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Photo Coverage: Opening Night at FESTEN
By: Walter McBride Apr. 10, 2006
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 PatRick 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.
Tickets are $95-$75-$30, and are available at the box office, through Telecharge, 212-239-6200 or www.telecharge.com.
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.
Photos by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.
Rachel York
Glenn Close
Anthony Edwards and wife
Michael Emerson ("Lost")
Stephen Daldry
Kathryn Erbe
Cindy Adams
Hank Azaria
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 PatRick 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 PatRick 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
Ali MacGraw
John Carter
Diane Davis
Keith Davis
David PatRick Kelly
Meredith Lipton and Ryan Simpkins
Stephen Kunken
Rufus Norris
Ian MacNeil
Carrie Preston
