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Kelli O’Hara takes her curtain call on the opening night of
Far From Heaven at Playwrights Horizons.
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Quincy Tyler Bernstine and Nancy Anderson share a bow.
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The pleased leads, Steven Pasquale, Kelli O’Hara, and Isaiah Johnson, drink in the audience’s appreciation.
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Four-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O’Hara takes on the central role of Connecticut housewife Cathy Whitaker.
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Isaiah Johnson (who plays gardener Raymond Deagan) and Steven Pasquale (who plays Cathy’s husband, Frank) flank their on stage scene partner, Kelli O’Hara.
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J.B. Adams, who played Morris Farnsworth in both the film and stage musical version of
Far From Heaven, gets close with his stage costar Alma Cuervo and veteran actress Celia Weston, who in the film played Cuervo’s role, busybody Mona Lauder.
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Nancy Anderson (right), who appears as Cathy’s friend Eleanor, snuggles up to her significant other, theater director Ethan McSweeny.
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Broadway veteran Mary Stout plays a number of roles, including newspaper reporter Mrs. Leacock.
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Tess Soltau costars as Cathy’s pal Nancy.
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James Moye and Justin Scott Brown appear as Frank Whitaker’s various cohorts.
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Sarah Jane Shanks appears in a variety of roles, including Frank’s secretary.
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Korey Jackson and Marinda Anderson costar in a number of roles.
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The production’s children, Julianna Rigoglioso, Jake Lucas, and Elaine Bass, smile for the cameras.
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Victor Wallace completes the company as Dick.
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The proud
Far From Heaven creative team: director Michael Greif, writers Michael Korie, Scott Frankel, and Richard Greenberg, and Playwrights Horizons Artistic Director Tim Sanford.
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Guests included former
Merrily We Roll Along costars Lin-Manuel Miranda and Celia Keenan-Bolger, who were on hand to support their pal, Steven Pasquale.
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Laura Benanti, who is married to
Far From Heaven star Steven Pasquale, smiles alongside her pal and date for the evening, Sarah Saltzberg.
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Hunter Foster is ready to cheer on his friend and former fellow
Million Dollar Quartet cast member, James Moye.
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Kelli O’Hara (right) smiles alongside her husband, Greg Naughton.
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Off-Broadway’s
Playwrights Horizons celebrated the opening of the new Michael Korie-Scott Frankel-Richard Greenberg musical
Far From Heaven on Sunday, June 2 with a post-performance get-together at the Irish pub Tir na nÓg. The production, directed by Michael Greif, is inspired by Todd Haynes’ acclaimed film of the same title and runs through July 7 on the theater’s main stage.
Four-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O’Hara leads the company as Cathy Whitaker, a suburban wife and mother in 1957 whose life begins to unravel as she discovers that her husband (Steven Pasquale) has been hiding a big secret, and that she herself may have feelings for her African-American gardener (Isaiah Johnson). The cast also includes Nancy Anderson, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Alma Cuervo, J.B. Adams, Mary Stout, Justin Scott Brown, James Moye, Sarah Jane Shanks, Tess Soltau, Marinda Anderson, Korey Jackson, Victor Wallace, Elainey Bass, Jake Lucas, and Julianna Rigoglioso.
Guests at the opening night included Tony Award winners Laura Benanti and Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tony nominees Hunter Foster and Celia Keenan-Bolger, writer/performer Sarah Saltzberg, and Celia Weston, who appeared in the film version of Far From Heaven.
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