David Hare’s Straight Line Crazy, starring Tony winner Ralph Fiennes (Hamlet), opened at The Shed's Griffin Theater October 26. Performances are set to run through December 18.
Go inside the star-studded opening night in the photos below.
Fisher Stevens at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Fisher Stevens at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Christopher Meloni at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Christopher Meloni at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Josh Hamilton at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Josh Hamilton at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Kenneth Lonergan and J Smith-Cameron at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Kenneth Lonergan and J Smith-Cameron at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Zonia Pelensky and Griffin Dunne at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Zonia Pelensky and Griffin Dunne at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Noma Dumezweni at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Noma Dumezweni at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Raúl Esparza at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Raúl Esparza at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Brooke Shields and Raúl Esparza at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Brooke Shields and Raúl Esparza at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Brooke Shields at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Brooke Shields at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Brooke Shields at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Brooke Shields at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Samantha Mathis at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Samantha Mathis at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
John Slattery and Talia Balsam at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
John Slattery and Talia Balsam at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Timothy Olyphant at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Timothy Olyphant at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Michael Imperioli and Christopher McDonald at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Michael Imperioli at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Michael Imperioli at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Christopher McDonald at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Christopher McDonald at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Anna Wintour and Sienna Miller at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Anna Wintour and Sienna Miller at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Jack Huston and Stella Huston at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Jack Huston and Stella Huston at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Peter Gallagher and guest at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Justin Bartha at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Justin Bartha at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Ralph Fiennes at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Ralph Fiennes at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Ralph Fiennes at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Ralph Fiennes at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Ralph Fiennes at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Ralph Fiennes at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Ralph Fiennes at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Ralph Fiennes at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Ralph Fiennes at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Ralph Fiennes and company of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed on opening night.
Ralph Fiennes and company of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed on opening night.
Ralph Fiennes and company of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed on opening night.
Ralph Fiennes and company of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed on opening night.
Ralph Fiennes and company of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed on opening night.
Ralph Fiennes and company of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed on opening night.
Ralph Fiennes and company of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed on Opening Night
Ralph Fiennes and company of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed on Opening Night
Ralph Fiennes and company of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed on Opening Night
Ralph Fiennes and company of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed on opening night.
Ralph Fiennes and Alex Poots at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Justin Bartha and Lia Smith at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Al Coppola, Helen Schlesinger, and Danny Webb at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Harriet Walter, Guy Paul, and David Hare at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Harriet Walter, Guy Paul, and David Hare at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Jane Rosenthal at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Timothy Olyphant and Josh Hamilton at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Andrew Saffir and Daniel Benedict at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Timothy Olyphant, Josh Hamilton and guests at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Timothy Olyphant, Josh Hamilton and guests at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
David Hare and Fisher Stevens at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Adam Silver, Andrew Lewis, David Bromley, Helen Schlesinger, Danny Webb, Alana Maria, Ralph Fiennes, Al Coppola, Mary Stillwaggon Stewart, Alisha Bailey, and Krysten Peck at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Adam Silver, Andrew Lewis, David Bromley, Helen Schlesinger, Danny Webb, Alana Maria, Ralph Fiennes, Al Coppola, Mary Stillwaggon Stewart, Alisha Bailey, and Krysten Peck at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Jamie Armitage, David Bromley, Helen Schlesinger, Danny Webb, Mary Stillwaggon Stewart, David Hare, Ralph Fiennes, Andrew Lewis, Al Coppola, and Krysten Peck at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Company of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Company of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Janice Billingsley and Bob Billingsley at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Noma Dumezweni and guest at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Alana Maria at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Noma Dumezweni at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Michael Imperioli at Opening Night of A Straight Line Crazy at The Shed
Fiennes reprises his role as Robert Moses, having starred in the show's world premiere at London's The Bridge earlier this year, with Tony winner Nicholas Hytner (The History Boys, Carousel) and Jamie Armitage at the helm. Straight Line Crazy delves into the questionable legacy of Moses and his enduring impact on New York through an imagined retelling of two decisive moments in his controversial career: his rise to power in the late 1920s and the public outcry against the corrosive effects of that power in the mid-1950s.
Fiennes is joined on stage by Aisha Bailey as Mariah Heller, David Bromley as Stamford Fergus, Al Coppola as Sandy McQuade, Andrew Lewis as Lewis Mason, Alana Maria as Shirley Hayes, Guy Paul as Henry Vanderbilt, Krysten Peck as Carol Amis, Judith Roddy as Finnuala Connell, Helen Schlesinger as Jane Jacobs, Adam Silver as Ariel Porter, Mary Stillwaggon Stewart as Nicole Savage, and Danny Webb as Governor Al Smith.
The production also has set and costume design by Bob Crowley, lighting design by Jessica Hung Han Yun, sound design by George Dennis, music composition by George Fenton, associate design by Jaimie Todd, and casting by Robert Sterne. The production stage manager is Cynthia Cahill.
Fiennes (Faith Healer), Hytner (One Man, Two Guvnors), and Hare (Skylight) previously collaborated on Hare's Beat the Devil, which ran at The Bridge in 2020.
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