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We Love New York. The Homecoming Concert in Central Park 2021
Just when you thought we were ready to fall back in love with big live concerts again — Hurricane Henri had other plans for New York City.
The ominous Hurricane Henri washed out what was supposed to be a triumphant night for NYC, more than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic shook the Big Apple. We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert on the Great Lawn of Central Park on Saturday night.
Midway into the concert as Barry Manilow belted out “I Can’t Smile Without You” the heavens opened up and pre-Henri arrived several hours earlier than expected, with the rain and lightning threat putting an end to what was turning into an epic event.
In all fairness, when the star-studded concert, produced by industry legend Clive Davis and Live Nation which they announced last month by Mayor Bill de Blasio things seemed to be moving in a positive direction.
To be safe EVERY person had to produce a vaccinated card to enter the park.
All and all, it was a beautiful event as the crew hugged and cried just being able to see one another again.
That was a true Homecoming for me :)
The line up for the concert
John Turturro with "Desus & Mero"
The moment I walked to the backroom dressing rooms, I had the biggest smile on face ..
They have these the laugh especially Mero (Joel Martinez) that is so contagious your belly hurts :)
I was hired to to John Torturro as he has joined the cast. How cool is that??
He’s REALLY FUNNY!!! John had me laughing so hard . On set they had to cut so many times because people couldn’t keep a straight face
The show features longtime acquaintances Desus Nice (Daniel Baker) and The Kid Mero (Joel Martinez) chatting with guests at the intersection of pop culture, sports, music, politics and more, as well as giving their take on the day’s hot topics in front of a small live studio audience from New York City. Upcoming guests include Lin-Manuel Miranda, Charlize Theron, Amy Poehler, Gabrielle Union, Seth Rogen, Spike Lee, Bill Hader, Regina Hall, among others.
Desus and Mero reconnected online in the early days of Twitter, where they unleashed their potent personalities and found themselves kindred spirits. That led to stints on Complex and MTV, the Bodega Boys podcast, and a daily late-night show on Viceland. The duo continue to host their Bodega Boys podcast.
John Turturro with Desus & Mero
Billy Joel
What a treat to work with Billy Joel again!
After all these years, he is in the best place I’ve ever seen him!
He has a wonderful wife that has given him a 4 and 2 year old and he just beams when he talks about them. His dressing room has pictures of all of his children and at 70 he is the happiest that I have ever seen him.
He still sells out EVERY show he performs and really puts is heart into his music.
Having sold more than 150 million records, Billy Joel ranks as one of most popular recording artists and respected entertainers in the world. Throughout the years, Joel’s songs have acted as personal and cultural touchstones for millions of people, mirroring his own goal of writing songs that “meant something during the time in which I lived … and transcended that time.”
Dreams do come true!
Hugh Jackman for Global Citizen
New York City is really buzzing this week to Save The Planet!
Global Citizen is everywhere. Global warming “IS” a thing and world leaders and celebrities came out to spread the news that we MUST help our planet survive…… NOW!!
Hugh Jackman is such a wonderful human being and I met him way back when he hosted the Tony Awards.
We all must leave a good footprint and help save our planet.
Every little bit helps!
Rachel Dratch
Mo Williams’s All Star Storytime!
What a fabulous event at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.
Mo Williams has written several children’s book & brought a few of his celebrity friends to read them and act out the role.
Willems first became interested in cartoon art when he was just a child. When he was 3 or 4 he started to draw and create his own characters. Willems enjoyed writing stories about his characters to share with others. However, he was disappointed when adults would praise his work out of politeness. To fix this dilemma Willems started writing funny stories. He knew that even polite adults could not fake a laugh. So when the adults laughed he knew his story was good and if the adults still gave polite comments then he knew his story was bad.
The celebrity friends that were there and I had the honor to work with are:
Anthony Anderson
Yvette Nicole Brown
Rachel Dratch
Cameron Esposito
Tony Hale
Greta Lee
Thomas Lennon
Joey Mazzarino
Natalie Morales
Fred Newman
Oscar Nunez
It was a beautiful day at The Kennedy Center … The Watergate Hotel was pretty awesome too :)
The Tony Awards 2019
My absolute favorite show of the YEAR!!!
The 73rd Annual Tony Awards were held on June 9, 2019, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2018–19 season. The ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and was broadcast live by CBS. James Corden served as host
Bob Mackie was honored and The Cher Show is a MUST see!
Stephanie J. Block even won the Tony for best actress for the show.
James Corden is an absolute DREAM to work with. He is a riot! I found myself in tears on many occasions just his quick dry humor.
I LOVE the Tonys!!!!
Theather people are so professional and are a true joy to work with.
Can’t wait until next year!
Mary Lambert for Pet Sematary
First let me say how much I respect Mary Lambert. She is force to be reckoned with. She is one powerful woman & SMART!
Like David Fincher, filmmaker Mary Lambert started her career by directing Madonna's music videos. In the early days of MTV, she directed "Borderline," "Material Girl," and, eventually, the groundbreaking video for "Like a Prayer." She also did videos for Janet Jackson and Bobby Brown, as well as commercials, video games, and Saturday Night Live shorts. In 1987, she made her famous.
Stephen King clearly loves her work & she went on to direct Pet Sematary ! and 2.
I’ve been to her apartment & have seen her paintings SHE painted… Yes, the woman does it all and with style!
I’m honored to call her my friend.
LOVE Mary Lambert :)
Gloria Steinem
What a pleasure it was to work with this incredible woman.
Her show on Broadway “Gloria” will not disappoint. There was not a dry eye in the house at the end of the night.
Gloria is the first truly strong woman that I admired & she is a powerhouse!
Gloria is a writer, lecturer, political activist, and feminist organizer. She travels in this and other countries as an organizer and lecturer and is a frequent media spokeswoman on issues of equality. She is particularly interested in the shared origins of sex and race caste systems, gender roles and child abuse as roots of violence, non-violent conflict resolution, the cultures of indigenous peoples, and organizing across boundaries for peace and justice. She lives in New York City, and just published her first book in over twenty years.
It was a true honor to just be a small part of her life, even if it was only for the weekend.
Paul McCartney for his "Egypt Station" Tour
What a fabulous treat to be with Paul McCartney on tour!!
We started out on The Jimmy Fallon show where those two had so much fun playing tricks on people and just having a good old time.
Egypt Station has been number 1 for 2 weeks in a row now..
Go Team McCartney!!!!!
Heading to Canada then to Japan. Did I mention Paul is HUGE in Japan!
Nothing like kicking it Old School with a true Rock & Roll Star..
Kevin Bacon talks about his cousin Holly Near
It was a bright sunny day in lower Manhattan that we did an interview with Kevin Bacon.
He was thrilled to talk about his cousin Holly Near.
Holly is a singer, songwriter, teacher & activist. I’m sure we would totally get along :)
Special quotes from Holly:
Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong?
If you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward with huge momentum.
The women's movement completely changed attitudes all over the world in ways we'll never be able to count.
YES, we would be fast friends!!
Tony Bennet & Diana Krall
This was a fun week promoting a new album with Tony Bennett & Diana Krall.
The title is “Love Is Here To Stay”…
All the songs are from the George Gershwin collection so you know everyone is a hit!
These two work so beautifully together and their love for one another shows even on the album.
I just love Old School, with all it’s class and meaning in every song.
Did you know that George Gershwin died at the tender age of 38! What a genius.
It was an honor as always to work with these two talented musicians.
Life is good :)
Tony Awards 2018
The Tony Awards are one of the shows I look forward to every year.
Our hosts Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles were absolutely AWESOME!
Theather actors are the best to work with as they are so professional and charming. There is never drama on stage or backstage. Everyone hits their marks and they are on time !
I've worked with so many of the actors the list would be too long but to just add a few of my favorites...
Tony Shalhoub , Bruce Springsteen , Robert DeNiro, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Chita Rivera, Katrina Lenk and Denzel Washington were the high light of my evening. Denzel is ever so sweet and did I mention HANDSOME!
I worked with Josh Groban for press on the days leading up to the show. Josh is quite the charmer :)... He told me he loved MY makeup!
Doing this show for almost 18 years now NEVER gets old.
I love when the Tonys come to town!
2018 New Jersey Hall of Fame
This is always a fun show I do with Mr. Wollin down at the Jersey Shore at Asbury Park.
The number of people that were being honored I honestly could not keep up. Everyone was having such a good time Here is a list of all the people I did hair & makeup on ... It was truly a ROCKSTAR kind of night !
Debbie Harry, Bruce Springsteen , Little Steven Van Zant, Tommy James, Gloria Gaynor, The Four Seasons , Buzz Aldrin , Felipe Rose (From the Village People) and so many others.
My job is so fun !
Andrew Lloyd Webber Book Tour "Unmasked" A Memoir
What a thrill to be in the company of a genius Andrew Lloyd Webber.
I admire this man and all that he has achieved in his 70 years of life on this planet.
His book is so fabulous that almost everyone asked when will he write another?
Right off the heels of producing "Jesus Christ Super Star" now he is promoting his book !
You can't keep a good man down :)
I'm happy to be on this ride with him.
Sir Paul McCartney & Meryl Streep
In the middle of the 4th blizzard in March I made it to Paul McCartney's home for an interview that turned out to be the most memorable day that I've had in years.
As I was getting Paul ready for his interview I was helping him read lines and just being present to help, not that Paul needs any help with interviews as he's a wealth of knowledge about any subject.
The interview will air all over social media on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death. With so much going on in the world it was refreshing to hear words of peace and hope. Paul spoke of his duet with Stevie Wonder "Ebony & Ivory". Perfect choice!
As Paul was wrapping up his interview I turned to find Meryl Streep standing behind me. I think Paul was even a bit star struck.
Both Paul & Meryl nailed it in 2 takes , enough time for all of us to get home before the blizzard gained momentum.
Driving home in the storm I felt blessed in every way. Life is so GRAND and I get to sit on the sidelines and watch it play out.
Jason Alexander in the "Portuguese Kid"
Jay Scott Greenspan (born September 23, 1959),[2] known by his stage name Jason Alexander, is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and director.
Alexander is best known for his role as George Costanza in the television series Seinfeld. Other well-known roles include Phillip Stuckey in the film Pretty Woman (1990) and the title character in the animated series Duckman (1994–1997).
Alexander has had an active career on stage, appearing in several Broadway musicals including Jerome Robbins' Broadway in 1989, for which he won the Tony Award as Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He appeared in the Los Angeles production of The Producers. He was the Artistic Director of "Reprise! Broadway's Best in Los Angeles", where he has directed several musicals.
Jason was the lead in a show we did for Broadway HD & PBS.
Jason could not have been more delightful... He took selfies with us backstage and was a pure joy to be around. No EGO here :)
I'll work with him ANYTIME!!
Arthur Ashe Kids Day Start of the US Open
This is always a very cool show for me. It's the beginning of the US Open & if you know me, I'm totally into tennis!!! LOVE the game! So it was a rush to see 3 of my favorite players there.
Roger Federer , Venus Williams & Rafael Nadal.
Arthur Ashe Kids Day is close to my heart because a portion of the ticket sales go to helping kids that never could afford or even given the chance to learn tennis on all levels.
This is a huge venue for kids to launch their careers as well .
Sophia Carson was fabulous & so was Jack & Jack.
Great show all the way around.
Grammy Salute To Music Legends
Well, this was quite a night!
Myself & my team were running from one hotel to another doing hair & makeup for the worlds icons.
The list of legends of the Grammys were overwhelming.
This is just some of the artists that were being honored:
Russell Thompkins
Dionne Warwick
Stanley Cowell
Dwight Yoakam
Andra Day
Randy Newman
Charlie Pride
Whoopi Goldberg & Paul Shaffer were presenters.
Needless to say we had a busy & memorable night :)
Abby Hornacek
One afternoon I received this call asking if I could do "Drone Racing" for the DRL in an empty warehouse in Nokia Bell Labs. This is also about a good 3 hours outside of New York City.
Thinking to myself what??? Why would they need makeup & hair???
In comes Abby Hornacek the host. She is also the daughter of the head couch of the New York Knicks Jeff Hornacek. She lives in Los Angeles now going to school but is trying to make it in the broadcast arena which I know all of you are going to see her & she will be a household name. She's that good :)
It's not so much ..well of course she is stunning but she is a real trouper. We had to be at this HUGE empty warehouse for at least 14 to 15 hours a day & she never complained.
Drone racing is so cool & worth looking up to watch, just saying.
It was an awesome experience & a gig I'll never forget. The people at DLR are also very cool!
