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2012 January 10

The Brotherhood of Man

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Darren Criss
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(NEW YORK) When The Daily went to The Darby...Fashion and Broadway made a rare appearance together at the haute spot last night to celebrate Darren Criss' Great White Way debut in How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Criss replaced Daniel Radcliffe last week as corporate climb machine J. Pierrepont Finch in the hit revival that first appeared on Broadway in 1961. Calvin Klein Collection, along with co-hosts Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, Lily Rabe, Andrew Rannells and Jordan Roth, welcomed him to town Glee-style with live music performed by Cole Ramstad and The China Town Allstars, and an eclectic crowd that included Hamish Bowles, Chris Benz, Mo Rocca, Mickey Boardman, Aaron Hicklin, Susan Sarandon, Christian Campbell, Ann Dexter-Jones, Adam Dugas, Jeremy Kost, Casey Spooner, Heidi Mount, William Ivey Long, Amy Astley, Book of Mormon's Andrew Rannells & Nikki James, and naturally the CK power PR department Malcolm Carfrae, Jennifer Crawford, Chris Martinelli and Antoine Phillips. (The aforementioned will likely be pleased if we told you they are live streaming their men's show in Milan this Sunday at 2:00 p.m. New York time on Calvin Klein TV.) 

The immensely talented 24-year-old (wearing Calvin Klein, obviously) gave the Gleeks in the room (we know who you are now!) their (teenage) dream by performing 5 songs (5 songs!!!!) including "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid, "My Funny Valentine", "Teenage Dream" (the song that changed everything for him), and "The Coolest Girl", which he composed himself. You only have until January 22nd before Darren returns to McKinley High, so get those tix now. EDDIE ROCHE