Entertainment Movies Dakota Fanning Supports Sister Elle Fanning at Her Broadway Debut in Appropriate Elle Fanning stars alongside Sarah Paulson in the play in New York City By Kimberlee Speakman Kimberlee Speakman Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in Forbes and she has also worked in broadcast television as a reporter for Hawaii-based news station KHON2 News. People Editorial Guidelines Published on December 19, 2023 03:37PM EST Close Photo: Bruce Glikas/WireImage Elle Fanning is now on Broadway — with sister Dakota Fanning there to applaud her. Elle, 25, and Dakota, 29, smiled together at the opening night party for Elle’s new play Appropriate at the The Yard House Times Square on Monday in New York City. In an interview with W Magazine, Elle said she was sold on the story of Appropriate as soon as the script came across her desk, calling it "so undeniably good” and “one of the best things I’d ever read.” “It just slid in [my schedule] perfectly,” Elle told the outlet of the show’s run. “I was like, ‘This is my time. Bring me to Broadway.’ ” Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning attend the "Appropriate" Broadway opening night afterparty at Hayes Theater on December 18, 2023 in New York City. John Nacion/FilmMagic All About Elle Fanning and Dakota Fanning's Sister Relationship The show follows three siblings who return to their Arkansas home after the death of their father and make several discoveries about him. The Great star plays River, a spiritual woman engaged to the youngest Lafayette sibling. In the play she encourages him to return to the home and make amends to his siblings, according to W Magazine. Elle recalls of acting onstage: “I was like, ‘Oh my God, there are people out there,’ “ she said, recalling the show’s first preview on Nov. 29. “I just reminded myself, ‘You know this. You can do this. Have fun.’ ” “If something does go wrong, you get to do it again the next day,” she said. “After you film a scene for a movie, you go to bed and think, ‘Oh no, I should have done that differently,’ but it’s over, there’s no turning back.” The show also stars Sarah Paulson, Corey Stoll, Natalie Gold and Alyssa Emily Marvin. Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning on Sept. 23, 2023. Vivien Killilea/Getty Images Back in 2019, Dakota opened up about her bond with younger sister Elle, telling Shape they are "really close." “We always have been. We’re very different, but we’re very connected. We don’t talk every day, but we don’t have to. We just have that special bond," the Equalizer 3 actress said at the time. “There’s no one I want to succeed more in this business than my sister, and I know she wants the same for me."