Photo Coverage: Opening Night of The History Boys
By: Ben Strothmann Apr. 24, 2006
BroadwayWorld was there for the starry opening night of Alan Bennett's The History Boys, which opened on Sunday, April 23rd at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street) for a
20-week limited engagement. The show began previews on Friday, April 14th.
Director Nicholas Hytner returned to stage the Broadway production of The History Boys, which was previously a West End hit. "An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results and a history teacher who thinks he's a fool. Alan Bennett's The History Boys is about staffroom rivalry, the anarchy of adolescence and the purpose of education," according to press notes.
The boys are played by Samuel Anderson (Crowther), Samuel Barnett (Posner), Dominic Cooper (Dakin), James Corden (Timms), Sacha Dhawan (Akthar), Andrew Knott (Lockwood), Jamie Parker (Scripps) and Russell Tovey (Rudge). The teachers are played by Frances de la Tour (Mrs. Lintott), Richard Griffiths (Hector), Clive Merrison (Headmaster) and Stephen Campbell Moore (Irwin).
Performances are Tuesday through Saturday at 8:00 PM, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM. Tickets are on sale through www.Telecharge.com. Visit historyboysonbroadway.com for more information.
Director Nicholas Hytner returned to stage the Broadway production of The History Boys, which was previously a West End hit. "An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results and a history teacher who thinks he's a fool. Alan Bennett's The History Boys is about staffroom rivalry, the anarchy of adolescence and the purpose of education," according to press notes.
The boys are played by Samuel Anderson (Crowther), Samuel Barnett (Posner), Dominic Cooper (Dakin), James Corden (Timms), Sacha Dhawan (Akthar), Andrew Knott (Lockwood), Jamie Parker (Scripps) and Russell Tovey (Rudge). The teachers are played by Frances de la Tour (Mrs. Lintott), Richard Griffiths (Hector), Clive Merrison (Headmaster) and Stephen Campbell Moore (Irwin).
Performances are Tuesday through Saturday at 8:00 PM, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM. Tickets are on sale through www.Telecharge.com. Visit historyboysonbroadway.com for more information.
Brian Dennehy
Malcolm Gets
Renee Taylor and Joe Bologna
Zoe Wanamaker
Cicely Tyson
Christopher Sieber
Barbara Walters
Kate Burton and Jane Krakowski
Nicholas Hytner (Director)
Constantine Maroulis
Ralph Fiennes
Sarah Paulson and Cherry Jones
Eileen Atkins
Stephen Daldry
Richard Griffiths, Clive Merrison, Frances de la Tour and Stephen Campbell Moore
Dominic Cooper, Russel Tovey, Sacha Dhawan, Rudi Dharmalingam, Andrew Knott, James Corden, Jamie Parker, and Samuel Barnett
Dominic Cooper and Samuel Barnett
Clive Merrison and Frances de la Tour
Richard Griffiths and Stephen Campbell Moore
The cast of The History Boys
Stephen Campbell Moore, Frances de la Tour, Samuel Barnett, Jamie Parker, and James Corden
Michael Cerveris
Candace Bergen
Josh Strickland (Tarzan)
Jonathan Pryce
Rufus Wainwright
Nicholas Hytner and Alan Bennett (Playwright)
Sacha Dhawan, James Corden, Dominic Cooper, Andrew Knott, Samuel Barnett, Jamie Parker, Rudi Dharmalingam, and Russel Tovey
Samuel Barnett and Jamie Parker
Dominic Cooper, Samuel Barnett and Jamie Parker
Andrew Knott, Rudi Dharmalingam, Russel Tovey, and James Corden
Stephen Campbell Moore
Clive Merrison
James Corden
Frances de la Tour
Stephen Campbell Moore, Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, and Clive Merrison
Richard Griffiths
