Inside the Tonys’ most legendarily debauched after-party: Fights, fires and passed-out-legends
nypost.comreported last June that Tony-winning “Shucked” actor Alex Newell strolled in at 6 a.m.“It was already ‘Last call.’ The hotel venue was officially shutting.
And in flounces Alex,” Cindy wrote.Unhinged glamor is the vibe of the gathering, hosted by PR man Rick Miramontez and his husband, Jamie DuMont, since 2009, when it was a more intimate (and secret) affair in the Royal Suite with the ragtag hippies of “Hair.” Their 15-year-old soiree, which is also co-hosted by John Gore, was inspired by the wild dinners Joan Didion and her husband would throw in Malibu, Calif., during the 1960s and ’70s, when they’d make 2 a.m.
omelettes for famous friends who’d overindulged.That spirit — and poured spirits — live on. Booze-soaked stars run rampant (and sometimes pass out), brawls break out in upscale attire and Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber occasionally mans the DJ booth.The ball spans the entire ground floor of the hotel, including the lobbies, hallways, Café Carlyle and Bemelmans Bar.
In the past, the crowd also spilled upstairs into the more exclusive Empire Suite and Royal Suite, where Princess Diana spent many nights.
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