Miley Cyrus, Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, and More Step Out for CAA’s Starry Tony Weekend Bash
Just two days before the 78th Annual Tony Awards, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) took over the West Chelsea hotspot Crane Club for their annual New York fête. With 42 Tony nominations across their clients—including actors, directors, designers, and writers—there was no shortage of cause for celebration.
But the evening wasn’t limited to Broadway. CAA clients from across the entertainment spectrum joined the agency’s New York team, including Joe Machota, Head of the Theatre Department, for a night that felt equal parts industry reunion and full-blown party.
Guests were welcomed with cocktails in the front lounge before moving into the main dining room, where DJ Daisy O’Dell set the tone and waiters circulated with sliders, skewers, citrus salad, and gnocchetti. Andrew Scott worked the room; Danya Taymor pulled her John Proctor Is the Villain collaborator Kimberly Belflower onto the dance floor; and familiar faces like Jon Hamm, Ego Nwodim, Adrienne Warren, Prabal Gurung, and Jeremy O. Harris made their way in.
Miley Cyrus—draped in glowing gold Schiaparelli—made a late entrance and had her own reasons to celebrate. “I’m feeling totally in bliss right now,” she said of her latest album, Something Beautiful, which she described as inherently theatrical. Before darting to the dance floor (after briefly hijacking the photographer’s camera), she didn’t hesitate when asked her favorite musical: “Cats,” she declared with a grin.
Leslie Odom Jr., meanwhile, was toasting his return to Hamilton—a full decade after his Tony-winning performance as Aaron Burr. “Good shows open every year,” he reflected. “But the best of them? You’d be hard pressed to find even a handful still in the same building 10 years later. To get to step back in… I’m overjoyed.”
Brendan Fraser praised John Proctor Is the Villain and spoke to the moment theatre is having among younger audiences. “We consume so much social media that it makes people crave authenticity more than ever. Younger generations have an incredible radar for what’s real. And when you’re on stage, they can see you.”
As midnight neared, the passed hors d oeuvres gave way to platters of chocolate cookies and espresso brownies, but the crowd showed no signs of slowing down. “A highlight of this awards season,” said Michael Arden—nominated for Maybe Happy Ending—“is seeing the people I’ve grown up with now in positions of leadership. Watching them do it with such poise, kindness, and beauty is the most thrilling part of this year.”
That sentiment echoed throughout the Crane Club. “This is a celebratory moment,” said CAA agent Ally Shuster. “We’re in a space full of the people who make it all happen—talented artists, producers, cherished colleagues. Theater is about bringing people together, and nights like this remind us of the magic in that.”
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