Photo Coverage: WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN Opening Night Party

Lincoln Center Theater's production of the new musical WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN, based on the film by Pedro Almodóvar, with a book by Jeffrey Lane, music and lyrics by David Yazbek and direction by Bartlett Sher opened last night November 4 at The Belasco Theatre on Broadway 111 West 44 Street and BroadwayWorld.com was there!

WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN features De'Adre Aziza, Laura Benanti, Danny Burstein, Justin Guarini, Nikka Graff Lanzarone, Patti LuPone, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mary Beth Peil, Sherie Rene Scott with Julio Agustin, Alma Cuervo, John Carroll, Murphy Guyer, Rachel Bay Jones, Nina Lafarga, Yanira Marin, Sean McCourt, Vivian Nixon, Luis Salgado, Jennifer Sanchez,John Schiappa, Samantha Shafer, Phillip Spaeth, Matthew Steffens and Charlie Sutton. Based on Pedro Almodóvar's internationally acclaimed 1988 film, WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN is set in late 20th-century Madrid and tells the story of the intertwining lives of a group of women Sherie Rene Scott, De'Adre Aziza, Laura Benanti, Nikka Graff Lanzarone, Patti LuPone whose relationships with men lead to a tumultuous 48 hours of love, confusion and passion. 

WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN has choreography by Christopher Gattelli, sets by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber, lighting by Brian MacDevitt and sound byScott Lehrer, projections by Sven Ortel, aerial design by The Sky Box, special effects by Gregory Meeh, wigs and hair by Charles LaPointe, make-up by Dick Page, orchestrations by Simon Hale, additional orchestrations by Jim Abbott & David Yazbek, musical direction by Jim Abbott and casting by Telsey + Company.

Book writer Jeffrey Lane collaborated with David Yazbek on the musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. The winner of five Emmy Awards, three Writers Guild Awards , two Peabody Awards and a Golden Globe Award, he is best known for his work on such television programs as Mad About You, Ryan's Hope, Lou Grant and The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd. Composer-lyricist David Yazbek made his Broadway and musical theater debuts with The Full Monty, for which he earned Tony and Grammy nominations and a Drama Desk Award. Director Bartlett Sher, Resident Director of Lincoln Center Theater, won the Tony Award for his direction of LCT's production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC. He was nominated for Tony Awards for the LCT productions of The Light in the Piazza, Awake and Sing! and Joe Turner's Come and Gone. Former Artistic Director of Seattle'sIntiman Theatre, his other recent New York credits include A Prayer for My Enemy at Playwrights Horizons and the Metropolitan Opera productions of The Barber of Seville and The Tales of Hoffman.

Photos by Walter McBride / WM Photos

Laura Benanti

Laura Benanti

Laura Benanti

Laura Benanti

Laura Benanti and Pedro Almodovar

Laura Benanti and Pedro Almodovar

Laura Benanti and Steven Pasquale

Laura Benanti, Steven Pasquale and Pedro Almodovar

Laura Benanti, Steven Pasquale and Pedro Almodovar

Pedro Almodovar and David Yazbeck

Laura Benanti, Pedro Almodovar and David Yazbeck

De'Adre Aziza

De'Adre Aziza

De'Adre Aziza

Laura Benanti

Danny Burstein and Rebecca Luker

Danny Burstein and Rebecca Luker

Danny Burstein

Mary Beth Peil and Justin Guarini

Justin Guarini

Justin Guarini

Justin Guarini

Nikka Graff Lanzarone

Nikka Graff Lanzarone

Nikka Graff Lanzarone

Nikka Graff Lanzarone

Justin Guarini and Nikka Graff Lanzarone

Justin Guarini and Nikka Graff Lanzarone

Patti LuPone

Patti LuPone

Patti LuPone and Pedro Almodovar

Patti LuPone and Pedro Almodovar

Patti LuPone and Pedro Almodovar

Patti LuPone and Bartlett Sher

Patti LuPone

Patti LuPone

Patti LuPone

Patti LuPone, Justin Guarini and Laura Benanti

Patti LuPone, Justin Guarini and Laura Benanti

Mary Beth Peil

Mary Beth Peil

Sherie Rene Scott

Sherie Rene Scott

Sherie Rene Scott

Sherie Rene Scott and Mary Beth Pell

Sherie Rene Scott and Mary Beth Pell

Pedro Almodovar and Sherie Rene Scott

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Brian Stokes Mitchell and Allyson Tucker

Brian Stokes Mitchell and Allyson Tucker

Laura Benanti, Pedro Almodovar, composer David Yazbeck, writer Jeffrey Lane, director Bartlett Sher and Mary Beth Peil

Sherie Rene Scott, Mary Beth Peil, Pedro Almodovar, Patti LuPone, Nikka Graff Lanzarone, Laura Benanti and De'Adre Aziza

Mary Beth Peil, Nikka Graff Lanzarone, De'Adre Aziza, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Justin Guarini, Patti LuPone, Pedro Almodovar, Sherie Rene Scott, Laura Benanti and Danny Burstein

Mary Beth Peil, Nikka Graff Lanzarone, De'Adre Aziza, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Justin Guarini, Patti LuPone, Pedro Almodovar, Sherie Rene Scott, Laura Benanti and Danny Burstein

Justin Guarini, Patti LuPone and Pedro Almodovar

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Justin Guarini, Patti LuPone, Pedro Almodovar and Sherie Rene Scott

Justin Guarini, Patti LuPone, Pedro Almodovar and Sherie Rene Scott

Justin Guarini, Patti LuPone, Pedro Almodovar and Sherie Rene Scott

De'Adre Aziza, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Justin Guarini, Patti LuPone, Pedro Almodovar, Sherie Rene Scott, Laura Benanti and Danny Burstein

Pedro Almodovar and Sherie Rene Scott

Mary Beth Peil, Nikka Graff Lanzarone, De'Adre Aziza, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Justin Guarini

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Justin Guarini, Patti LuPone, Pedro Almodovar, Sherie Rene Scott

Patti LuPone, Pedro Almodovar, Sherie Rene Scott, Laura Benanti, Danny Burstein and Bartlett Sher

Women on the Verge!