BWW Draws the Curtain on 2013: This Year's Curtain Call Highlights - Part One

By: Dec. 27, 2013
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As 2013 comes to a close, BroadwayWorld takes one last look at this season's brightest moments before the curtain comes down, showcasing what readers - and audiences - loved most. Over the next few days, we'll bring you a look back at what defined 2013 on Broadway, including this year's most-viewed news articles, interviews, production photos, highlights and more!

Today, check out part one of this year's curtain call highlights 2013, and catch up on anything that you might have missed within the last 12 months!

Photos by Walter McBride


Benjamin Walker, Michael Park, Scarlett Johansson, Brian Reddy, Emily Bergl, Ciaran Hinds & Debra Monk with ensemble cast during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof' at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City on 1/17/2013


Scarlett Johansson during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof' at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City on 1/17/2013


Benjamin Walker, Michael Park & Scarlett Johansson during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof' at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City on 1/17/2013


Scarlett Johansson during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof' at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City on 1/17/2013


Victoria Clark during The Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Rogers + Hammerstein' s Cinderella' at the Broadway Theatre in New York City on 3/3/2013


Laura Osnes & Santino Fontana during The Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Rogers + Hammerstein' s Cinderella' at the Broadway Theatre in New York City on 3/3/2013


Laura Osnes during The Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Rogers + Hammerstein' s Cinderella' at the Broadway Theatre in New York City on 3/3/2013


Santino Fontana & Laura Osnes during The Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Rogers + Hammerstein' s Cinderella' at the Broadway Theatre in New York City on 3/3/2013


Marla Mindelle, Victoria Clark, Santino Fontana, Douglas Carter Beane, Director Mark Brokaw, Laura Osnes & Company during The Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Rogers + Hammerstein' s Cinderella' at the Broadway Theatre in New York City on 3/3/2013


Billy Porter during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Kinky Boots' at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York City on 4/3/2013


Billy Porter &Stark Sands during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Kinky Boots' at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York City on 4/3/2013


Tory Ross & Cast during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Kinky Boots' at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York City on 4/3/2013


The Ensemble Cast during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Kinky Boots' at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York City on 4/3/2013


Daniel Sherman, Annaleigh Ashford, Stark Sands, Harvey Fierstein, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Porter, Stephen Oremus & Cast during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Kinky Boots' at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York City on 4/3/2013


Nora Ephron Portrait with director George C. Wolfe, Maura Tierney, an emotional Tom Hanks, Peter Scolari & Cast during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Lucky Guy' at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City on 4/01/2013


An emotional Tom Hanks during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Lucky Guy' at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City on 4/01/2013


Maura Tierney, director George C. Wolfe, Tom Hanks, Peter Scolari & Cast during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Lucky Guy' at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City on 4/01/2013


Courtney B. Vance, director George C. Wolfe, Maura Tierney, an emotional Tom Hanks, Peter Scolari & Cast during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Lucky Guy' at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City on 4/01/2013


Matildas: Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon & Milly Shapiro during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Matilda The Musical' at the Shubert Theatre in New York City on 4/11/2013


Lauren Ward, Bertie Carvel, Lesli Margherita & Gabriel Ebert during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Matilda The Musical' at the Shubert Theatre in New York City on 4/11/2013


Lauren Ward, Bertie Carvel, Lesli Margherita & Gabriel Ebert with ensemble cast during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Matilda The Musical' at the Shubert Theatre in New York City on 4/11/2013


Blythe Danner during the Curtain Call for 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' as the company welcomes Jessie Mueller, John Treacy Eagan & Conrad John Schuck to the cast at the Imperial Theatre in New York City on 3/29/2013


Conrad John Schuck & Blythe Danner during the Curtain Call for 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' as the company welcomes Jessie Mueller, John Treacy Eagan & Conrad John Schuck to the cast at the Imperial Theatre in New York City on 3/29/2013


Matthew Broderick & Jessie Mueller during the Curtain Call for 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' as the company welcomes Jessie Mueller, John Treacy Eagan & Conrad John Schuck to the cast at the Imperial Theatre in New York City on 3/29/2013


during the Curtain Call for 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' as the company welcomes Jessie Mueller, John Treacy Eagan & Conrad John Schuck to the cast at the Imperial Theatre in New York City on 3/29/2013


Jessie Mueller during the Curtain Call for 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' as the company welcomes Jessie Mueller, John Treacy Eagan & Conrad John Schuck to the cast at the Imperial Theatre in New York City on 3/29/2013


Laurie Metcalf during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'The Other Side' at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York City on 1/10/2013


Daniel Stern & Laurie Metcalf during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'The Other Side' at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York City on 1/10/2013


John Schiappa, Daniel Stern, Laurie Metcalf & Zoe Perry during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'The Other Side' at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York City on 1/10/2013


John Schiappa, Playwright Sharr White, Daniel Stern, Laurie Metcalf & Zoe Perry during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Manhattan Theatre Club's 'The Other Side' at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York City on 1/10/2013


Stephen Bogardus, Ryan Silverman, Judy Kuhn, Melissa Errico,Tom Nelis & Ensemble during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Classic Stage Company Production of 'Passion' at the Classic Stage Company Theatre in New York City on 2/28/2013


Stephen Bogardus, Ryan Silverman, Judy Kuhn, Melissa Errico,Tom Nelis & Ensemble during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Classic Stage Company Production of 'Passion' at the Classic Stage Company Theatre in New York City on 2/28/2013

Hugh Panaro and Sierra Boggess during the 'Phantom of the Opera' - 25 Years on Broadway Gala Performance Curtain Call Celebration at the Majestic Theatre in New York City on 1/26/2013


Sarah Brightman & Andrew Lloyd Webber during the 'Phantom of the Opera' - 25 Years on Broadway Gala Performance Curtain Call Celebration at the Majestic Theatre in New York City on 1/26/2013


Ben Rappaport, Madeleine Martin, Maggie Grace, Sebastian Stan, Mare Winningham, Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Marvel, Reed Birney & Maddie Corman during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway Production of 'Picnic' at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on 1/13/2013


Ellen Burstyn during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway Production of 'Picnic' at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on 1/13/2013


Sebastian Stan during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway Production of 'Picnic' at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on 1/13/2013


Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Marvel during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway Production of 'Picnic' at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on 1/13/2013


Sebastian Stan during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway Production of 'Picnic' at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on 1/13/2013


Maggie Grace & Sebastian Stan during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway Production of 'Picnic' at The American Airlines Theatre in New York City on 1/13/2013


Andrea Martin during the Broadway Opening Night Curtain Call for 'Pippin' at the Music Box Theatre in New York City on 4/25/2013


Patina Miller & Matthew James Thomas with cast during the Broadway Opening Night Curtain Call for 'Pippin' at the Music Box Theatre in New York City on 4/25/2013


Andrew Cekala, Rachel Bay Jones, Andrea Martin, Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas, Charlotte d'Amboise & Terrence Mann during the Broadway Opening Night Curtain Call for 'Pippin' at the Music Box Theatre in New York City on 4/25/2013


Andrew Cekala, Rachel Bay Jones, Andrea Martin, Patina Miller, Matthew James Thomas, Charlotte d'Amboise & Terrence Mann during the Broadway Opening Night Curtain Call for 'Pippin' at the Music Box Theatre in New York City on 4/25/2013


Jonathan Groff during the Curtain Call for The Public Theater's Gala Benefit Performance of 'Pirates of Penzance' at the Delacorte Theatre in New York City on June 11, 2013


Eric Idle, Glenn Close during the Curtain Call for The Public Theater's Gala Benefit Performance of 'Pirates of Penzance' at the Delacorte Theatre in New York City on June 11, 2013


Jefferson Turner and Daniel Clarkson from "Potted Potter" Celebrate "Harry Potter" And J.K. Rowling's Birthday during their Curtain Call at Little Shubert Theatre on July 30, 2013 in New York City.


Jefferson Turner and Daniel Clarkson from "Potted Potter" Celebrate "Harry Potter" And J.K. Rowling's Birthday during their Curtain Call at Little Shubert Theatre on July 30, 2013 in New York City.


David Hull during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for MCC Theater's 'Really Really' at The Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City on 2/19/2013


Zosia Mamet during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for MCC Theater's 'Really Really' at The Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City on 2/19/2013


Evan Jonigkeit during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for MCC Theater's 'Really Really' at The Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City on 2/19/2013


Evan Jonigkeit, Zosia Mamet & Matt Lauria during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for MCC Theater's 'Really Really' at The Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City on 2/19/2013


Jesse Eisenberg during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Production of 'The Revisionist' at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City on 2/28/2013


Jesse Eisenberg & Vanessa Redgrave during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Production of 'The Revisionist' at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City on 2/28/2013


Orlando Bloom during the "Romeo And Juliet" On Broadway First Performance Curtain Call at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City on 8/24/2013


Corey Hawkins, Roslyn Ruff, Christian Camargo, Jayne Houdyshell, Orlando Bloom, Condola Rashad, Brent Carver, Chuck Cooper, Conrad Kemp, Justin Guarini, Tracy Sallows and ensemble cast during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Romeo and Juliet' at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City on September 19, 2013.


Orlando Bloom during the Broadway Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Romeo and Juliet' at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City on September 19, 2013.


Griffin Birney, Makenna Ballard, Maria Elena Ramirez, Kate Mulgrew, Kathleen Chalfant, Richard Bekins, Mary Shultz, Greg Keller, Brooke Bloom during the Opening Night Curtain Call for the Vineyard Theatre Production of 'Somewhere Fun' at the Vineyard Theatre in New York City on June 04, 2013.


Kate Mulgrew, Kathleen Chalfant during the Opening Night Curtain Call for the Vineyard Theatre Production of 'Somewhere Fun' at the Vineyard Theatre in New York City on June 04, 2013.


Sarah Paulson & Danny Burstein during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway Production of 'Talley's Folly' at the Laura Pels Theatre in New York City on 3/5/2013


NEW YORK, NY - JULY 17: Austin Lesch, Christopher Sieber, Rema Webb, Emerson Steele, Sutton Foster, Joshua Henry, Chris Sullivan, Van Hughes, Keala Settle and Paul Whitty during the Curtain Call for Encores! Off-Center One Night Only Performance of 'Violet' at City Center on July 17, 2013 in New York City.


NEW YORK, NY - JULY 17: Christopher Sieber during the Curtain Call for Encores! Off-Center One Night Only Performance of 'Violet' at City Center on July 17, 2013 in New York City.


NEW YORK, NY - JULY 17: Sutton Foster and Joshua Henryduring the Curtain Call for Encores! Off-Center One Night Only Performance of 'Violet' at City Center on July 17, 2013 in New York City.


Liesel Allen Yeager, Billy Magnussen, Julie White, David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen and Shalita Grant during the Curtain Call as Julie White makes her Debut Performance In "Vanya And Sonia And Masha And Spike" at The Golden Theatre on July 30, 2013 in New York City.


Julie White during the Curtain Call as Julie White makes her Debut Performance In "Vanya And Sonia And Masha And Spike" at The Golden Theatre on July 30, 2013 in New York City.


Wendy Williams during the Curtain Call for Wendy Williams making her Broadway stage debut as Matron "Mama" Morton in CHICAGO at the Ambassador Theatre on July 1, 2013 in New York City.


Holland Taylor during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Ann' (Ann Richards) at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in New York City on 3/7/2013


Holland Taylor during the Opening Night Performance Curtain Call for 'Ann' (Ann Richards) at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in New York City on 3/7/2013



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