Woody Allen Makes Rare Appearance After Diane Keaton’s Death

Woody Allen and his wife, Soon-Yi Previn, enjoyed a rare night out following the death of friend Diane Keaton.

Allen, 89, and Previn, 55, attended the opening night for the revival of Ragtime on Broadway in New York City on Thursday, October 16. The couple posed for photos while sitting in the audience at The Vivian Beaumont Theatre at Lincoln Center.

The musical was also attended by several other stars, including Rachel Zegler, Anna Wintour, Hillary Clinton, Ben Platt, and Noah Galvin.

Allen and Previn’s outing comes nearly one week after Keaton’s family confirmed her death on Saturday, October 11. While no further details were given at the time, the family later confirmed to People that the Oscar winner died after suffering from pneumonia. She was 79.

In the wake of her death, many of Keaton’s friends and former co-stars paid tribute in honor of her memory. Allen, who worked with Keaton multiple times throughout his career, honored his longtime friend with a touching essay published via The Free Press.

“It’s grammatically incorrect to say ‘most unique,’ but all rules of grammar, and I guess anything else, are suspended when talking about Diane Keaton,” the filmmaker wrote. “Unlike anyone the planet has experienced or is unlikely to ever see again, her face and laugh illuminated any space she entered.”

Allen recalled meeting Keaton while filming 1969’s Play It Again, Sam. While they were both “shy” at first, they formed a friendship after sharing lunch during rehearsal time.

“That was our first moment of personal contact,” he continued. “The upshot is that she was so charming, so beautiful, so magical, that I questioned my sanity. I thought: ‘Could I be in love so quickly?’”

Keaton and Allen would go on to work together on more projects, including 1977’s Annie Hall. Allen starred as Alvy Singer while Keaton played the titular character, a role Allen wrote with her in mind. Annie Hall won four Oscars, including Keaton taking home best actress. Over the years, Allen confessed he only wanted to know what Keaton thought about his work.

“I never read a single review of my work and cared only what Keaton had to say about it,” he wrote via The Free Press. “If she liked it, I counted the film as an artistic success. If she was less than enthusiastic, I tried to use her criticism to re-edit and come away with something she felt better about.”

Allen shared that while Keaton is gone now, he will always remember her and the good times they shared.