By Ernio Hernandez
07 Aug 2008

Susan Sullivan, Mark Blum and the cast of Primary Stages' New York premiere of A.R. Gurney's Buffalo Gal celebrated their Off-Broadway opening night Aug. 5.

Mark Lamos (Cymbeline, Indian Blood) staged the new work at 59E59 Theaters, which features Sullivan and Blum as well as Carmen M. Herlihy, Jennifer Regan, James Waterston and Dathan B. Williams.

Buffalo Gal is billed as "a comedy that centers around Amanda, a once successful television personality whose star is now fading. Life imitates art as she returns to her hometown of Buffalo to star in Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. Just as she is connecting with her roots – both on stage and off – she is called back to Hollywood for a role that could recharge her career. Will her love of theatre be enough to keep her in Buffalo?"

Here's a peek at opening night held at Sarabeth's in New York City:

The cast of Buffalo Gal at curtain call.

Susan Sullivan		Mark Blum and wife Janet Zarish

Jennifer Regan		Carmen M. Herlihy

Dathan B. Williams		Siblings Katharine and James Waterston

Carmen M. Herlihy, Jennifer Regan, Mark Blum, Susan Sullivan, Dathan B. Williams and James Waterston

A.R. Gurney and Mark Lamos		Alex Kilgore and Gina Gionfriddo

Catherine Curtin		Richard Thomas

Willy Holtzman		Frances Sternhagen

All photos by Aubrey Reuben.