Town & Country USA – September 2019

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ABIGAIL DISNEY

Think twice before you start bragging

about your latest private jet trip.

MATTHEW LOPEZ

His hit The Inheritance opens in NYC

this month. Consider dinner act one.

LAURA DREYFUSS

It’s not impolite to talk politics if you’re

with a cast member of The Politician.

LILY COWLES

Get existential: The Roswell, New Mex-

ico star studied religion at Princeton.

KRISTINE E. GUILLAUME

Get to know her: She’s the first black

woman to lead the Harvard Crimson.

JOANNA HOGG

The Brit director du jour’s latest is The

Souvenir. Check her bag for silverware.

TA-NEHISI COATES

Ask about his new novel, The Water

Dancer, before Black Panther.

The only thing that makes for a

better dinner guest than charm

and humor? Proximity to scandal.

THE LONG SHOTS

EMMANUEL TARPIN

He worked at Van Cleef & Arpels before

starting his own jewelry line—at age 25.

SHAINA TAUB

Swap bad boss stories with the lyricist

of the Devil Wears Prada musical.

ELLA HUNT

Can the star of a series about Emily

Dickinson recite poetry on demand?

There’s little worse than a bor-

ing dinner guest. The good news

is that none of these names fit the

bill—their very presence would

bring a certain fizz to the room,

and for every guest who might be

LILLY BURNS

Rewatch The First Wives Club—she’s

producing the TV adaptation.

DANIEL FISH

The Oklahoma! director will be thrilled

with anything other than chili.