PartyLines- photographs by Patrick McMullan

Have you ever gotten hurt during one of the fight scenes in the play? “When I was onstage, I broke a doll’s head and I got sliced through my fingers. It’s one of those things where you don’t really know what you’re supposed to do, so I was like, all right, I’ll just keep going with the show and hope that people don’t notice. But I think it’s kind of hard to miss when there’s, like, a child bleeding on the ground.” —Abigail Breslin

—Josh Lucas

Since this is your Broadway debut, how did you prepare? “You know how when you’re a young actor, you get by on charm and looks? As you get older, you hone your craft. As Helen Hayes says, if you don’t work, you get rusty. So I’ve been busy moving and learning and working and preparing myself for this moment in my life.” —Matthew Modine

—Edie Falco

—Amanda Peet

What was your audition like? “I just had one audition. I thought I was totally wrong for it. I didn’t realize that actually I was the right age, I was the right look, and I was the right physical build for this character. So in my mind, I thought, this was crazy, I’m not right for this. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I actually was.” —Jennifer Morrison

—Mario Cantone

—Lynda Carter

What’s the most difficult part about performing for a New York Broadway audience? “We’ve been lucky. We have a lot of kids in our audience, so it’s not the same jaded, sophisticated — or trying to be sophisticated — people that you often get.” —Alison Pill

—Kathleen Turner

—Brian Dennehy

This revival falls on the show’s 50th anniversary. Does that create added pressure? “It’s interesting because I didn’t feel a lot of pressure. Kate was able to create an environment where we all felt really supported, so I think the focus was more on just creating our own production and allowing that to blossom.” —Tobias Segal

—Sutton Foster

—Ruben Toledo & Isabel Toledo

Did you set a policy stating the cast couldn’t tell Helen Keller jokes on set? “No one said any of them. But it was interesting. I think once you start working on the material, it’s beside the point. And, frankly, there’s too much work to do.” —Kate Whoriskey, Director