Ryan Bingham Pre-Oscar Bash
PRE-OSCAR BUZZ: Ryan Bingham got to sing his song after all last night, at a star-studded party thrown by New West Records for their T Bone Burnett-produced soundtrack for Crazy Heart at the Vibrato Grill & Jazz at the top of Beverly Glen. Oscar Best Actor favorite Jeff Bridges took the stage with T Bone to perform several more of the original songs from the film, joined by Robert Duvall and Harry Dean Stanton, who broke into an impromptu “Red River Valley.” Even Elton John joined in on piano for a rousing, New Orleans-style stride finale. The bar was packed with a who’s-who of Hollywood, including Jake Gyllenhaal and Oscar-nominated Crazy Heart co-star Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Jon Hamm and longtime girlfriend Elizabeth Westfeldt, Elliott Gould, Mary Kay Place, Powers Boothe, Peter Fonda, the film’s writer/director Scott Cooper, Johnny Barbis, Larry Jenkins and Kathy Baker. (2/16p)
