Cannes wasn’t the only city with stars shining last week.
Robert Downey Jr. and his wife Susan Downey were honored at the annual Spring Gala at Lincoln Center last Monday.
A-list guests at the event, including Daniel Radcliffe, Paul Bettany and Matthew Rhys, are said to have enjoyed a special performance of Man of La Mancha.
That same night, the Cinema Society hosted a special screening of the Hulu series “Rivals” at the Crosby Street Hotel.
Stars David Tennant and Alex Hassell were in attendance, as well as executive producer Felicity Blunt, Emily Blunt’s sister and Stanley Tucci’s wife.
Also that night, ABC’s Stacey Sager was honored at the 72nd Annual Spirit of Achievement Luncheon hosted by the Women’s Division of Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
The gala, held in the Rainbow Room, raised $1.4 million to advance medical research, including efforts related to lung cancer research and early detection of blood-based dementia.
Last Tuesday, John Legend and Chance the Rapper attended the 20th Annual Gordon Parks Foundation Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street.
The event brought together changemakers in film, music, visual arts, business, and philanthropy to celebrate five leading figures working at the intersection of art and social justice.
I heard that Ronnie Ali was presented with an award by Colin Kaepernick on behalf of the Muhammad Ali family.
Meanwhile, Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd attended a special screening of their new movie “Power Ballad.”
The film’s director, John Carney, also attended.
The following evening, Tribeca Festival co-founders Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal will host a press day that will include a talk by Madonna and special screenings of The Cable Guy and Taxi Driver.
Uptown’s Katie Holmes was honored at the Cipriani 42nd Street American Ballet Theater Gala. We’re told the “Dawson’s Creek” alum was accompanied by his mother, Kathleen A. Strothers Holmes, to the special event.
Katie Couric, Constance Wu, Zac Posen and Michael Imperioli were also in attendance, and the evening featured a special abbreviated performance of “Don Quixote.”
In recent weeks, big stars including Michelle Obama, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tom Hanks and Timothée Chalamet have appeared in the Broadway show “Giant” at the Music Box Theatre.
Other celebrities include Amanda Seyfried, Jerry Seinfeld, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jodie Foster, Fran Drescher, Reba McEntire, Owen Wilson, Julianne Moore, Jesse Eisenberg, Susan Sarandon, Patti LuPone, Sharon Stone, Ben Affleck, Sutton Foster, Leslie Odom Jr., Richard Kind, and Andrew Rannells.
Following critical acclaim and three Olivier Awards in the West End, the show tells the story of author Roald Dahl and the true scandal that rocked his legacy.
