(© David Gordon)
First Date, Alan Zachary, Michael Weiner, and Austin Winsberg’s new musical comedy about a mismatched couple embarking on a blind date, celebrated its opening night at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre on Thursday, August 8. Following the performance, the cast, led by Zachary Levi and Krysta Rodriguez, joined an illustrious list of Broadway and Hollywood favorites at Gotham Hall to toast the new production.
Check out the stars in the gallery below.
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Zachary Levi and Krysta Rodriguez share their curtain call.(© David Gordon)
The First Date ensemble members take their bow.(© David Gordon)
First Date stars Krysta Rodriguez and Zachary Levi.(© David Gordon)
The First Date ensemble: Kristoffer Cusick, Sara Chase, Blake Hammond, Kate Loprest, and Bryce Ryness.(© David Gordon)
The reliable standbys of First Date: Sydney Shepherd, Kevin Kern, Eric Ankrim, and Vicki Noon.(© David Gordon)
First Date creators Austin Winsberg, Alan Zachary, and Michael Weiner spend the evening with their favorite first dates, wives Amy, Jenny, and Wendi.(© David Gordon)
First Date director Bill Berry celebrates the show’s opening with his 5th Avenue Theatre colleague David Armstrong.(© David Gordon)
First Date choreographer Josh Rhodes brings his husband in for a hug.(© David Gordon)
Family Guy star Seth Green spends the evening with his lovely wife, Clare Grant.(© David Gordon)
Community star Yvette Nicole Brown is thrilled to see First Date.(© David Gordon)
Zachary Quinto will make his Broadway debut this fall in The Glass Menagerie.(© David Gordon)
Sergio Trujillo and Jack Noseworthy are excited for opening night.(© David Gordon)
Tamara Tunie is ready for opening night.(© David Gordon)
Carly Rose Sonenclar is all glammed up and ready for a night at the theater.(© David Gordon)
Shameless star Emma Kenney is excited to see a Broadway show.(© David Gordon)
Two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz will return to Broadway this fall in Big Fish.(© David Gordon)
Jeremy Jordan and Ashley Spencer were among the Broadway glamour couples in attendance.(© David Gordon)
Tony Award winner Nikki M. James takes the night off from rehearsals for Fetch Clay, Make Man to go on a Broadway First Date.(© David Gordon)
Kevin Massey and Kara Lindsay spend date night on Broadway.(© David Gordon)
Recent Jekyll & Hyde star Constantine Maroulis is always dressed to kill.(© David Gordon)
Glamorous Broadway favorites Orfeh and Montego Glover are ready to party.(© David Gordon)
Besties Elizabeth Stanley and Max von Essen are thrilled to share each other’s company.(© David Gordon)
Stephanie D’Abruzzo is excited to see a Broadway show.(© David Gordon)
Avenue Q veterans Sarah Stiles and Howie Michael Smith smile for the cameras.(© David Gordon)
Mandy Gonzalez and Eliseo Román are ready to cheer for their In the Heights pal Krysta Rodriguez.(© David Gordon)
Broadway veterans De’Adre Aziza and Derrick Baskin were each other’s date for the opening.(© David Gordon)
Broadway veteran Julie Halston was among the first-nighters at First Date.(© David Gordon)
Tony Award winner Chuck Cooper’s date for the evening is his wife, Deborah.(© David Gordon)
Corey Cott of Newsies brought along his best date, his wife, Meghan.(© David Gordon)
The full cast of First Date.(© David Gordon)
