Purple was the color of the evening at September 29's opening night for Punch on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, and stars of stage and screen were there to celebrate the special night! See Bernadette Peters, Constance Wu, Josh Radnor, Kenny Leon, and more at the festive event in the photo gallery below.
And as for the play itself, read what critics had to say about the new work's Broadway bow here.
Punch, coming to Broadway following a London premiere, is currently scheduled to continue through November 2, with Adam Penford at the helm.
The work is adapted from Jacob Dunne's book Right From Wrong, centered on Dunne's real-life story of a tragic mistake that turned fatal. The play follows Jacob as he contends with the consequences of his actions, finding an unusual source of hope in the parents of the boy he killed. The play is making a simultaneous transfer to London's West End, playing the Apollo Theatre through November 29.
The Broadway cast features Camila Canó-Flaviá as Clare and Nicola; Will Harrison as Jacob; Sam Robards as David and Raf’s Dad; Lucy Taylor as Mum and Wendy; two-time Tony winner Victoria Clark as the victim’s mother, Joan and Nan; Cody Kostro as Raf and Sam; and Piter Marek as Tony, Derek, and DS Villers. The ensemble includes Kim Fischer, Jacob Orr, and Amber Reauchean Williams, with understudies Judith Lightfoot Clarke and Ben Livingston rounding out the company.
Piter Marek
Piter Marek
Cody Kostro
Cody Kostro
Kim Fischer
Kim Fischer
Jacob Orr
Jacob Orr
Camila Canó-Flaviá
Camila Canó-Flaviá
Victoria Clark
Victoria Clark
Sam Robards
Sam Robards
Will Harrison
Will Harrison
Will Harrison
Company of Punch
Company of Punch
Company of Punch
Lucy Taylor
Lucy Taylor
Amber Reauchean Williams
Amber Reauchean Williams
Amber Reauchean Williams
James Graham
James Graham
Adam Penford
Adam Penford
James Graham and Adam Penford
James Graham and Adam Penford
John Patrick Shanley
John Patrick Shanley
Marianna Gailus
Marianna Gailus
Titus Welliver
Titus Welliver
Ben Livingston
Ben Livingston
Ben Livingston and Judith Lightfoot Clarke
Ben Livingston and Judith Lightfoot Clarke
Bernadette Peters
Zosia Mamet and Evan Jonigkeit
Zosia Mamet and Evan Jonigkeit
Namir Smallwood
Namir Smallwood
Dylan Baker and Becky Ann Baker
Dylan Baker and Becky Ann Baker
Margaret Colin
Bonnie Milligan
Bonnie Milligan
Mary Beth Peil
Mary Beth Peil
Lynne Meadow and Nicki Hunter
Lynne Meadow and Nicki Hunter
Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker
Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker
Alison Jaye and Burke Swanson
Alison Jaye and Burke Swanson
David Lindsay-Abaire and Christine Lindsay-Abaire
David Lindsay-Abaire and Christine Lindsay-Abaire
Ngozi Anyanwu
Ngozi Anyanwu
Neil Meron
Neil Meron
Lynne Meadow, Nicki Hunter, and Chris Jennings
Lynne Meadow, Nicki Hunter, and Chris Jennings
Sanaz Toossi
Sanaz Toossi
Chris Jennings, Nikki Hunter, David C. Hodgson, and Lynne Meadow
Norbert Leo Butz
Norbert Leo Butz
Adriane Lenox
Adriane Lenox
Kenny Leon
Kenny Leon
Constance Wu
Josh Radnor
Josh Radnor
Bill Irwin and Martha Roth
Walter Bobbie
Walter Bobbie
Joshua Boone
Joshua Boone
Katie Finneran and Darren Goldstein
Katie Finneran and Darren Goldstein
Bess Wohl
Bess Wohl
Trip Cullman
Trip Cullman
Marc Bruni
Marc Bruni
May Adrales
May Adrales
Justin Cooley
Justin Cooley
The production features scenic and costume design by Anna Fleischle, lighting design by Robbie Butler, original music and sound design by Alexandra Faye Braithwaite, movement direction by Leanne Pinder, dialect coaching by Ben Furey and Charlotte Fleck, and casting by Caparelliotis Casting and Kelly Gillespie. Richard A. Hodge is the production stage manager.
Punch is presented in association with Nottingham Playhouse, where Penford serves as artistic director.
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