Just got back from NYC for the Sundance Institute Celebration - our annual fundraiser in New York.
It was fantastic - the event sold out, raised some money for the Institute and my responsibility at the gala (managing the press and celebs on the red carpet) went v. well. Here are some highlights:
- Press line arrivals - Stanely Tucci, Glenn Close, Parker Posey, Patricia Clarkson, Aidan Quinn, Oliver Platt and John Leguizamo were all game to arrive early and change into t-shirts and serve lemonade to guests.
- Decor by David Starck - beautiful, witty, smart and Starck took the job really seriously. I saw him running around in his suit and converse with a headset glued to his ear all night. It paid off - the design was flawless.
- Dinner played on the family celebration theme with pot pies and apple pies (or so I heard from my staff dinner in the basement:)
- Sally Field was the perfect emcee for the evening and Robert Redford's remarks were smart and inspiring, as always. Every time I hear him speak, I'm always really happy that I work for Sundance.
- The cast from Spring Awakening sang one of the hit songs from Duncan Sheik's score "Totally Fucked". I had just seen the show on Sunday night, so it was really fun to see the cast perform again. If you go to NYC, try to get the "stage tickets" - you have to sit on the stage but tix are only $30! The show was workshopped at the Sundance Theatre Lab in Utah a few years ago...
It was fantastic - the event sold out, raised some money for the Institute and my responsibility at the gala (managing the press and celebs on the red carpet) went v. well. Here are some highlights:
- Press line arrivals - Stanely Tucci, Glenn Close, Parker Posey, Patricia Clarkson, Aidan Quinn, Oliver Platt and John Leguizamo were all game to arrive early and change into t-shirts and serve lemonade to guests.
- Decor by David Starck - beautiful, witty, smart and Starck took the job really seriously. I saw him running around in his suit and converse with a headset glued to his ear all night. It paid off - the design was flawless.
- Dinner played on the family celebration theme with pot pies and apple pies (or so I heard from my staff dinner in the basement:)
- Sally Field was the perfect emcee for the evening and Robert Redford's remarks were smart and inspiring, as always. Every time I hear him speak, I'm always really happy that I work for Sundance.
- The cast from Spring Awakening sang one of the hit songs from Duncan Sheik's score "Totally Fucked". I had just seen the show on Sunday night, so it was really fun to see the cast perform again. If you go to NYC, try to get the "stage tickets" - you have to sit on the stage but tix are only $30! The show was workshopped at the Sundance Theatre Lab in Utah a few years ago...
After the gala, I had a couple of days of meetings in NYC. Had almost a perfect Tuesday - ate breakfast at Dean and Deluca off Times Square near our hotel, went to rehearsals for a workshop the Sundance Theatre Department is doing at the Public Theater, then walked from East Village to West Village and to Magnolia Bakery (and found a Marc Jacobs sample sale on Mercer!), found a used bookstore (which I STILL haven't found in LA), then met the girls from work for dinner and a few glasses of wine at Joe Allen's off Broadway. A nice, crisp, Fall day in NYC. Sigh.
Back in LA - guess I should really complain about 70 degree weather in November - it's kind of lovely...
XO
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