A Day in the Life

This week has been a fantastic week for Brownstein and Associates clients. A record Day and so much fun!!!!!

Monday, my day started out a little bit dazzled from a late night with my client Gregory Generet www.gregorygeneret.com at his amazing show at Feinstein's at Loews Regency! His jazz is like the finest cashmere pillows...soft, comfortable and extravagant. Between his rendition of "Moondance" and the amazing "Two for the Road," my friends Jennifer Litt from 5WPR, journalist Jennifer Keil from the New York Post and my associate Tim Yates, were enveloped in his amazing sounds amongst a packed crowd that included his wife Tamara Tunie, Cicely Tyson, designer B Michael, THR columnist Roger Friedman, agent Sarah Fargo from Paradigm and many many more.

So you can imagine that when I woke up at 530 am Tuesday morning to go spin with the amazing Loi Jordan at Reebok sports club, you know it wasn't happening as changed the alarm and hit my head hard on the pillow for a "do over"

I woke up at 8 am and scurried to get ready to meet Tamara Tunie at the Wendy Williams show. We met the handsome and yummy Morris Chestnut and enjoyed "Shoe Day" on the show. Tamara rocked the house and Wendy and Tamara had a great time. I'm so proud of Wendy and hope her show continues to gain momentum. She is prepared, smart, and easy to talk. And she allows her guests to talk. She's also super fun. Give Wendy Williams the shout out she deserves for making it happen.

Simultaneously, our Broadway ingénue Saycon Sengbloh was being fitted for a dress for the opening of FELA!, November 23rd. First, she started out at Karen Sabag, then over to the lovely B Michael she went!

Then I made my way over to CNN to join Ana Ortiz at Joy Behar's show on CNN Headline News. She sat on a panel with a reporter from the NY Observer and actor Michael McKean. Ana was sharp and on it like always. She's doing some incredible work on Ugly Betty. Hilda Suarez rocks the house.

And Michael Ausiello from EW wrote the following last week about Ugly Betty:
“The Ausiello Files” '
Ugly Betty' spoiler alert: A death, a departure and a (shocking) declaration!
by Michael Ausiello

If you’re among the millions of viewers who haven’t followed Ugly Betty to its deleterious new Friday timeslot, here’s what you’ve been missing: the show’s most consistently entertaining season since its transcendent first. As I mentioned in this week’s Ask Ausiello, the fourth-year comedy is, IMHO, enjoying a helluva creative resurgence. For proof, look not further than tonight’s exceptionally funny, moving, gutsy outing. If there were any doubts that Betty has a lot of life left in her — I’m talking to you, Ken Tucker — this eppy should obliterate them. Now then, time to step off my soap box and board the spoiler train. Some teases for tonight’s hour:

* Ana Ortiz carves out an early spot on my Dream Emmy Ballot with a performance that will move you to tears and laughter. Honorable mentions go to Michael Urie, Mark Indelicato, Vanessa Williams, and America Ferrera, who has come to embody Betty so wholly that it’s easy to take her superior work for granted.Check out the complete story at: http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/11/13/ugly-betty-spoilers-deaths-departures/

Glad the fan base is growing again! Keep it going! The work IS better than ever.


But wait....a Laura Bell Bundy spotting! Yes Yes! She looks relaxed, beautiful, happy and confident. Strong and it was amazing to look at her face, give her a hug and say "Hi, it’s been a while" and let's not forget Christian Borle looked fantastic as well and he's appearing in "Mary Poppins" and loving it!!! Can't wait to see him in it. He looked really happy and settled as well. Not going to tell you where they were however or they can't go back again while she is in town LOL. For all our 11 blog followers out there! What a stampede that would make!

Jace Alexander, Maddie Corman and one of their children was there as well. Jace is an amazing director and he's responsible in part for Royal Pains on USA. Got to give a shout out to Jace. And Maddie, the older sister of my wonderful friend Noah is going to Broadway with her play Next Fall and I encourage everyone to run out and see it. It’s moving and tearful and joyous at the same time. Lessons can be learned; they just don't always come on time or on cue.

But what day would not end more perfectly if I didn’t treat myself to a three musketeers bar, a weight watchers frozen dinner, a TIVO'ed HOUSE and a new NCIS before bed. Is Spin in my future tomorrow? Only the REM's know for sure...

I miss my summer interns...

Amy