With a love and joy,a Jake Gyllenhaal opens Broadway theater

The “Brokeback Mountain” and “Nightcrawler” star was on hand with a pair of oversize golden scissors to reopen the Hudson Theatre with “Sunday in the Park with George,” the venue’s first theatrical production in nearly 50 years. “I can’t stress enough how important it is to have joy in this world and that’s what this space is and that’s what this show is all about.

Jake Gyllenhaal Opens New Broadway Theater

Annaleigh Ashford and Jake Gyllenhaal participate in Broadway’s “Sunday in the Park with George” media day and Hudson Theatre grand re-opening ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, in New York. The “Brokeback Mountain” and “Nightcrawler” star was on hand with a pair of oversize golden scissors to reopen the Hudson Theatre with “Sunday in the Park with George,” the venue’s first theatrical production in nearly 50 years.