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Photo Coverage: THE BELLE OF AMHERST Company Celebrates Opening Night!

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The Belle of Amherst, William Luce's acclaimed one-woman play of the private yet prolific poet Emily Dickinson, opened last night, October 19 in a new production starring Golden Globe Award nominee Joely Richardson ("Nip/Tuck," Side Effects) and directed by Steve Cosson (The Civilians, Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play). BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the opening night after party below!

The Belle of Amherst will play a limited engagement at off-Broadway's Westside Theatre (407 West 43rd Street). Tickets are on sale through Telecharge at www.telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200.

In The Belle of Amherst, Emily Dickinson welcomes audiences into her lifelong Amherst homestead in mid-19th century Massachusetts. While Dickinson found solace in solitude through much of her life, acclaimed playwrightWilliam Luce weaves her poems, diaries, and letters into a one-woman portrait of one of America's greatest and most prolific poets, mixing Dickinson's encounters with close friends and family with the poet's own, often amusing observations. "Full of passion and poetry and heart" (New York Daily News), The Belle of Amherst illuminates a brilliant wordsmith through the words she left behind.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

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Joely Richardson

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Playwright William Luce

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Playwright William Luce

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Playwright William Luce and director Steve Cosson

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Producer Don Gregory and Kaye Gregory

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Producer Don Gregory with Kaye Gregory

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Producer Don Gregory and Kaye Gregory

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Playwright William Luce, director Steve Cosson and producer Don Gregory

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Joely Richardson

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Joely Richardson

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Joely Richardson

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Joely Richardson and playwright William Luce

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Joely Richardson and playwright William Luce

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Joely Richardson and producer Don Gregory

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Joely Richardson and producer Don Gregory

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William Luce and Joely Richardson

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William Luce and Joely Richardson

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William Luce and Joely Richardson

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Playwright William Luce and Joely Richardson

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William Luce and Joely Richardson

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Director Steve Cosson and Joely Richardson

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Director Steve Cosson and Joely Richardson

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Director Steve Cosson and Joely Richardson

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Joely Richardson

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Joely Richardson

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Joely Richardson

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Director Steve Cosson, Joely Richardson and producer Don Gregory

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Playwright William Luce, director Steve Cosson, Joely Richardson and producer Don Gregory

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Playwright William Luce, director Steve Cosson, Joely Richardson and producer Don Gregory

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