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Riding High

Blair Brown, Glenn Close, Dominic Cooper, Judith Light, Haley Joel Osment, Marian Seldes, Lili Taylor, and Kathleen Turner join Daniel Radcliffe and the company of Equus on their opening night.

By: Joseph Marzullo; Text by Brian Scott Lipton · Sep 26, 2008  · New York

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

On Thursday night, the much-anticipated revival of Equus opened at the Broadhurst Theatre. Here are stars Richard Griffiths, who plays troubled psychiatrist Martin Dysart, and Daniel Radcliffe, who plays his even more troubled patient Alan Strang, taking their curtain call.

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

At the show's after-party, Radcliffe and Griffiths celebrated with director Thea Sharrock and castmates Carolyn McCormick, who plays Alan's mother Dora, and Anna Camp, who plays Alan's love interest, Jill Mason.

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Kate Mulgrew gives an intense performance as magistrate Hesther Saloman.

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Lorenzo Pisoni stands out in the dual roles as lead horse Nugget and the mysterious rider who sets Alan on his obsession with horses.

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(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Here's playwright Peter Shaffer, whose other celebrated works include The Royal Hunt of the Sun and Amadeus.

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(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

First-nighter Roberta Maxwell played the role of Jill in the show's original 1974 Broadway production.

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Tony Award winner Marian Seldes, still going strong, originated the part of Hesther on Broadway.

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

The opening crowd included Tony nominee Dominic Cooper, who co-starred with Griffiths in The History Boys and is currently on the big screen as Sky in the film version of Mamma Mia!

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

The fabulous Glenn Close added another award to her shelf last Sunday when she won the Emmy for Best Actress for her work on FX's Damages.

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Here's another of our finest actresses, Blair Brown, who's currently starring in the new FOX series Fringe.

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Speaking of TV favorites, here's the divine Judith Light, who plays Claire Meade on ABC's popular Ugly Betty.

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

The always superb Lili Taylor will return to the stage this season in the New Group's staging of Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra.

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Oscar nominee Haley Joel Osment will make his Broadway debut next month in the revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo.

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Eisa Davis, Chad Goodridge, and Colman Domingo lit up Broadway last season as part of the Tony-winning musical Passing Strange.

(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Finally, here's producer Jimmy Nederlander and the one-and-only Kathleen Turner.




For TheaterMania's review of Equus, click here.




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