No, there wasn't an award show last night, but that didn't stop some of Hollywood's biggest names from gathering in NYC on Monday to celebrate an old friend. Gwyneth Paltrow [1], Reese Witherspoon [2], Anne Hathaway [3], and Sarah Jessica Parker [4] were just a few of the boldface names who attended the American Songbook charity gala at Lincoln Center, where they, and a slew of other stars from stage and screen, honored talent agent Bryan Lourd with a night of fundraising and singing. While SJP and Anne entertained the audience, Gwyneth purposefully avoided having to belt out a tune [5], saying, "I'm not singing in this crowd." Instead she hung out with Glee creator Ryan Murphy, Jimmy Fallon [6], and Reese.
Reese and Gwyneth are continuing to run into each other during the event-heavy months of award season. The two actresses were the golden girls of the Stand Up to Cancer event [7] in Hollywood less than two weeks ago. Before that, they both made an appearance at the 2014 Golden Globes, although Gwyneth kept a low profile while Reese got to have fun with a gag involving Julia Louis-Dreyfus [8].