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\t\t<\/p>\n John Lithgow<\/strong><\/a> should probably make some room to add another award to his collection as it appears he\u2019s going to be a Tony Award frontrunner thanks to his performance in Giant<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n The acclaimed actor is playing Roald Dahl in the new play, which just arrived on Broadway after an Oliver Award-winning run in London\u2019s West End. <\/p>\n Lithgow<\/strong> walked the red carpet alongside co-stars Aya Cash, Rachael Stirling, Elliot Levey, Stella Everett<\/strong>, and David Manis<\/strong> at the opening night performance on Monday (March 23) at the Music Box Theatre in New York City.<\/p>\n Giant<\/em> takes place in one afternoon and deals with the fallout of author Roald Dahl\u2019s controversial anti-Semitic remarks. <\/p>\n Deadline<\/a> wrote, \u201cLithgow\u2019s remarkable Olivier Award-winning performance\u2026 is a terrifically nuanced affair, as indeed are Rosenblatt\u2019s play and the note-perfect direction of Nicholas Hytner. Any cast of costars would be deemed successful merely for holding its own, and this one does so much more than that. Giant, thrilling and abrasive, is full of rewards.\u201d<\/p>\n Other opening night guests included Sarah Paulson, Sara Bareilles <\/strong>and Joe Tippett, Jesse Tyler Ferguson<\/strong> and Justin Mikita, Rebecca Hall<\/strong> and Morgan Spector<\/strong>, Bobby Cannavale, Phillipa Soo<\/strong>, and Ragtime <\/em>actor Rodd Cyrus<\/strong>, who is dating Stella<\/strong>. <\/p>\n Aya<\/strong> also received support from the cast of her upcoming TV series Vought Rising<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n Giant<\/em> is running on Broadway through June 28. Get tickets now<\/a>!<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n