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What an extraordinary theatrical mash-up Opening Night is. It's almost as if this studiously obtuse new musical was designed to sabotage its fabulous leading lady, Sheridan Smith.
Smith plays a Broadway star in the midst of a mental crisis in Ivo van Hove and Rufus Wainwright’s glittering and extravagantly original musical adaptation of the Cassavetes film
John Cassavetes’s film becomes a stage musical
Ivo van Hove and Rufus Wainwright’s new show has invited strong opinions – in both directions
The performer, 42, stars as functioning alcoholic actress Myrtle Gordon in the new musical - which is based on the 1977 drama film starring Gena Rowlands.