It’s afternoon in early October, and Susan Kelechi Watson has just emerged from her dressing room in Lincoln Center. The actress is on a short break from rehearsal for a production of “The Blood Quilt,” which begins preview performances on Oct. 30. “The Juilliard School is in front of me and Lincoln Center’s at my back,” says Watson, surveying her immediate surroundings. “This is probably as New York theater as it gets.” A few hours later, the actress would head downtown to another hallowed hall of New York Off-Broadway, the Public Theater, where she’s currently starring in “Good Bones.” The production is the second staging of the newest play written by “Fat Ham” playwright and Pulitzer winner James Ijames, and celebrated its opening night earlier in the week. “Opening night was so electric,” says Watson. “We all just felt really good about where we got the play to. James was rewriting as we were doing the show, so it wasn’t set; it was in a way sort of a workshop,” she adds. “He was s
On Wednesday night, Burberry celebrated the reopening of its New York flagship with Cher and a roomful of outerwear, worn by VIPs like “It’s Always Burberry Weather” fall campaign star Cara Delevingne, Tyra Banks, Jodie Turner-Smith, and other friends of the brand. “It’s super exciting to be back here,” said designer Daniel Lee, holding court in the center of the boutique’s ground floor. “We’ve really been working on it since I started at Burberry two years ago. It’s great to see it back.” Asked about his plans while in New York, the designer — dressed in plaid and a leather puffer jacket — said he was planning to attend the Armani show the following evening. “I’m a big fan of Armani,” said Lee. “It’s really an incredible inspiration to see someone — particularly now when there’s so much fast-paced change — who’s been so consistent for such a long time, and has really kind of perfected and honed a particular look and body of work.” Jodie Turner-Smith, Daniel Lee and Cara Delevingne. Ca