The premiere party for I Am Sam (Sean Penn's Oscar bait, not a Dr. Seuss adaptation) featured a performance from crooner Rufus Wainwright, who appears on the film's soundtrack. New Line's invited guests watched the film at the United Artists Union Square theater and then walked down the block to Spa, where the still-hot club put up a special stage for Wainwright, and caterer Taste served hors d'oeuvres on geometrically arranged trays.
--Chad Kaydo
Photography by Marion Curtis/DMI
--Chad Kaydo
Photography by Marion Curtis/DMI
![Rufus Wainwright performed at the premiere party for I Am Sam at Spa.](https://img.bizbash.com/files/base/bizbash/bzb/image/2011/11/e1742sho_02_0109_iamsam_1_320.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=70&w=400)
Rufus Wainwright performed at the premiere party for I Am Sam at Spa.
![Taste served artfully arranged hors d'oeuvres.](https://img.bizbash.com/files/base/bizbash/bzb/image/2011/11/e1742sho_02_0109_iamsam_2_320.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=70&w=400)
Taste served artfully arranged hors d'oeuvres.
![Some hors d'oeuvres trays had geometric designs.](https://img.bizbash.com/files/base/bizbash/bzb/image/2011/11/e1742sho_02_0109_iamsam_3_320.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=70&w=400)
Some hors d'oeuvres trays had geometric designs.