FESTEN

By: Walter McBride Apr. 10, 2006

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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 Pat Rick 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")

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 Pat Rick 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 Pat Rick 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

Meredith Lipton and Ryan Simpkins

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