Inside the Opening Night of Theresa Rebeck's Bernhardt/Hamlet on Broadway

Roundabout Theatre Company celebrated the official opening of Theresa Rebeck's new play Bernhardt/Hamlet September 25 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway. The world premiere, which began previews August 31, stars Tony and Olivier Award winner Janet McTeer as trailblazing 19th century French actor Sarah Bernhardt.

Moritz von Stuelpnagel directs a cast that also includes Dylan Baker as Constant Coquelin and Jason Butler Harner as Edmond Rostand, along with Tony Carlin as Louis, Matthew Saldivar as Alphonse Mucha, Nick Westrate as Maurice, Ito Aghayere as Rosamond, Brittany Bradford as Lysette, Aaron Costa Ganis as Raoul, and Triney Sandoval as Francois.

The creative team includes Beowulf Boritt (set design), Toni-Leslie James (costume design), Bradley King (lighting design), and Fitz Patton (original music and sound design).

Flip through photos of the opening night below:

Inside the Opening Night of Theresa Rebeck's Bernhardt/Hamlet on Broadway

Opening_Night_Berndardt_Hamlet_HR — Inside the Opening Night of Theresa Rebeck's Bernhardt/Hamlet on Broadway

Janet McTeer stars as 19th-century French trailblazer Sarah Bernhardt in the world premiere from Roundabout Theatre Company.
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Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Jamie deRoy_Tony Roberts_HR — Jamie deRoy and Tony Roberts

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Tony Roberts_HR — Tony Roberts

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_John Glover_HR — John Glover

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Steven Boyer_Emily Boyer_HR — Steven Boyer and Emily Boyer

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Krysta Rodriguez_Wesley Taylor_HR — Krysta Rodriguez and Wesley Taylor

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Krysta Rodriguez_HR — Krysta Rodriguez

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Wesley Taylor_HR — Wesley Taylor

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Celia Weston_HR — Celia Weston

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Becky Ann Baker_HR — Becky Ann Baker

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_John Glover_Becky Ann Baker_HR — John Glover and Becky Ann Baker

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Margaret Colin_HR — Margaret Colin

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Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Henny Russell_R. Ward Duffy_HR — Henny Russell and R. Ward Duffy

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Kate Walsh_Mike Doyle_HR — Kate Walsh and Mike Doyle

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Kate Walsh_HR — Kate Walsh

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Charlotte d'Amboise_Walter Bobbie_HR — Charlotte d'Amboise and Walter Bobbie

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Noah Brody_Jessie Austrian_HR — Noah Brody and Jessie Austrian

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Rebecca Taichman_HR — Rebecca Taichman

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Byron Jennings_Carolyn McCormick_HR — Byron Jennings and Carolyn McCormick

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Katie Finneran_Darren Goldstein_HR — Katie Finneran and Darren Goldstein

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Linda Emond_HR — Linda Emond

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Sally Murphy_HR — Sally Murphy

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Halley Feiffer_Trip Cullman_HR — Halley Feiffer and Trip Cullman

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Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_2018_Richard Kind_HR.jpg — Richard Kind

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_Curtain_2018_Aaron Costa Ganis_Brittany Bradford_Triney Sandoval_HR — Aaron Costa Ganis, Brittany Bradford, and Triney Sandoval

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_Curtain_2018_Nick Westrate_Ito Aghayere_HR — Nick Westrate and Ito Aghayere

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_Curtain_2018_Tony Carlin_Matthew Saldivar_HR — Tony Carlin and Matthew Saldivar

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_Curtain_2018_Dylan Baker_HR — Dylan Baker

Bernhardt_Hamlet_Broadway_Opening_Night_Curtain_2018_Jason Butler Harner_HR — Jason Butler Harner

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