Christina Moore, George Takei, Wesley Taylor Celebrate the Opening of Bare Off-Broadway

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Bare stars Taylor Trensch and Jason Hite are elated as they take their opening night curtain call.
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The principal cast members of Bare, Jason Hite, Elizabeth Judd, and Taylor Trensch, give us a smile at their opening night party.
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Barrett Wilbert Weed, who plays the sullen Nadia in Bare, is nothing but smiles on her opening night.
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In Bare, Gerard Canonico plays Matt, who gets to sing the haunting tune “Are You There?”
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Jerold E. Solomon and Missi Pyle, who play the conservative Father Mike and progressive Sister Joan, celebrate their opening night at KTCHN.
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Bare cast members Sara Kapner, Megan Lewis, and Alice Lee pal around on opening night.
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Alex Wyse, Anthony Festa, and Justin Gregory Lopez are proud to celebrate their big opening night.
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The principal creative team of Bare, director Stafford Arima, bookwriter/lyricist Jon Hartmere, music supervisor Lynne Shankel, and choreographer Travis Wall, are ready for opening night!
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Bare choreographer Travis Wall smiles for the camera at New World Stages with his boyfriend, Dom Palange.
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Bare bookwriter/lyricist Jon Hartmere (right) is happy to spend his opening night with his partner, Tony Award nominee Adam Godley.
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Bare creative team members Tristan Raines (costume design) and Donyale Werle (scenic design) are excited to see their work come to life on stage.
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Star Trek favorite George Takei is glad to support Bare director Stafford Arima, who recently helmed the California production of the Takei-starred musical Allegiance.
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Former Godspell cast mates Telly Leung and Lindsay Mendez reunite at New World Stages before the opening night performance of Bare.
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Actress Christina Moore is elated to be celebrating the off-Broadway opening night of her dear pal, Bare cast member Missi Pyle.
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On a night off from Once, Broadway favorite Anne L. Nathan is ready to check out the new off-Broadway musical Bare.
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Smash cast member and Broadway veteran Wesley Taylor is ready for a night with Bare.
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Smash cast member Andy Mientus and Broadway veteran Alexandra Socha appeared in Spring Awakening opposite Bare star Gerard Canonico.
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Smash cast member Leslie Odom, Jr. (right) attends the opening with his significant other, Nicolette Robinson.
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Golden Age playwright Terrence McNally was on hand to celebrate the opening of Bare with husband Tom Kirdahy.
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The family of late Rutgers student Tyler Clementi is proud to attend the opening of Bare off-Broadway.
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The off-Broadway production of Bare celebrated its opening night on Sunday, December 9 with a post-performance party at KTCHN, the new restaurant at The Out Hotel. Stafford Arima directs the musical, which features a book and lyrics by Jon Hartmere and music by Damon Intrabartolo, currently running at New World Stages.

Jason Hite (The Black Suits) and Taylor Trensch (Wicked) lead the company as Jason and Peter, two young men in a Catholic high school who have fallen in love and are unsure how to reveal themselves to their classmates. They are joined by Elizabeth Judd (Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark) as Ivy, Gerard Canonico (Spring Awakening) as Matt, Barrett Wilbert Weed (Lysistrata Jones) as Nadia, Jerold E. Solomon (South Pacific) as Father Mike, Missy Pyle (Boeing-Boeing) as Sister Joan, Casey Garving (West Side Story) as Zack, newcomer Ariana Groover as Vanessa, Sara Kapner (Hollywood Arms) as Madison, and production swings Anthony Festa, Megan Lewis, and Ioana Alfonso.

Guests at the opening night included Corey Cott (Newsies), Tony Award nominee Adam Godley (Anything Goes), Tom Kirdahy, Godspell co-stars Telly Leung and Lindsay Mendez, Terrence McNally (Golden Age), Andy Mientus (Smash), Christina Moore (Hawthorne), Anne L. Nathan (Once), Leslie Odom, Jr. (Leap of Faith), Nicolette Robinson, Alexandra Socha (Spring Awakening), George Takei (Star Trek), and Wesley Taylor (Rock of Ages).

Bare’s creative team also includes Lynne Shankel (music supervision & additional music), Travis Wall (choreographer), Donyale Werle (scenic design), Tristan Raines (costume design), Howell Binkley (lighting design), Keith Caggiano (sound design), William Cusick (projection design), Leah J. Loukas (hair and make-up design), and Howard Joines (music contractor).

Click here to read TheaterMania’s review of Bare.

Click here to read TheaterMania’s interview with Donyale Werle and William Cusick about the scenic and projection design of Bare.