A starry evening with Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig
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When ‘A Steady Rain’ opened last night on Broadway, you could almost feel the heat from New York all the way in California.
Keith Huff’s drama features the sparest of sets and only two characters who play lifelong friends and Chicago cops. But let’s cut to the chase -- and we mean no disrespect to the playwright: The night was all about Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman.
Though he was making his Broadway debut, Craig is no stranger to the boards, having appeared in London in Caryl Churchill’s ‘A Number’ and Tony Kushner’s ‘Angels in America.’ And, of course, Jackman, a Tony winner for ‘The Boy From Oz’ and Curley in ‘Oklahoma!,’ is on familiar turf.
An explosion of stars descended on the Gerald Shoenfeld Theatre for this big event and the after-party at the Harvard Club. Click on the jump to see who was on the red carpet.
-- Lisa Fung
Leading men: Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman at the Harvard Club. Credit: Jemal Countess / Getty Images
Sorry fans, they had dates: Craig, his girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell, Debora-Lee Furness and her husband, Jackman. Credit: Evan Agostini / Associated Press
OK, one more, and we’ll move on to the others: Craig and Jackman: Jemal Countess / Getty Images
An evening out: Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld. Credit: Jemal Countess / Getty Images
The beautiful people: Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts. Credit: Jemal Countess / Getty Images
Full of ‘Glee’: Theater -- and now television -- actor Matthew Morrison
Family affair: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, with his daughter Catherine and his wife Wendi Deng. Credit: Jemal Countess / Getty Images
Mogul, Part 2: Designer Diane von Furstenberg and media honcho husband Barry Diller. Credit: Evan Agostini / Associated Press
Mogul, Part 3: Harvey Weinstein Credit: Jemal Countess / Getty Images
Friends: Actor David Schwimmer and girlfriend Zoe Buckman. Credit: Evan Agostini / Associated Press
Sharing her view(s): Whoopi Goldberg. Credit: Jemal Countess / Getty Images Law & Order, Part 1: B.D. Wong. Credit: Jemal Countess / Getty Images
Law & Order, Part 2: Stephanie March. Credit: Evan Agostini / Associated Press
Law & Order, Part 3: Jeff Goldblum. Credit: Jemal Countess / Getty Images
Where’s Sarah Jessica Parker?: Actor Matthew Broderick. Credit: Jemal Countess / Getty Images
Lights a little too bright?: Joel Grey. Credit: Jemal Countess / Getty Images
The creative team and their stars: Craig, playwright Keith Huff, director John Crowley, Jackman.
Curtain call: Daniel Craig. Credit: Jemal Countess / Getty Images
Parting view: Hugh Jackman. Credit: Jemal Countess / Getty Images Related coverage:
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Top photo: Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman. Credit: Jemal Countess / Getty Images