Photo Coverage: Opening Night of Lestat
Wednesday, April 26, 2006; Posted: 12:04 PM - by Walter McBride
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Lestat, the inaugural production of Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, opened on Tuesday, April
25th at the Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway at 47th
Street).
Inspired by Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles, Lestat is the first theatrical score from the legendary songwriting team of Elton John and Bernie Taupin; the show has a book by Linda Woolverton, and is directed by Robert Jess Roth with musical staging by Matt West. Jonathan Butterell serves as creative consultant. Lestat stars Hugh Panaro in the title role, Carolee Carmello as Gabrielle, Drew Sarich as Armand, Jim Stanek as Louis, Roderick Hill as Nicolas, Michael Genet as Marius and Allison Fischer as Claudia in a cast of 21.
The new playing schedule for Lestat
beginning Monday, May 1, is as follows: Tuesday at 7pm, Wednesday
through Saturday at 8pm, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm,
and Sunday at 3pm. Tickets range from $35 to $110, and can be purchased
through Ticketmaster.com at (212) 307-4100. For more information, please visit www.lestat.com.
Photos by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.
 Constantine Maroulis  Eric McCormack Kelli and Rosie O'Donnell Anne Rice and son Christopher Rice  Bernie Taupin, Anne Rice and Robert Jess Roth (director)  David Furnish and Elton John  Jon Bon Jovi  Lorraine Bracco Rob Thomas  Frank and Kathie Lee Gifford Jewel  Star Jones Jai Rodriguez Rachel York Hugh Panaro Drew Sarich, Hugh Panaro and Carolee Carmello Bernie Taupin, Linda Woolverton and Robert Jess Roth come onstage  Bernie Taupin, Elton John, Linda Woolverton and Anne Rice with the cast of Lestat Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Linda Woolverton, Anne Rice, Robert Jess Roth and the cast of Lestat Elton John and Anne Rice  Anne Rice  Robert Jess Roth Hugh Panaro Chris Peluso and Tommar Wilson  Drew Sarich Jim Stanek Gregg Edelman, Carolee Carmello and family  Carolee Carmello Amy Sparrow and Allison Fischer Elton John and David Furnish Roderick Hill
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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