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April 8 was opening night for Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, and the stars were out to celebrate.

Among the starry revelers were Alex Newell, Victor Garber, Lorna Luft, James Monroe Iglehart, Alexandre Bagot, Ryan Vazquez, Camille A. Brown, Chip Zien, Sydney James Harcourt, Noah Galvin, Ben Platt, Patrick Page, Paige Davis, Charlotte d'Amboise, Jerry Mitchell, Angie Schworer, Matt Doyle, Andrew Rannells, Victoria Clark, Jordan Roth, Kristin Chenoweth, Arielle Jacobs, Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka, and Raúl Esparza. See what everybody wore to the special night in the gallery below.

Also on hand were the show's cast of Broadway favorites, led by Tony winners Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga, both reprising their performances from the concert's London bow.

The cast also includes Jacob Dickey, Kevin Earley, Jasmine Forsberg, Kate Jennings Grant, Bonnie Langford, Tony winner Beth Leavel, Tony nominee Gavin Lee, Olivier nominee Jason Pennycooke, Olivier winner Joanna Riding, Jeremy Secomb, Kyle Selig, Maria Wirries, Daniel Yearwood, Paige Faure, Alexa Lopez, Greg Mills, and Peter Neureuther. Langford, Lee, Pennycooke, Riding, and Secomb are all reprising their work from the London bow.

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Photos: Alex Newell, Victor Garber, Lorna Luft, More Celebrate Old Friends Opening Night on Broadway

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As in the West End, the concert features the songs of Stephen Sondheim and is devised by producer Cameron Mackintosh. Matthew Bourne is back to provide musical staging and direction, leading a creative team that also includes artistic consultant Julia McKenzie, choreographer Stephen Mear, music supervisor Alfonso Casado Trigo, music director Annbritt duChateau, arranger Stephen Metcalfe, set designer Matt Kinley, projection designer George Reeve, costume designer Jill Parker, lighting designer Warren Letton, and sound designer Mick Potter. Orchestrations are by Jonathan Tunick, and David Lober serves as production stage manager.

The concert began as a one-night-only affair at London's Sondheim Theatre May 3, 2022, an evening that was filmed and later broadcast on BBC Two. The evening was brought back for a limited West End run at the Gielgud Theatre beginning October 3, 2023, with Peters making her official West End debut. A live album was released of the 2022 concert. The Broadway bow was preceded by a West Coast run at Los Angeles' Center Theatre Group.

READ: Old Friends and Animal Adoption: Inside Bernadette Peters' London Adventure

Manhattan Theatre Club is joining Mackintosh's CMI and Daryl Roth to present the tribute concert's Broadway bow.

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See photos from the Los Angeles bow below:

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Photos: Lea Salonga, Bernadette Peters, Beth Leavel, More in Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

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