Inside the Record-Breaking Emmy Awards Governors Ball with Cheryl Cecchetto
Sep16

Inside the Record-Breaking Emmy Awards Governors Ball with Cheryl Cecchetto

Three full nights of black tie and ball gowns. The Emmy Awards have become that big. In a first for the Television Academy, the organization is putting on three Governors Balls order to celebrate all of the participants in both the Creative Arts Emmys, which were handed out over two nights September 10 and 11, and the upcoming Primetime Emmy Awards, airing live on ABC September 18 with host Jimmy Kimmel. Even without this year’s...

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Emmy Governors Ball: An Electrifying Kaleidoscope of Celebratory Color
Aug20

Emmy Governors Ball: An Electrifying Kaleidoscope of Celebratory Color

Imagine putting on a party for 3,000-4,000 people who happen to be television’s most talented and well-recognized in the industry. Then imagine doing it every year, managing all the moving parts and trying to top yourself. That’s the challenge that Cheryl Cecchetto and her company, Sequoia Productions takes on every year in producing the Governors Ball for the Emmy Awards. (And being the best in the business with a stellar track...

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Black and White With a Touch of Gold: The Emmy Creative Arts Ball
Sep13

Black and White With a Touch of Gold: The Emmy Creative Arts Ball

It is one of the most impressive party décors in recent memory. As nominees, winners and guests of the Creative Arts Emmys entered a normally nondescript hall of theLos AngelesConvention Center, they were greeted by a black and white wonderland as crystal curtains were opened by mimes to reveal the jaw-dropping setting.   The creative concept was designed by Joe Stewart, co-chair of theAcademyofTelevision Artsand Sciences...

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