Thursday evening, February 16 The New Group celebrated the opening night of Wallace Shawn’s latest play, Evening at the Talk House, at the Green Fig Urban Eatery in the Yotel Hotel in Hell’s Kitchen. Along with the cast, notable first nighters included Cynthia Nixon, Mario Cantone, Sarah Jessica Parker, Todd Solondz, Michael Urie, Frank and Heather Whaley and Rachel Dratch.

 

Evening at the Talk House, the story of a theater company’s reunion that veers into dark conversation and revelation, is directed by Scott Elliott and features a noteworthy cast including Matthew Broderick, Jill Eikenberry, John Epperson, Larry Pine, Claudia Shear, Annapurna Sriram, Michael Tucker and Wallace Shawn. The play continues through March 12 at The Pershing Square Signature Center’s Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre on 42nd Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues.

 

Theater Pizzazz’s JK Clarke was on hand to capture opening night festivities. You can read Theater Pizzazz’s review of Evening at the Talk House here.