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Photo Coverage: On the SEX WITH STRANGERS Opening Night Red Carpet with David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen & More

By: Jul. 31, 2014
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Second Stage Theatre continues its 35th Anniversary Season with Laura Eason's SEX WITH STRANGERS, directed by David Schwimmer and starring Anna Gunn and Billy Magnussen. The production opened last night, and BroadwayWorld was on the scene to capture opening night arrivals, featuring appearances by Kristine Nielsen, David Hyde Pierce, Lauren Molina and more!

How far will you go to get what you want? Will you be the same person if you finally do? When star sex blogger and memoirist Ethan tracks down his idol, the gifted but obscure novelist Olivia, he finds they both crave what the other possesses. As attraction turns to sex, and they inch closer to getting what they want, both must confront the dark side of ambition and the near impossibility of reinventing oneself when the past is only a click away.

SEX WITH STRANGERS features set design by Andromache Chalfant (2ST's Bachelorette), costume design by ESosa (2ST's By The Way, Meet Vera Stark), lighting design byJaphy Weideman (The Nance), and sound design by Fitz Patton (I'll Eat You Last). The production stage manager will be Scott Taylor Rollison.

SEX WITH STRANGERS runs through August 24 on the following schedule: Tuesday - Thursday at 7:00pm, Friday and Saturday at 8:00pm, Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00pm and Sunday at 3:00pm.

Photos by Walter McBride

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Miss USA 2012 Nana Meriwether

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Miss USA 2012 Nana Meriwether

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Miss USA 2012 Nana Meriwether

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Richard Maltby, Jr.

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Jamie deRoy and Richard Maltby, Jr.

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S. Epatha Merkerson

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S. Epatha Merkerson

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Brent Langdon

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Kristine Nielsen

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Kristine Nielsen

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Kristine Nielsen and Brent Langdon

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Kristine Nielsen and Brent Langdon

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Patricia Richardson

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Patricia Richardson

Photo Coverage: On the SEX WITH STRANGERS Opening Night Red Carpet with David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen & More  Image
Patricia Richardson

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Tony Plana

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Halley Feiffer and Rebecca Henderson

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Halley Feiffer and Rebecca Henderson

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Halley Feiffer and Rebecca Henderson

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playwright Laura Eason and husband Erik Lochtefeld

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Erik Lochtefeld

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Sarah Saltzberg

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Sarah Saltzberg

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Sarah Saltzberg

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Ruben Santiago-Hudson

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Ruben Santiago-Hudson

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Lauren Molina

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Duncan Sheik

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Duncan Sheik

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David Hyde Pierce

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Brian Hargrove and David Hyde Pierce

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Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley

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Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley

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Moira Walley-Beckett

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Moira Walley-Beckett

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Deirdre Lovejoy

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Deirdre Lovejoy

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Zoe Buckman and David Schwimmer

Photo Coverage: On the SEX WITH STRANGERS Opening Night Red Carpet with David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen & More  Image
Zoe Buckman and David Schwimmer

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Zoe Buckman and David Schwimmer

Photo Coverage: On the SEX WITH STRANGERS Opening Night Red Carpet with David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen & More  Image
Zoe Buckman and David Schwimmer

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Zoe Buckman and David Schwimmer

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Zoe Buckman and David Schwimmer




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