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Equus Rides

  • 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."

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    Radcliffe and Griffiths meet the press at the party.

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    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.

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    The beautiful Anna Camp plays Jill Mason.

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    Lorenzo Pisoni plays the Young Horseman and the horse Nugget.

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

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

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


    Published on Friday, September 26, 2008


    Michael Portantiere has more than 30 years' experience as an editor and writer for TheaterMania.com, InTHEATER magazine, and BACK STAGE. He has interviewed theater notables for NPR.org, PLAYBILL, STAGEBILL, and OPERA NEWS, and has written notes for several cast albums. Michael is co-author of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: BEHIND THE MYLAR CURTAIN, published in 2008 by Hal Leonard/Applause. Additionally, he is a professional photographer whose pictures have been published by THE NEW YORK TIMES, the DAILY NEWS, and several major websites. (Visit www.followspotphoto.com for more information.) He can be reached at [email protected]


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