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Sunday in the Park With George, Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford, Opens

The new Broadway revival, directed by Sarna Lapine, reopens Broadway’s Hudson Theatre.

Jake Gyllenhaal plays Georges Seurat in Sunday in the Park With George at Broadway's Hudson Theatre.
Jake Gyllenhaal plays Georges Seurat in Sunday in the Park With George at Broadway's Hudson Theatre.
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Tonight marks the official opening of Broadway's new revival of Sunday in the Park With George at the newly opened Hudson Theatre. With Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal as Georges Seurat and Tony winner Annaleigh Ashford as Dot, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical has a 10-week run. Previews began February 11. The run is scheduled to conclude April 23. Sarna Lapine directs.

In addition to Gyllenhaal and Ashford, the cast features Tony nominee Brooks Ashmanskas (Mr., Charles), Jenni Barber (Celeste #2, Elaine), Tony nominee Phillip Boykin (Boatman, Lee), Mattea Marie Conforti (Louise), Erin Davie (Yvonne, Naomi), Claybourne Elder (Soldier, Alex), Tony nominee Penny Fuller (Old Lady, Blair), Jordan Gelber (Louis, Billy), Tony winner Robert Sean Leonard (Jules, Bob), Liz McCartney (Mrs., Harriet), Tony winner Ruthie Ann Miles (Frieda, Betty), Ashley Park (Celeste #1, Waitress), Jennifer Sanchez (Nurse), David Turner (Franz, Dennis), Max Chernin, MaryAnn Hu, Laura Irion, Tony nominee Michael McElroy, Jaime Rosenstein, Julie Foldesi, and Andrew Kober.

The production features set design by Beowulf Boritt, projection design by Tal Yarden, costume design by Clint Ramos, lighting design by Ken Billington, sound design by TKai Harada, co-projection design by Christopher Ash, hair and wig design by Cookie Jordan, makeup design by Joe Dulude II, music coordination by Seymour Red Press, orchestrations by Michael Starobin, production supervision by Peter Lawrence, musical staging by Ann Yee, and music direction by Chris Fenwick.

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