The opening night for Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy took place on Monday at the Broadhurst Theater, after a month of previews.
Tom Hanks got a standing ovation and even broke down in tears at the end of the show, when a curtain pulled back on stage to reveal a large portrait of Nora Ephron, who died last July.

The response was not just from friends and fans because they like Hanks, but because his portrayal of Mike McAlary is such a moving, funny, and lovely experience. 

We added several press articles and reviews of the play in our press archive. They seem to all agree on one thing: Tom Hanks's performance Mike McAlary as we can read titles like Tom Hanks makes solid Broadway debut, Tom Hanks shines in Lucky Guy...

You can watch two videos about the opening night, one was made by the BBC and the other one by SkyNews. Click on each thumbnail to access the respective video.

We also added almost a hundred photos of the curtain call and after party that you can see in our gallery.

A first preview of Tom Hanks as McAlary making his Broadway debut in Lucky Guy has been revealed by Broadwayworld.com. In this 11-minute video, we can see a series of quick extracts followed by four different scenes, also starring Peter Scolari, Maura Tierney, Courtney B. Vance, Christopher McDonald, Peter Gerety... You can watch the video by clicking on the thumnbails.
Beware: explicit language is used. The play may be inappropriate for 16 and under.

We've also added ten more photos of the play in the gallery, as well as a few other articles about the play and Tom Hanks's performance, which is considered believable and convincing by many critics.

Tom Hanks's debut in Broadway seems to draw a crowd. According to the ticket sale data released on March 11, by the Broadway League of theater owners and producers, the Lucky Guy play in its first week made more than $1 million, grossing $1,109,678 for seven performances.
The play is the fourth top-grossing show behind the top three blockbusters Wicked, The Book of Mormon, and a story about The Lion King.

We remind you that preview performances run until April 1, which is opening night. Even though the play will then run until June 16 at the Broadhurst Theater, Tom Hanks is due to leave the play on May 26.

Some photos of the rehearsals were published in an article in Vulture and that you can now see in our gallery. We also added two photos from the performance.