Photos: Becky Shaw's Broadway Opening Night Brings Out The Pitt Cast & Starry Crowd

Patrick Ball, Alden Ehrenreich, Madeline Brewer and more are joined by original cast members for the red carpet festivities

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by Sophia Rubino • Apr 7, 2026

Alden Ehrenreich, Lauren Patten, Madeline Brewer, Linda Emond and Patrick Ball
(Photo by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com)

What to Know

Becky Shaw opens on Broadway under director Trip Cullman, nearly 20 years after Gina Gionfriddo’s play first premiered in New York
Cast includes Alden Ehrenreich, Lauren Patten, Madeline Brewer, Linda Emond and The Pitt’s Patrick Ball, who attended opening night with co-stars and guests
Opening night brought out celebrity attendees like Jesse Eisenberg, Tony Kushner and original cast members, with photos from the red carpet and full gallery available

In their best first date garb, the cast and creative team of Gina Gionfriddo’s Becky Shaw walked the opening night carpet of the play’s Broadway bow. Directed by Trip Cullman, the play debuts almost 20 years after its New York premiere. It stars Alden Ehrenreich, Lauren Patten, Madeline Brewer, Linda Emond and The Pitt’s Patrick Ball, who was joined on the carpet by his hospital co-workers and celebrity guests including Jesse Eisenberg, Tony Kushner and original Becky Shaw cast members Emily Bergl, Annie Parisse, Kelly Bishop and Tommy Sadoski. Take a look at the photos and full gallery below.