Inside Variety's Power of Women With Kelly Ripa, Lea Michele

Some of New York City’s most impactful creatives and executives gathered at Variety‘s Power of Women event on Tuesday to celebrate the accomplishments of 2023 honorees Kelly Ripa, Natasha Lyonne, Michaela Jae? Rodriguez, Judy Blume and Rosie Perez.

Presenters at the event, which took place at The Grill in midtown Manhattan, included Spike Lee, Andy Cohen, Sandra Bernhard, Aidy Bryant and Seth Meyers. Sherri Shepherd, Dascha Polanco, Cherry Jones, Lea Michele and Rowan Blanchard were among the attendees.

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See photos from the star-studded event below.

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Andy Cohen and Kelly Ripa

Andy Cohen and Kelly Ripa attend Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 4, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Variety via Getty Images)

Sherri Shepherd

Sherri Shepherd attends Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 4, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Variety via Getty Images)

Kelly Ripa, Rosie Perez and Spike Lee

Kelly Ripa, Rosie Perez, and Spike Lee attend Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 4, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Variety via Getty Images)

Michaela Jae? Rodriguez

Michaela Jae? Rodriguez attends Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Variety via Getty Images)

Michelle Sobrino-Stearns

CEO and Publisher of Variety Michelle Sobrino-Stearns attends Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Variety via Getty Images)

Natasha Lyonne and Dascha Polanco

Natasha Lyonne and Dascha Polanco attend Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Variety via Getty Images)

Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones attends Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Variety via Getty Images)

Lea Michele

Lea Michele attends Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime wearing Brandon Maxwell. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Variety via Getty Images)

Aidy Bryant

Aidy Bryant attends Variety’s 2023 Power Of Women: New York Event Presented By Lifetime at The Grill on April 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Variety via Getty Images)

Rowan Blanchard

Rowan Blanchard attends Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Variety via Getty Images)

Judy Blume

Judy Blume attends Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Variety via Getty Images)

Gina Duncan and Debra Rathwell

Gina Duncan and Debra Rathwell attend Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 4, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Variety via Getty Images)

Daisy O’Dell

Daisy O’Dell attends Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Variety via Getty Images)

Cynthia Littleton, Michelle Sobrino-Stearns, Gerry Byrne and Ramin Setoodeh

Co-Editor in Chief at Variety Cynthia Littleton, CEO and Publisher of Variety Michelle Sobrino-Stearns, Gerry Byrne and Co-Editor in Chief at Variety Ramin Setoodeh attend Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Variety via Getty Images)

Ego Nwodim

Ego Nwodim speaks onstage during Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 4, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Variety via Getty Images)

Andy Cohen and Sandra Bernhard

Andy Cohen and Sandra Bernhard attend Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 4, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Variety via Getty Images)

Jenny Han

Jenny Han attends Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Variety via Getty Images)

Kelly Fremon Craig

Kelly Fremon Craig attends Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Variety via Getty Images)

Natalia Nastaskin

Natalia Nastaskin attends Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Variety via Getty Images)

Debra O’Connell, Kelly Ripa and Rita Ferro

Debra O’Connell, Kelly Ripa and Rita Ferro attend Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Variety via Getty Images)

Jericka Duncan

Jericka Duncan attends Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Variety via Getty Images)

Deirdre O’Connell and Kristin Gower

Deirdre O’Connell and Kristin Gower attend Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Variety via Getty Images)

Colleen Theis

Colleen Theis attends Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime at The Grill on April 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Variety via Getty Images)