West End musical OPENING NIGHT will receive a cast album and Town Hall concert featuring Benanti, Bareilles, Criss, LuPone, and more
West End musical OPENING NIGHT will receive a cast album and Town Hall concert featuring Benanti, Bareilles, Criss, LuPone, and more
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#1West End musical OPENING NIGHT will receive a cast album and Town Hall concert featuring Benanti, Bareilles, Criss, LuPone, and more
Posted: 5/13/25 at 10:21am
Join us for a one-night-only concert featuring the music from Rufus Wainwright's musical Opening Night, based on John Cassavetes' iconic film, featuring incredible guest performances by Sara Bareilles, Laura Benanti, Darren Criss, Patti LuPone, and Elizabeth Teeter.
The show will take place at The Town Hall in NYC on September 15th, in celebration of the original West End live cast recording releasing on September 12th. A minimum of $30 per ticket sold will be donated to the ACLU's LGBTQ and HIV Project.
Pre-sale begins tomorrow at 9am ET. General on-sale starts Friday at 9am ET.
The live album features Wainwright’s songs written for the original London West End production performed by the cast including Sheridan Smith, Nicola Hughes, and Benjamin Walker recorded over the last 4 performances of the play at London’s Gielgud Theater.
Release Date: September 12, 2025
#2West End musical OPENING NIGHT will receive a cast album and Town Hall concert featuring Benanti, Bareilles, Criss, LuPone, and more
Posted: 5/13/25 at 10:39am
Oh hell yes.
#3West End musical OPENING NIGHT will receive a cast album and Town Hall concert featuring Benanti, Bareilles, Criss, LuPone, and more
Posted: 5/13/25 at 11:10am
It says presale starts tomorrow but i dont see anywhere to sign up for a code. Am I just not seeing it?
#4West End musical OPENING NIGHT will receive a cast album and Town Hall concert featuring Benanti, Bareilles, Criss, LuPone, and more
Posted: 5/13/25 at 11:12am
Sign up https://www.rufuswainwright.com/
presale code:
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#5West End musical OPENING NIGHT will receive a cast album and Town Hall concert featuring Benanti, Bareilles, Criss, LuPone, and more
Posted: 5/13/25 at 11:12amUpdated On: 5/13/25 at 11:12 AM
#6West End musical OPENING NIGHT will receive a cast album and Town Hall concert featuring Benanti, Bareilles, Criss, LuPone, and more
Posted: 5/13/25 at 11:17am
Thank you so much!
Dolly80
Broadway Star Joined: 5/15/11
#7West End musical OPENING NIGHT will receive a cast album and Town Hall concert featuring Benanti, Bareilles, Criss, LuPone, and more
Posted: 5/13/25 at 5:07pm
This was the worst musical I’ve ever seen in London. Don’t waste your money New York.
Not one single good song in it, not even this cast can make this worthwhile
#8West End musical OPENING NIGHT will receive a cast album and Town Hall concert featuring Benanti, Bareilles, Criss, LuPone, and more
Posted: 5/13/25 at 5:43pm
I walked out at intermission and I think it’s the only time I’ve done it. I couldn’t bare to sit through more of it. Maybe they’ll find something in the score. I must admit, I’m pretty shocked by this announcement it sounds like an April fools joke.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Georgeanddot2
Leading Actor Joined: 2/20/20
#9West End musical OPENING NIGHT will receive a cast album and Town Hall concert featuring Benanti, Bareilles, Criss, LuPone, and more
Posted: 5/13/25 at 7:16pm
The film is one of my favorites and it honestly seems like material that would make for a good musical, but I've heard this has worst of all time potential.
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