Cyrano de Bergerac opened on Broadway last night, with Kevin Kline in the role of the large-nosed poet and swashbuckler. Here he is taking a well deserved bow for a fantastic performance.
Jennifer Garner, who plays the lovely Roxane, catches up after the show with the revival’s director, David Leveaux.
Among the celebrities that came out for the opening were Garner’s Oscar-winning husband, actor Ben Affleck, who recently made his film directing debut with Gone Baby Gone…
…Tony Award winner Glenn Close, who co-starred with Kline in the film The Big Chill…
…former talk-show host and musical composer Kathie Lee Gifford…
…and another musical composer, Frank Wildhorn, seen here with his fiancée, actress Brandi Burkhardt.
Tony winner Joanna Gleason came out to support husband Christopher Sarandon, who portrays the Comte de Guiche in the show.
Also celebrating Cyrano‘s opening night is Daniel Sunjata, who portrays Christian, the handsome soldier with whom Roxane falls in love.
On Monday, October 29, LAByrinth Theatre Company held the benefit Celebrity Charades: The Battle of Good vs. Evil at St. Paul’s Church. Here are LAB co-artistic director John Ortiz, company member John Gould Rubin, and Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, who is LAB’s other co-artistic director.
Among the event’s participants were company member Craig “Mums” Grant, who is currently starring in LAByrinth’s production of A View from 151st Street…
…Saturday Night Live alum and 30 Rock co-star Rachel Dratch and actor-playwright Eric Bogosian…
…the lovely Andie MacDowell…
…George Wendt, who is currently playing Edna in the Broadway production of Hairspray…
…Daily Show correspondent and frequent stage star Aasif Mandvi…
…and Law and Order star Jeremy Sisto, who bowed on Broadway last year in Festen.
For TheaterMania’s review of Cyrano de Bergerac, click here.
