With Billy Baldwin as prez of The Creative Coalition, the bash at the Hammerstein Ballroom was in no short supply of celebs. A roster of legendary musical talent—Ruben Blades, Shawn Colvin, Elvis Costello, Chuck D, Bebe Neuwirth, Quarashi, and Lou Reed—blew out the star-fueled crowd that included Harry Belafonte, Polly Bergen, Carl Bernstein, Peter Boyle, James Gandolfini, Bob Costas, Cynthia Nixon, Hector Elizondo, Danny Glover, Caroline Rhea, and Marlo Thomas. A live auction fetched big bucks for the Coalition, which fights to keep the First Amendment alive and well.