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In an interview with The New York Post Christopher Walkin chatted about always playing the bad guys, Tony nominations and 'Theatre of Blood' The Musical.

Two-time Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington, alongside co-star Viola Davis, a Tony Award winner and Academy Award nominee herself, opened the first Broadway revival of FENCES last night at the Cort Theatre. The 1987 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play by August Wilson was directed by Kenny Leon. The strictly limited 13-week engagement began previews on April 14. BroadwayWorld brings you the opening night curtain call and after-party arrival photos.

Two-time Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington, alongside co-star Viola Davis, a Tony Award winner and Academy Award nominee herself, opened the first Broadway revival of FENCES last night at the Cort Theatre. The 1987 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play by August Wilson was directed by Kenny Leon. The strictly limited 13-week engagement began previews on April 14. BroadwayWorld was there to capture the starry arrivals as they arrived in the rain for the big night.

Two-time Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington stars in the first Broadway revival of FENCES, the 1987 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play by August Wilson. The production also stars Tony Award-winner and Academy Award-nominee Viola Davis. FENCES, directed by Kenny Leon, opens tonight, Monday, April 26, 2010 at the Cort Theatre. The strictly limited 13-week engagement began previews on April 14.

Viola Davis has been featured in NY Magazine in an article titled 'August Calls: Viola Davis, back home with Fences.' The article is by K. LEANDER WILLIAMS and begins:

Two-time Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington stars in the first Broadway revival of FENCES, the 1987 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play by August Wilson. The production also stars Tony Award-winner and Academy Award-nominee Viola Davis. FENCES, directed by Kenny Leon, opens tonight, Monday, April 26, 2010 at the Cort Theatre. The strictly limited 13-week engagement began previews on April 14.

On Thursday, April 22, RACE stars James Spader, David Alan Grier and Kerry Washington received portraits on the famed Sardi's wall (co-star Richard Thomas has previously been inducted for a prior performance but was on hand to celebrate). BroadwayWorld was there to capture the event.

To celebrate the arrival of spring, RACE will take over Times Square on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 from 11 am - 1 pm and will have nearly two dozen women wear red sequined dresses for the public. This event will also celebrate the fact that RACE is currently the longest-running play of this Broadway season. The women will be coming from all over the city to wear the show's famous red sequined dress, a major plot point in the play.

Two-time Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington stars in the first Broadway revival of FENCES, the 1987 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play by August Wilson. The production also stars Tony Award-winner and Academy Award-nominee Viola Davis. FENCES, directed by Kenny Leon, opens on Monday, April 26, 2010 at the Cort Theatre. The strictly limited 13-week engagement began previews on April 14. BroadwayWorld brings you the first production shots below.

You may know her from Broadway's recent revival of The Seagull. Or, Come Back, Little Sheba. Or the feature films 'Revolutionary Road' with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, 'It's Complicated' with Meryl Streep and Alex Baldwin, 'The Valley of Elah,' 'Me and Orson Welles'...the list goes on. True, she does bear the famous last name (grandfather is Elia Kazan), but Zoe is undoubtedly one of the most exciting and diverse up-and-comers in entertainment, and can currently be found every night at the Shoenfeld Theatre starring alongside Christopher Walken, Sam Rockwell and Anthony Mackie in Martin McDonough's A Behanding in Spokane, directed by John Crowley.

Two-time Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington and Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Viola Davis, stars of the first Broadway revival of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning FENCES, were featured on ABC's 'Good Morning America' this morning.

Two-time Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington and Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Viola Davis, stars of the first Broadway revival of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning FENCES, will be featured on ABC's 'Good Morning America' tomorrow, Friday, April 16 in the 8 a.m. hour of the show.

The New Yorker has featured an article on A Behanding In Spokane's Christopher Walken. The article titled 'Home Again' is written by Peter Stevenson.

The full cast and creative team has been announced for Mary Zimmerman's production of Armida at the Metropolitan Opera. The Rossini opera will be presented April 12 through May 12 and will star Renée Fleming as the title sorceress. The performance will be sung in Italian with titles in English, Spanish, and German.

Rossini's rarely performed Armida has its Met premiere on April 12 with a gala performance of Mary Zimmerman's new production. Renowned soprano Renée Fleming stars as the mythological sorceress, Armida, one of the greatest virtuoso roles from the bel canto repertory. Fleming is joined by Lawrence Brownlee, who sings Armida's chief love interest, Rinaldo, and five more tenors in the roles of the crusader knights. José Manuel Zapata portrays Rinaldo's deadly rival Gernando.

Stage and screen star Christopher Walken, currently performing in Academy Award-winner Martin McDonagh's A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE, was honored with a Sardi's portrait at the famed restaurant yesterday evening, April 6, 2010. Cast members Sam Rockwell, Anthony Mackie and Zoe Kazan were on hand to celebrate, and BroadwayWorld was there to capture the unveiling.

Academy Award-winner Christopher Walken, star of A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE, will be honored with a caricature at Sardi's on Tuesday, April 6.

BroadwayWorld is proud to present a look at the extensive work of Stephen Sondheim on Broadway! Check out these Sondheim on Broadway facts!

BroadwayWorld is proud to present a look at the extensive work of Stephen Sondheim on Broadway! Check out Sondheim's Broadway credits, 1984-Current!