The Seagull, in a new version by Christopher Hampton and directed by Ian Rickson, opened last night, October 2nd at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street). The production plays a limited 14-week engagement through Sunday, December 21st. The BroadwayWorld.com camera's were there to capture every star-studded moment of the Opening Night celebration.
The Seagull stars Kristin Scott Thomas as Arkadina, Peter Sarsgaard as Trigorin and Mackenzie Crook as Konstantin, with Art Malik as Dorn, Carey Mulligan as Nina, Pearce Quigley as Medvedenko, Peter Wight as Sorin, Zoe Kazan as Masha, Ann Dowd as Polina, Julian Gamble as Shamrayev, Christopher Patrick Nolan as Yakov, Mary Rose as a Housemaid and Mark Montgomery as The Cook.
Anton Chekhov’s
The Seagull, written in 1895 and the first of the playwright’s masterworks, concerns the romantic entanglements and regrets of a group of actors, writers and artists gathered on a Russian estate. One of the theatre’s great plays about writing,
The Seagull conveys the struggle for new forms and the frustrations and fulfillment of putting words on a page.
Director
Ian Rickson originally staged this production of
The Seagull as his farewell to the Royal Court Theatre, when he ended his seven-year tenure as the distinguished theatre’s Artistic Director. The limited run became a sold out smash hit and the biggest selling production in the Royal Court’s 50 year history. Ms.
Scott Thomas went on the win the 2007 Olivier Award for her performance.
Ben Brantley, The New York Times, wrote, “The marvel of
Ian Rickson’s rapturous interpretation of
The Seagull, which quickly became a must-have and largely unhaveable ticket, is how seamlessly it captures the vital paradox that so often escapes productions of this masterwork: the bursting theatrical fullness to be found in its unfulfilled lives.
Kristin Scott Thomas is in expert form. Productions like Mr. Rickson’s
The Seagull are such rarities that it hardly seems fair to measure others against them.”
The Seagull is designed by
Hildegard Bechtler, with lighting by
Peter Mumford, sound by
Ian Dickinson and music by
Stephen Warbeck.
Performances will be Tuesday through Saturday at 8:00 PM, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 PM and Sunday at 3:00 PM. On Sunday, September 28 and October 5, performances will be at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM.
Tickets for
The Seagull are $110 for Orchestra and Mezzanine, Rows A-F, $77 for Mezzanine Rows G-J, $41 for Balcony and $25 for Student Rush and Standing Room. Additionally, Jujamcyn Theatres offers 12 preferred orchestra aisle locations for $135 each, which may only be purchased in pairs. Tickets are available at Telecharge at 212-239-6200, online at
telecharge.com and at the
Walter Kerr Theatre box office.
Photos by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.
Arrivals
The Walter Kerr Theatre
The Seagull
Rob Ashford
Rob Ashford
Zoe Caldwell
Zoe Caldwell
Olympia Dukakis
Olympia Dukakis
Olympia Dukakis and Louis Zorich
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Josh Hamilton
Josh Hamilton
David Harbour
Maria Thayer and David Harbour
Maria Thayer and David Harbour
David Harbour
David Harbour
David Harbour
Oscar Isaac
Oscar Isaac
Oscar Isaac
Forbes March (One Life to Live)
Forbes March (One Life to Live)
Forbes March (One Life to Live)
Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell
Steve Van Zandt
Steve Van Zandt and wife
Curtain Call
Kristin Scott Thomas
Kristin Scott Thomas
Kristin Scott Thomas
Kristin Scott Thomas
Kristin Scott Thomas
Kristin Scott Thomas
Julian Gamble, Ann Dowd, Kristin Scott Thomas, Peter Sarsgaard, Zoe Kazan, Carey Mulligan and Pearce Quigley
Julian Gamble, Ann Dowd, Kristin Scott Thomas, Peter Sarsgaard, Zoe Kazan, Carey Mulligan and Pearce Quigley
Kristin Scott Thomas
Peter Sarsgaard and Zoe Kazan
Peter Sarsgaard and Zoe Kazan
Peter Sarsgaard
Kristin Scott Thomas
Kristin Scott Thomas
Kristin Scott Thomas
Peter Sarsgaard
Julian Gamble, Ann Dowd, Kristin Scott Thomas, Peter Sarsgaard, Zoe Kazan, Carey Mulligan and Pearce Quigley
After Party
Mackenzie Crook
Mackenzie Crook
Ann Dowd
Ann Dowd
Ann Dowd
Julian Gamble
Christopher Hampton
Christopher Hampton
Carey Mulligan
Carey Mulligan
Mark Montgomery
Zoe Kazan
Zoe Kazan
Zoe Kazan
Zoe Kazan
Paul Dano
Paul Dano
Zoe Kazan and Paul Dano
Zoe Kazan and Paul Dano
Zoe Kazan and Paul Dano
Zoe Kazan and Paul Dano
Zoe Kazan and Paul Dano
Peter Wight
Christopher Patrick Nolan
Pearce Quigley
Pearce Quigley and Christopher Patrick Nolan
Mary Rose
Mary Rose
Peter Sarsgaard
Peter Sarsgaard
Peter Sarsgaard
Kristin Scott Thomas
Kristin Scott Thomas
Kristin Scott Thomas
Kristin Scott Thomas
Kristin Scott Thomas
