Photo Coverage: Opening Night at FESTEN 2006/04/10

Photo Coverage: Opening Night at FESTEN

Monday, April 10, 2006; Posted: 05:04 PM - by Walter McBride

Festen, after beginning previews at Broadway's Music Box Theatre (239 W. 45th St.) on March 23rd, opened on April 9th.

Bill Kenwright and Marla Rubin present the Almeida Theatre production, which stars Jeremy Sisto ("Six Feet Under," Thirteen), Larry Bryggman (Twelve Angry Men, Proof), Michael Hayden (Henry IV, Carousel), Ali MacGraw (films such as Love Story) and Julianna Margulies ("ER"), as well as John Carter, Diane Davis, Keith Davis, David Patrick Kelly, Stephen Kunken, Carrie Preston, Christopher Evan Welch and C.J. Wilson. Directed by Rufus Norris (who won the Evening Standard and Critic's Circle awards for directing the London production), Festen is seen in a dramatization by David Eldridge from the Danish 1998 film.

In Festen, "a beloved patriarch (Bryggman), surrounded by his wife (MacGraw), his daughter (Margulies), his two sons (Hayden as Christian; Sisto as Michael) and a host of family and friends, is celebrating his 60th birthday at his country home. This promises to be a very special occasion, but as the evening progresses, the man's eldest son, Christian, feels compelled to break the silence surrounding a family secret. Standing to propose a toast, he offers his father - much to the delight of the guests - an amusing yet simple choice. And so the games begin. Revelations and accusations tumble across the dinner table, paving the way for a celebration that no one will ever forget," state press notes.

Tickets are $95-$75-$30, and are available at the box office, through Telecharge, 212-239-6200 or www.telecharge.com.

Photos by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.

Rachel York

Glenn Close

Anthony Edwards and wife

Michael Emerson ("Lost")

Stephen Daldry

Kathryn Erbe

Cindy Adams

Hank Azaria

Barbara Taylor Bradford

Michael Cerveris and Todd Cerveris

Bill Kenwright and Jenny Seagrove

Larry Bryggman, Ali MacGraw and Christopher Evan Welch

Michael Hayden, Diane Davis and C.J. Wilson

Jeremy Sisto, David Patrick Kelly, Ezra Knight and Julianna Margulies

Michael Hayden, Diane Davis, C.J. Wilson, John Carter, Larry Bryggman, Ali MacGraw and Christopher Evan Welch

Christopher Evan Welch, Meredith Lipson, Michael Bakkensen, Carrie Preston, Jeremy Sisto, David Patrick Kelly, Ezra Knight, Julianna Margulies, Michael Hayden and Diane Davis

Michael Hayden

Jill Clayburgh and Lily Rabe

Edie Falco

Jeremy Sisto

Christopher Evan Welch

C.J. Wilson

Julianna Margulies

Julianna Margulies and Larry Bryggman

Julianna Margulies and Ali MacGraw

Ali MacGraw and Larry Bryggman

Ali MacGraw

John Carter

Diane Davis

Keith Davis

David Patrick Kelly

Meredith Lipton and Ryan Simpkins

Stephen Kunken

Rufus Norris

Ian MacNeil

Carrie Preston

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FESTEN with Bryggman, Hayden, MacGraw and Margulies Begins Previews March 23 and Opens April 9 at Music Box Theatre
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After his life as an ingenue in Brooklyn & Queens, Walter spent the next 25 Years in a leading role as a Photographer / Photo Researcher in Manhattan. He is currently headlining in New Jersey with his partner Richard and children Dali & Gala. As a 14 year old youth, Walter was transfixed by his first Broadway Show, the original production of "GREASE". His journey on the path to celebrity photojournalism began that fateful night. Meeting, photographing and getting to know the cast inspired him to spend his professional life doing what he loved. Broadway introduced him to his two homes... Retna Ltd & BroadwayWorld.com, represented by: www.retna.com.

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