Photo Coverage: Gingold Theatrical Group Celebrates Opening Night of CAESAR & CLEOPATRA

Gingold Theatrical Group just celebrated Opening Night for this rare revival of Shaw's beloved almost historical comedy Caesar & Cleopatra last night, September 24th at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues). This limited Off-Broadway engagement, now in previews, will continue through October 12th only.

Opening Night guests include John Bowab, Tyne Daly, Tom Hewitt, Simon Jones, Malachy McCourt, Laila Robins, Stephen Schwartz, Douglas Sills, Tom Viola, and Karen Ziemba, among others.

Artistic Director David Staller directs a cast that features Jeff Applegate (National Tours of Mamma Mia!, Cheers: Live on Stage) as Rufio, Rajesh Bose (Henry VI, The Seagull - NAATCO, Pygmalion - Bedlam) as Pothinus, Brenda Braxton(Broadway: Chicago, Smokey Joe's Café - Tony Award nomination, Jelly's Last Jam, Cats, Legs Diamond) as Ftatateeta, Robert Cuccioli (Broadway: Jekyll & Hyde - Tony Award nomination, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Les Miserables) as Caesar, Dan Domingues (Wild Goose Dreams - Public Theater; The Undertaking - The Civilians; To The Bone - Cherry Lane; The Jammer, The Cherry Orchard - Atlantic Theater) as Apolldorus, Jonathan Hadley (Broadway: Jersey Boys; Finian's Rainbow - Irish Rep; A Class Act - MTC; The Bodyguard The Musical, Into the Woods - National Tours; Widowers' Houses - GTG/TACT, Rothschild & Sons - York Theatre) as Britannus, and Teresa Avia Lim (Junk - Lincoln Center Theater; The Moors - Playwrights Realm; The Taming of the Shrew - Public Theater/Delacorte, Awake and Sing! - NAATCO) as Cleopatra.

One of Shaw's most famous and least known plays, this remarkable comedy hasn't been given a full NYC production in over 40 years! As an early draft of the Eliza/Higgins relationship in Shaw's Pygmalion, this highly entertaining play boldly addresses women's rights, gender roles, empowering the disenfranchised, and being an active and contributive member of the community. In this delightful fantasy, Shaw dares us to imagine how theatrically magical the past might have been!

Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy
Jeff Applegate, Dan Domingues, Teresa Avia Lim, Robert Cuccioli, Brenda Braxton, Rajesh Bose and Jonathan Hadley

Jeff Applegate, Dan Domingues and Teresa Avia Lim

Robert Cuccioli, Brenda Braxton, Rajesh Bose and Jonathan Hadley

Jeff Applegate, Dan Domingues, Teresa Avia Lim, Robert Cuccioli, Brenda Braxton, Rajesh Bose and Jonathan Hadley

Laila Robins

Richard Weinberg and Diane Stillwell Weinberg

Richard Weinberg and Diane Stillwell Weinberg

Michael McCorry Rose and Stephen Schwartz

Michael McCorry Rose, David Staller and Stephen Schwartz

Michael McCorry Rose, David Staller and Stephen Schwartz

Sue Philips and James A. Fenniman

Maryann Plunkett, Tyne Daly, David Staller, Tom Viola, Jay O. Sanders and Simon Jones

Maryann Plunkett, Tyne Daly, David Staller, Tom Viola, Jay O. Sanders and Simon Jones

Douglas Sills, Karen Ziemba and Tom Hewitt

Douglas Sills, Karen Ziemba and Tom Hewitt

Stephen Prendergast, Stephen Brown-Fried, Blythe Beard-Kitowski and David Staller

Jonathan Hadley

Jonathan Hadley

Richard Weinberg, Ethan E. Litwin, Pamela Singleton, James A. Fenniman and Richard Terrano

Richard Weinberg, Ethan E. Litwin, Pamela Singleton, James A. Fenniman and Richard Terrano

Ken Glickfield, Kris Hall and David Staller

Roma Torre and David Staller

Dan Domingues

Dan Domingues

Rajesh Bose

Rajesh Bose

Jeff Applegate

Jeff Applegate

Diane McCourt, Malachy McCourt and David Staller

Diane McCourt, Malachy McCourt and David Staller

Malachy McCourt

Malachy McCourt

Laila Robins and Robert Cuccioli

Laila Robins and Robert Cuccioli

Robert Cuccioli

Brenda Braxton

Brenda Braxton

Teresa Avia Lim

Teresa Avia Lim

Dan Domingues, Teresa Avia Lim, Jeff Applegate, Rajesh Bose, Brenda Braxton, Robert Cuccioli and Jonathan Hadley

Dan Domingues, Teresa Avia Lim, Jeff Applegate, Rajesh Bose, Brenda Braxton, Robert Cuccioli and Jonathan Hadley

David Staller joins with Dan Domingues, Teresa Avia Lim, Jeff Applegate, Rajesh Bose, Brenda Braxton, Robert Cuccioli and Jonathan Hadley

Teresa Avia Lim and David Staller

Teresa Avia Lim and David Staller

Teresa Avia Lim and David Staller

Stephen Brown-Fried, Alyce Stark and David Staller

Tom Viola, David Staller and Scott Barnes

David Staller, Cheryl Llewellyn and Brian Saltzman

Bruce Sloan and Jeanne Sackow

Stephen Brown-Fried and Barrett Brown Fried