A few months before Alden Ehrenreich and Patrick Ball made their Broadway debuts in the hilarious dark comedy “ Becky Shaw ,” the two men met at a swanky Golden Globes party in Los Angeles.

Ehrenreich recalls his first impression of his future scene partner: “Not really a fan,” he cracks from the orchestra of the Hayes Theater, where the actors will be back on stage in just a few hours.

“Asshole,” Ball fires back.

They’ve clearly found an easy rapport since “Becky Shaw” opened earlier this month. Playwright Gina Gionfriddo’s relationship misadventure follows the fallout of a disastrous blind date: Max (Ehrenreich) gets set up with the titular Becky (Madeline Brewer) by his childhood friend Suzanna (Lauren Patten) and her husband, Andrew (Ball).

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