Annette Bening and Ella Beatty Visit Broadway's The Balusters

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The Balusters recently extended for an additional two weeks and will now run through Sunday, June 7.

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Annette Bening and Ella Beatty recently paid a visit to The Balusters , which is now playing on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The pair posed with the cast backstage after the performance. Check out the photos below!

As BroadwayWorld previously reported , The Balusters has extended for an additional two weeks and will now run through Sunday, June 7.

The new play is written by David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Kenny Leon . The production recently received two Drama League Award nominations, including Outstanding Production of a Play and the Distinguished Performance Award for Marylouise Burke , as well as an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding New Broadway Play.

The cast includes Marylouise Burke as Penny Buell; Kayli Carter as Willow Gibbons; Ricardo Chavira as Isaac Rosario; Carl Clemons -Hopkins as Brooks Duncan; Margaret Colin as Ruth Ackerman; Michael Esper as Alan Kirby; Maria-Christina Oliveras as Luz Baccay; Anika Noni Rose as Kyra Marshall; Richard Thomas as Elliott Emerson; and Jeena Yi as Melissa Han.

The Balusters centers on the Vernon Point Neighborhood Association, where disputes over details such as porch railings and trash can protocol escalate into larger conflicts. Tensions rise when a newcomer proposes installing a stop sign on one of the neighborhood’s streets, setting off a broader clash among residents.

Photo Credit: Bruce Glikas

Maria-Christina Oliveras , Ella Beatty , Annette Bening , Anika Noni Rose and Michael Esper

David Clement , Rachel Hauck , Marylousie Burke, Doug Wright , Dale Soules and Richard Thomas

Ella Beatty and Annette Bening

The Balusters

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, The Balusters has extended for an additional two weeks and will now run through Sunday, June 7 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Watch a scene from the new play in this video!

Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of THE BALUSTERS, the Drama League and Outer Critics Circle-nominated play by David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Kenny Leon, has extended its run at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

Tony Award-winner Anika Noni Rose is back on Broadway in The Balusters, a new play by David Lindsay-Abaire. The performer is also releasing a new children's book this September, and spoke about both projects on TODAY. Watch her interview.

The world premiere of The Balusters, a new play by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, officially opened at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Watch in this video as the whole cast and creative team celebrate the special night!

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photos-Annette-Bening-and-Ella-Beatty-Visit-THE-BALUSTERS-20260508)._