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by Michael Portantiere


    Equus Rides

    The hotly anticipated Broadway revival of Equus opened last night, and the reviews are in! The production stars Daniel Radcliffe (a.k.a. Harry Potter) as the psychologically tormented Alan Strang, and Richard Griffiths (who won a Tony Award for his brilliant performance in The History Boys) as Dr. Martin Dysart. Below are some photos from the after-party at Pier 60 in Chelsea.

    Photo by Michael Portantiere

    "Like many beloved film actors," writes Ben Brantley in The New York Times, "Mr. Radcliffe has an air of heightened ordinariness, of the everyday lad who snags your attention with an extra, possibly dangerous gleam of intensity. That extra dimension has always been concentrated in Mr. Radcliffe's Alsatian-blue gaze, very handy for glaring down otherworldly ghouls if you're Harry Potter. Or if you're Alan Strang, for blocking and enticing frightened grown-ups who both do and do not want to understand why you act as you do."

    Photo by Michael Portantiere

    Radcliffe and Griffiths meet the press at the party.

    Photo by Michael Portantiere

    Radcliffe solo. (There's that gaze again!)

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    Griffiths solo.

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    Kate Mulgrew plays Hesther Saloman in the show.

    Photo by Michael Portantiere

    The beautiful Anna Camp plays Jill Mason.

    Photo by Michael Portantiere

    Lorenzo Pisoni plays the Young Horseman and the horse Nugget.

    Photo by Michael Portantiere

    Spencer Liff, late of Cry-Baby, plays one of Pisoni's fellow horses.

    Photo by Michael Portantiere

    Here's Marian Seldes, who co-starred in the original production of Equus.

    Photo by Michael Portantiere

    We leave you with this photo of Radcliffe embracing Sir Peter Shaffer, the play's venerable author.

    Friday, September 26, 2008 at 8:20 AM | Item Link


    Michael Portantiere comes to BroadwayStars with more than 30 years' experience as an editor and writer for such media outlets as TheaterMania.com, InTHEATER magazine, and BACK STAGE. He has also contributed articles and reviews to AfterElton.com, Playbill, and Stagebill, and has written notes for several major cast albums. Additionally, Michael is a professional photographer whose pictures have been published by THE NEW YORK TIMES, the DAILY NEWS, and several notable websites. (Visit www.followspotphoto.com for more information.)
    He can be reached at [email protected]


    The last five columns written by Michael Portantiere:

    07/13/2010: Presidential Material

    07/04/2010: Hardy Boy

    06/29/2010: High School Stars

    06/21/2010: Falling in Love Again

    06/17/2010: A Meeting of the 'mos (and Their Friends)

    For a listing of all features written by Michael, click here.

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