The festivities included a special "Be-In" benefit concert by the cast of Hair and the long-awaited marriage of Avenue Q puppets Rod and Ricky.
Having met and fallen in love on stage 3,267 times since Avenue Q opened on Broadway in 2003 before transferring to New World Stages two years ago, the two grooms joined countless other men and women who lined up at City Hall to exchange vows on this landmark day. After saying "I do," the happy couple raced back to the theatre district for the 3 PM matinee performance.
Cast members from the touring company of Hair, currently paying a limited engagement on Broadway, held a "Be-In" concert to benefit Broadway Impact at Rockwood Music Hall the same evening.
Playbill.com also received a few photos from readers sharing their joy on the momentous day.
Councilmen Jimmy Van Brammer and John Liu cut the ceremonial wedding cake with Rose and Autumn Sol of Sunnyside and Gregory Levine and Shane Serkiz of Astoria. They were the first female and male couples to marry in Queens.
Kitty Lambert and Cheryle Rudd tied the knot at the stroke of midnight. They were the very first same-sex couple married in New York.
The reception for Kitty Lambert and Cheryle Rudd.
Hair cast members Kacie Sheik, Tanesha Ross, Emily Afton and Tripp Fountain
Kaitlin Kiyan
Emily Afton, Kacie Sheik, Tanesha Ross
The cast of Hair
Tanesha Ross, Emily Afton, Laura Dreyfuss, Tripp Fountain
Allison Guinn
The cast of Hair
Avenue Q's Rod and Ricky following their nuptials on July 24 - the first day of legalized same-sex marriage in New York. They joined hundreds of other same-sex couples in the historic day outside the City Clerk's office in lower Manhattan.
Jennifer Barnhart, Kate Monster, Rod, Ricky, Howie Michael Smith and Jed Resnick prior to the nuptials of Ricky and Rod.
Jennifer Barnhart, Howie Michael Smith, Kate Monster, Ricky, Rod and Jed Resnick
Jennifer Barnhart, Kate Monster, Ricky, Rod, Jed Resnick and Howie Michael Smith
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, of the Beit Simchat Torah congregation, celebrates with Ricky and Rod.
Kate Monster, Ricky and Rod are interviewed by CNN.
Ricky, Kate Monster and Rod during the ceremony.
Ricky and Rod show off their rings.
Officiant Amy Hausman conducts the marriage.
Ricky and Rod are joined by another couple.
Rod, Jennifer Barnhart, Kate Monster, Ricky, officiant Amy Hausman and Jed Resnick just after the nuptials of Ricky and Rod.
Rod and Howie Michael Smith on the big day.
Ricky and Jed Resnick
The newly-married couple
Ricky and Rod show off their marriage certificate.
Councilmen Jimmy Van Brammer and John Liu cut the ceremonial wedding cake with Rose and Autumn Sol of Sunnyside and Gregory Levine and Shane Serkiz of Astoria. They were the first female and male couples to marry in Queens.
Kitty Lambert and Cheryle Rudd tied the knot at the stroke of midnight. They were the very first same-sex couple married in New York.
Kaitlin Kiyan
The cast of Hair
Tanesha Ross, Emily Afton, Laura Dreyfuss, Tripp Fountain
Allison Guinn
Avenue Q's Rod and Ricky following their nuptials on July 24 - the first day of legalized same-sex marriage in New York. They joined hundreds of other same-sex couples in the historic day outside the City Clerk's office in lower Manhattan.
Jennifer Barnhart, Kate Monster, Rod, Ricky, Howie Michael Smith and Jed Resnick prior to the nuptials of Ricky and Rod.
Jennifer Barnhart, Howie Michael Smith, Kate Monster, Ricky, Rod and Jed Resnick
Jennifer Barnhart, Kate Monster, Ricky, Rod, Jed Resnick and Howie Michael Smith
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, of the Beit Simchat Torah congregation, celebrates with Ricky and Rod.
Kate Monster, Ricky and Rod are interviewed by CNN.
Ricky, Kate Monster and Rod during the ceremony.
Ricky and Rod show off their rings.
Peter James Zielinski
Officiant Amy Hausman conducts the marriage.
Ricky and Rod are joined by another couple.
Rod, Jennifer Barnhart, Kate Monster, Ricky, officiant Amy Hausman and Jed Resnick just after the nuptials of Ricky and Rod.
Ricky and Jed Resnick
The newly-married couple
Ricky and Rod show off their marriage certificate.
