“I’m so proud to have made my life right here, to have discovered such love right here and to have discovered my livelihood right here,” Rachel Zegler stated in entrance of the group at Selection‘s New York Get together, offered by Movie AlUla, Sunday night time.
New York’s leisure trade energy gamers gathered at Saint Theo’s, the Italian restaurant within the West Village, to boost a toast to Zegler and the 2024 class from the New Power of New York List in Variety‘s annual New York issue. This yr’s cowl options Zegler, who’s making her Broadway debut taking part in Juliet in “Romeo + Juliet,” a modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare’s timeless romantic tragedy.
On the celebration, the “West Facet Story” star made touching remarks about her father, who, when she was rising up, would commute from their house in Clifton, N.J., to Manhattan for his job in industrial development.
“From center faculty into my highschool years, he labored on what was his favourite job, which was constructing the New World Commerce Middle. He then moved on to the brand new wing of the Javits Middle and is now ending up the ultimate touches on 2 Penn Plaza,” Zegler stated. “For 23 years, which is a very long time although a brief life to this point, I’ve watched my dad choose up essentially the most magical paintbrush and create town I really like most on the earth. It’s a metropolis I may by no means actually go away as a result of my dad actually constructed it.”
A number of “Romeo + Juliet” forged members attended the occasion, together with “Heatstopper” breakout Equipment Connor, who can also be making his Broadway debut as Romeo. Zegler’s boyfriend and “West Facet Story” co-star, Josh Andrés Rivera, was additionally there to have a good time this yr’s cowl star. In the direction of the tip of the night, Rivera held a stack of Selection‘s New York points in his hand whereas chatting with fellow attendees.
The night was kicked off by Selection co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh. “Whereas we love going to Los Angeles, we actually, actually love New York, and so our New York problem celebrates all of you,” he stated.
Setoodeh acknowledged these on the New Energy of the New York record — together with “SNL” star Heidi Gardner, producer Jawn Murray and “The View’s” Brian Teta — in addition to different friends on the intimate gathering.
“Sherri Shepherd is right here, everybody,” Setoodeh stated to the group, to which the discuss present host replied with amusing, “I’m very excited to be right here!”
Different notable friends in attendance included “The Outsiders” star Brody Grant, “The Every day Present’s” Desi Lydic and Jordan Klepper, “I Noticed the TV Glow” filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun, “The 5” co-host Jessica Tarlov, actor Brandon Flynn and lots of extra.
Rachel Zegler attends Selection The New York Get together.
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Josh Rivera, Rachel Zegler and Equipment Connor attend Selection The New York Get together offered by Movie AlUla at Saint Theo’s.
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Heidi Gardner attends Selection The New York Get together.
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Jane Schoenbrun at Saint Theo’s for Selection The New York Get together.
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Selection editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh and Rachel Zegler attend Selection The New York Get together at Saint Theo’s.
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Brody Grant attends Selection The New York Get together offered by Movie AlUla at Saint Theo’s.
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Jasai Chase Owens, Sola Fadiran, Equipment Connor, Rachel Zegler, Daniel Bravo Hernandez, Nihar Duvvuri and Daniel Velez attend Selection The New York Get together.
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Desi Lydic and Jessica Tarlov at Selection The New York Get together.
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Jem Aswad, Ramin Setoodeh, Michaela Zee, Jordan Moreau, Rachel Search engine marketing, Anna Tingley, Ethan Shanfeld, Daniel D’Addario and Zack Sharf attend Selection The New York Get together offered by Movie AlUla at Saint Theo’s.
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Matt Pal and Jordan Klepper at Selection The New York Get together.
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