John Erman staged the reading of Joseph L. Mankiewicz's 1950 screenplay, a backstage drama.

Bening and Russell were joined onstage by Brian Bedford, Peter Gallagher, Angela Lansbury, Cynthia Nixon, John Slattery, Zoe Caldwell, Joel Grey, Jennifer Tilly, Jessica Cummings, Maura Lisabeth Malloy and Victor Joel Ortiz. Vocalist and musician Steve Ross served as pianist.

Here are some photos from the event and post-show party at New York City's Bond 45:

Peter Gallagher, Annette Bening and Brian Bedford

John Slattery		Jennifer Tilly

Angela Lansbury, Keri Russell and Zoe Caldwell

Peter Gallagher		Steve Ross

Peter Gallagher, Angela Lansbury, Keri Russell, Zoe Caldwell and Annette Bening

Joel Grey and Bernadette Peters		Lynn Redgrave

The cast at curtain call

All photos by Aubrey Reuben.