Photo Coverage: THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Celebrates Opening with Author Robert James Waller!

The Bridges of Madison County, the new musical based on the best selling novel by Robert James Waller, opens tonight, February 20, 2014, at 8:00 PM at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street). Robert James Waller, author of the novel on which the musical is based, visited the show last night and was invited up on stage at the end of the performance. Below, check out photos from the special curtain call and check back tonight for a full review roundup!

Four-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara reunites with Bartlett Sher, the Tony- winning director of South Pacific and The Light in the Piazza, for a stunning new musical by the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning team of Marsha Norman andJason Robert Brown. O'Hara is joined onstage by Steven Pasquale ("Rescue Me", reasons to be pretty).

The lead producers of The Bridges of Madison County are Jeffrey Richards, Stacey Mindich, and Jerry Frankel. They will be joined by Gutterman Chernoff, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Carl Daikeler,Scott M. Delman, Aaron Priest, Red Mountain Theatre Company, Independent Presenters Network, Libby Adler Mages/Mari Stuart, Caiola Productions, Remmel Dickinson, David Lancaster, Bellanca Smigel Rutter, Mark S. Golub & David S. Golub, Will Trice, with Warner Bros Theatre Ventures and The Shubert Organization.

Tickets can be purchased at the box office of the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, by visiting Telecharge.com or by calling (212) 239-6200. For more information about The Bridges of Madison County and to sample the music, visitwww.BridgesOfMadisonCountyMusical.com.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

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Ensemble Cast

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Caitlin Kinnunen and Derek Klena

Caitlin Kinnunen and Derek Klena

Whitney Bashor

Cass Morgan and Michael X. Martin

Cass Morgan and Michael X. Martin

Cass Morgan and Michael X. Martin

Hunter Foster

Steven Pasquale and Kelli O'Hara

Steven Pasquale and Kelli O'Hara

Steven Pasquale and Kelli O'Hara

Steven Pasquale and Kelli O'Hara

Steven Pasquale and Kelli O'Hara

Steven Pasquale and Kelli O'Hara

Steven Pasquale and Kelli O'Hara

Steven Pasquale and Kelli O'Hara

Steven Pasquale

Steven Pasquale

Steven Pasquale and Kelli O'Hara

Steven Pasquale and Kelli O'Hara

Steven Pasquale and Kelli O'Hara

Caitlin Kinnunen, Whitney Bashor, Steven Pasquale,Kelli O'Hara, Hunter Foster and Michael X Martin

Caitlin Kinnunen, Whitney Bashor, Steven Pasquale,Kelli O'Hara, Hunter Foster and Michael X Martin

Caitlin Kinnunen, Whitney Bashor, Steven Pasquale,Kelli O'Hara, Hunter Foster and Michael X Martin

Caitlin Kinnunen, Whitney Bashor, Steven Pasquale,Kelli O'Hara, Hunter Foster and Michael X Martin

Steven Pasquale, Kelli O'Hara and Hunter Foster

Steven Pasquale and Kelli O'Hara

Ephie Aardema, Luke Marinkovich, Jennifer Allen and Kelli O'Hara

Ephie Aardema, Luke Marinkovich, Jennifer Allen, Kelli O'Hara and Jason Robert Brown

Derek Klena, Ephie Aardema, Luke Marinkovich, Kelli O'Hara and Jason Robert Brown

Luke Marinkovich, Kelli O'Hara, Playwright Marsha Norman and Music Director Tom Murray

Luke Marinkovich, Kelli O'Hara and Director Bartlett Sher

Director Bartlett Sher, Michael X. Martin, Author Robert James Waller, Derek Klena, Ephie Aardema and Kelli O'Hara

Music Director Tom Murray, Hunter Foster, Director Bartlett Sher, Michael X. Martin, Author Robert James Waller, Derek Klena, Ephie Aardema and Kelli O'Hara

Music Director Tom Murray, Hunter Foster, Director Bartlett Sher, Michael X. Martin, Author Robert James Waller, Derek Klena, Ephie Aardema and Kelli O'Hara

Author Robert James Waller

Director Bartlett Sher and Author Robert James Waller

Director Bartlett Sher and Author Robert James Waller

Robert James Waller and Kelli O'Hara

Playwright Marsha Norman, Steven Pasquale, Music Director Tom Murray, Hunter Foster, Director Bartlett Sher, Michael X. Martin, Author Robert James Waller, Derek Klena, and Kelli O'Hara

Robert James Waller and cast

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