Photo Coverage: NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT - Opening Night Curtain Call!
By: Walter McBride Apr. 25, 2012
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The new musical comedy NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, with music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and a book by two-time Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro, opened last night, April 24 at Broadway's Imperial Theatre. NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT stars two-time Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick and three-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara and is directed and choreographed by three-time Tony Award-winner Kathleen Marshall. BWW was on hand, as usual, to capture the excitement of the opening night curtain call!
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT reunites Kelli O'Hara with Kathleen Marshall following their Tony-winning success with The Pajama Game and the critically-acclaimed Bells Are Ringing at Encores! last season. This production also marks Matthew Broderick's first musical since The Producers. The production features scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Martin Pakledinaz, lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski and sound design by Brian Ronan. The music supervisor is David Chase.
In addition to Matthew Broderick as Jimmy Winter and Kelli O'Hara as Billie Bendix, the production also stars Academy Award-winner Estelle Parsons as Millicent Winter, Tony Award-winner Judy Kaye as Estonia Dulworth, Tony Award nominee Michael McGrath as Cookie McGee, Tony Award nominee Jennifer Laura Thompson as Eileen Evergreen,Chris Sullivan as Duke Mahoney, Robyn Hurder as Jeannie Muldoon, Stanley Wayne Mathis as Chief Berry and Terry Beaver as Senator Max Evergreen.
This new musical features a veritable hit parade of iconic George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin songs as well as some unknown gems in their catalog, and a book by Joe DiPietro. NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT follows Billie Bendix (Kelli O'Hara), a tough-as-nails bootlegger who meets wealthy playboy Jimmy Winter (Matthew Broderick) on the weekend of his nuptials. Mayhem ensues.
Photos by Walter McBride / WM Photos
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Michael McGrath & Jennifer Laura Thompson
Matthew Broderick & Kelli O'Hara
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Matthew Broderick & Kelli O'Hara
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Chris Sullivan, Estelle Parsons, Judy Kaye, Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara, Michael McGrath & Jennifer Laura Thompson
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Chris Sullivan, Estelle Parsons, Judy Kaye, Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara, Michael McGrath & Jennifer Laura Thompson
Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara, Michael McGrath
Estelle Parsons, Judy Kaye, Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara, Michael McGrath & Jennifer Laura Thompson
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Estelle Parsons, Judy Kaye, Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara
Estelle Parsons, Judy Kaye, Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara, Michael McGrath & Jennifer Laura Thompson
Estelle Parsons, Judy Kaye, Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara & Michael McGrath
Estelle Parsons, Judy Kaye, Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara & Michael McGrath
Judy Kaye, Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara
Estelle Parsons, Judy Kaye, Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara & Michael McGrath
Estelle Parsons, Judy Kaye, Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara & Michael McGrath
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