NEW YORK-NOVEMBER 9: Christopher And Dana Reeve Foundation 19th Annual "A Magical Evening" Gala on Monday, November 9, 2009 at The Marriott Marquis, 7th floor – Soho Complex Rooms, 1535 Broadway @ 46th Street, New York, NY 10036 This year’s gala recognized the results of a recently published study sponsored by the Reeve Foundation, which shows that 5.6 million Americans are living with paralysis, 1.275 million of those as a result of spinal cord injury. The evening’s celebration committee: Francine LeFrak & Rick Friedberg, Eaddo & Peter Kiernan, Meryl Streep, David Blaine, Jack & Gail Hughes, Henry G. Stifel III, and Francesco Clark were joined by special guests Matthew Reeve, Alexandra Reeve Givens and Will Reeve, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rosie O’Donnell, Jane Krakowski (NBC’s 30 Rock) Anthony Edwards, Caroline Rhea, Richard Kind, Rita Cosby, Sebastian Stan (CW’s Gossip Girl), Matthew Settle (CW’s Gossip Girl), Amanda Righetti (CBS’s The Mentalist), Paul Teutul Sr. (TLC’s American Chopper), Platinum Recording Singer-Songwriter Colbie Caillat,, Victoria’s Secret model Selita Ebanks, Style expert Mary Alice Stephenson, Miss USA Kristen Dalton, Miss Teen USA Stormi Henley and Semi-Homemade chef Sandra Lee, among others at this year’s star-studded charity event. PHOTO CREDIT:Copyright ©Manhattan Society.com 2009 by Christopher London | tel: Private |e-mail: ChrisLondon@manhattansociety.com