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Water for Elephants Opening Night

Photos by Emilio Madrid

Mar 22, 2024

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Come one! Come all! Grant Gustin makes his Broadway debut as Water for Elephants' Jacob Jankowski

Isabelle McCalla returns to Broadway as Water for Elephants' leading lady Marlena

Be amazed! Paul Alexander Nolan takes on the role of Water for Elephants' ringmaster August

Four-time Tony nominee Gregg Edelman narrates Water for Elephants as Mr. Jankowski

Grant Gustin and Isabelle McCalla costar as Water for Elephants' star-crossed lovers, Jacob and Marlena

Back on the high wire! Sara Gettelfinger returns to Broadway as Water for Elephants' Barbara

Step right up! Stan Brown plays veteran kinker Camel in the new Broadway musical

"This is a really special group of people and we have a lot of genuine fun together." —Grant Gustin

Feel the magic up close! Joe De Paul clowns around at the Imperial Theatre as Water for Elephants' Walter

Principal cast members Sara Gettelfinger, Gregg Edelman, Stan Brown, Joe De Paul, Grant Gustin, Isabelle McCalla, Paul Alexander Nolan and Wade McCollum gather for a group shot

"The circus aspect of the team of actors is adding an element that I've never seen in a musical." —Paul Alexander Nolan

"I get to hop on a trapeze and I get to do this beautiful lyrical act on it. It is so much fun." —Isabelle McCalla

It's showtime! Grant Gustin, Isabelle McCalla and Paul Alexander Nolan of Water for Elephants

Dream big. Wade McCollum is Water for Elephants' Wade

Swings, understudies and ensemble members Ken Wulf Clark, Samantha Gershman, Michael Mendez, Paul Castree, Gabriel O.D. Costa, Rachael Boyd, Matthew Varvar and Brandon Block

A few clowns short... Charles South, Harley R.B. McLeish, Rachael Boyd and Samuel Renaud

Water for Elephants' ensemble members Taylor Colleton, Michelle West and Marissa Rosen

Nicolas Jelmoni, Keaton Hentoff-Killian, Caroline Kane, Charles South, Taylor Colleton, Marissa Rosen, Samuel Renaud, Eric Bates, Gabriel O.D. Costa, Isabelle Luisa Diaz and Brandon Block

Water for Elephants' Isabella Luisa Diaz, Keaton Hentoff-Killian, Caroline Kane

Water for Elephants' Nicolas Jelmoni, Alexandra G. Royer and Samuel Renaud show off their circus skills

Spine-chilling attractions! Water for Elephants' Antoine Boissereau and Sean Stack make their Broadway debuts

Water for Elephants composers of PigPen Theater Co. gather for a photo on opening night

Play on! Water for Elephants' music team goes under the big top

"It's about the joy of your chosen family." —Jessica Stone, Water for Elephants director

Water for Elephants producer Erica Rotstein is ready for the Greatest Show on Earth

Daring maneuvers! Water for Elephants co-choreographers Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll

The Water for Elephants' costume team: David I. Reynoso, Matthew C. Hampton, Devon Horn, Emily Yula

Water for Elephants' lighting designer Bradley King and celebrates another Broadway opening with his wife

Water for Elephants novelist Sara Gruen enjoys the latest iteration of her thrilling story

Water for Elephants book writer Rick Elice dresses up for the circus

Water for Elephants producer Peter Schneider and family

Asa Somers understudies the roles of Mr. Jankowski and Camel in Water for Elephants

Caitlin Kinnunen, Isabelle McCalla's The Prom costar, is ready to celebrate her favorite dance partner on Broadway

Andrew Rannells and Katie Brayben will lead the musical Tammy Faye next season on Broadway

Micaela Diamond, Tony nominee for Parade, is ready to tame the lions

She flies through the air with the greatest at ease! The gravity-defying Jessica Vosk, ready to ascend

Whac-A-Mole, anyone? Jaquel Spivey about to try his luck at the midway games

Jay Armstrong Johnson is mentally preparing to pack up the big top and head to the next town

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