Hollywood went highbrow Wednesday night, with stars turning out in droves for the opening night of "Macbeth" in New York's Central Park. Part of the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park program, the production features, among others, actors Liev Schreiber and Sterling K. Brown, seen here at the party afterward at the Belvedere Castle in Central Park on June 28, 2006.
Just back from her native Australia, where she attended the wedding of her friend Nicole Kidman, was actress Naomi Watts. She celebrated with her main squeeze, Liev Schreiber, at the opening of "Macbeth" in New York's Central Park on June 28, 2006.
Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman attends the opening-night performance of Shakespeare in the Park's "Macbeth," hosted by the Public Theatre, at the Delacorte Theatre in New York's Central Park on June 28, 2006.
Multiple Oscar winner Tom Hanks attends the opening-night performance of Shakespeare in the Park's "Macbeth," hosted by the Public Theatre, at the Delacorte Theatre in New York's Central Park on June 28, 2006. Hanks starred in "The Da Vinci Code" and his wife, Rita Wilson, is appearing on Broadway.
Actress Jessica Lange attends the opening-night performance of Shakespeare in the Park's "Macbeth," hosted by the Public Theatre, at the Delacorte Theatre in New York's Central Park on June 28, 2006.
Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz, left, and Oscar nominee Naomi Watts pose together at the party for the opening night of Shakespeare in the Park's "Macbeth," hosted by the Public Theatre, at the Belvedere Castle in New York's Central Park on June 28, 2006.
Award-winning actress Meryl Streep attends the opening-night performance of Shakespeare in the Park's "Macbeth," hosted by the Public Theatre, at the Delacorte Theatre in New York's Central Park on June 28, 2006.
Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg was among those in the opening-night audience for the Shakespeare in the Park production of "Macbeth" at the Delacorte Theatre in New York's Central Park June 28, 2006.
Actress Rosie Perez poses on the red carpet at the opening-night performance of Shakespeare in the Park's "Macbeth," hosted by the Public Theatre, at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park on June 28, 2006, in New York.
Actresses Ali MacGraw, left, and Candice Bergen pose together at the opening-night performance of Shakespeare in the Park's "Macbeth" at the Delacorte Theatre in New York's Central Park on June 28, 2006.
Actor Alan Alda attends the opening-night performance of Shakespeare in the Park's "Macbeth," hosted by the Public Theatre, at the Delacorte Theatre in New York's Central Park on June 28, 2006. Alda and Liev Schreiber, one of the stars of "Macbeth," appeared together on Broadway last year.
Actress Naomi Watts poses with her boyfriend, actor-director Liev Schreiber, at the opening-night party for Shakespeare in the Park's "Macbeth" at the Belvedere Castle in New York's Central Park on June 28, 2006. Schreiber has a role in the production.
Actor Steve Martin attends the opening-night performance of Shakespeare in the Park's "Macbeth," hosted by the Public Theatre, at the Delacorte Theatre in New York's Central Park on June 28, 2006.
New mom Rachel Weisz attends the opening-night party for Shakespeare in the Park's "Macbeth" at the Belvedere Castle in New York's Central Park on June 28, 2006. Weisz and director Darren Aronofsky welcomed a baby boy on May 31.