Mr. Lambert, the former “American Idol” runner-up who recently wrapped a six-month run as the emcee in the Broadway musical “Cabaret,” held court in another corner, wearing a long, glittering, gray-and-red-checked overcoat, with a dozen earrings snaking in and out of his right ear. He was swaying side-to-side in time to the music, drink in hand.
“I love you,” he told various acquaintances who came up to greet him, at least four times in 10 minutes.
Across the room, black Coffee, wearing a white T-shirt and square black glasses, spun a set as a crowd in sequined gowns, capes and voluminous floral skirts held their phones up and danced.
-“We gonna paaaarty,” Burna Boy called out as he shared a stage with Black Coffee. Around 2 a.m., they performed an upbeat rendition of “Stand by Me.”
Shortly afterward, Mr. Lambert left the booth area, drink in hand, and posed for selfies.
“What a night,” he said as the flash went off. – Sarah bahr
