Stewart Halpern Blog 2

Tonight was the Premier of PAGEANT and Holy Cow! Ron and I are on such a high. It was such a hectic and memorable day.

A camera crew from the INSIDER came to our little condo this morning to film our subjects putting on their fancy $2000 dresses to prepare for the big night. They girls are all a buzz because the first INSIDER piece was so complimentary of the film.

Before the movie started our anxiety was running high. My stomach was in knots. Sarah Michelle Geller was in the audience along with some press, so it felt like it was do or die time. Once the movie started and the audience began laughing and clapping, I knew it was ON.

We have several big performance numbers in the movie. It wasn’t long before the audience began clapping and in one case practically give a standing ovation right in the middle of the movie. Ron and I kept thinking, "Don’t they know this is a movie and not a live stage show."

The best part of the day was when during the Q&A after the film we announced that the 5 subjects of the movie were actually in the room. The place went crazy. The rest is all a blur. I will write more later. Check out the website, we have the Insider piece there so you can check it out. Let me know what you think. www.PageantMovie.com