Kristen Chenoweth attended the Rebecca Minkoff at The Theatre Lincoln Center on September 7

Broadway star and Tony winner, Kristin Chenoweth was badly injured on the set of popular primetime CBS show The Good Wife in July. The petite star told the LA Times in September that she “had a skull fracture, rib issue and neck issue and a hip issue,” and had to be carried off in a stretcher after a lighting rig fell on her.

But this week, she has back in action for the first time, attending several runway shows in New York.

“This is my big night out after seven weeks,” the giddy and tenacious Ms. Chenoweth told The Observer at the DL 1961 fashion show last week in West Chelsea.

“I feakin' loved it!” She said about DL 1961, “I can actually wear the clothes!”

“Will you be attending any more shows?” The Observer asked

“Two more [Rebecca] Minkoff and Nanette Lepore.”

“What do you like most about fashion week?” we wanted to know.

“The artistry, I’m an artist so I appreciate other artists and design,” she chirped over the loud beats of DJ Mia Morretti.

Before bouncing away with her female entourage, Ms. Chenoweth noted that you won't find her on a banquette at the Top of the Standard or gracing Le Baron’s dance floor.

“I’m going to continue with my physical therapy and try to rest,” she revealed.

Smart move.

Mr. Daly explained the main goals of the Creative Coalition: inspiring children and keeping the arts in schools. “One of the dirty little secrets is that we’re approaching a one-third high school dropout rate in this country,” he said. “Which means that in a generation we could have a hundred million undereducated people. There’s also a lot of research that suggests that kids who study arts are one-third more likely to graduate from high school. If you’re going to create whole human beings, it’s time for us to embrace … the arts.” Hear, hear!

Actress Dana Delaney moderated a forum with Ms. Rogers, who spoke about the White House becoming the people’s house, and its role in inspiring students and children. “I’ve never done this before,” Ms. Delany exclaimed beforehand.

The adorable Desperate Housewife also talked about the first lady’s style, saying, “I personally am excited that Michelle Obama wears J. Crew ‘cause I’m a J.Crew addict.”

Of Ms. Rogers, Ms. Delaney added: “She’s … so brilliant, and yet so accessible. She’s like your girlfriend! You just want to hang out with her!” And her style? “Extremely chic.” Ms. Delaney's YSL dress matched Ms. Rogers’ red and black ensemble. “Don’t you think we’re very well coordinated?” the moderator asked the audience. Later, she exulted: “I’m just happy to see sexy back in the White House.”

“She's very lovely and friendly, and so chic!” designer Nanette Lepore, dressed in her own Sunny Day Shift frock, marveled of Ms. Rogers.

“I haven’t had this feeling since I went to the inauguration,” Ms. Lepore added. “It’s this whole excitement over … the world of art and politics merging.”

After the Q&A, director George C. Wolfe rushed up to Ms. Rogers, as did Real World: Brooklyn’s Devyn Simone. “You have to be nice to me,” Ms. Rogers, a descendent of voodoo queen Marie Laveau Glapion, warned guests. “I can put a spell on you!”

"I'm going to shows of the designers I know and love," said Ms. Reeves, who said she will also be attending the Marchesa presentation. "With the Emmys coming up, this is sort of like fantasy shopping for me.

"Nanette is someone who on a daily basis I am pulling out of my closet. Even Mrs. Ari on the show has worn Nanette," she added. 

Speaking of Mrs. Ari, we wondered what Ms. Reeves thought of her character's fashion sensibilities. 

"She's Chanel head-to-toe at a soccer game, but at the same time she doesn't look too over the top," she replied. "It's very natural on her."

Just as we were chatting up Ms. Reeves, we almost got knocked down by a stampede of photographers rushing over to the other side of the room. Was it Uma? J.Lo? Michelle Trachtenberg again? 

No, it was all for The Hills’ Lauren Conrad and Lo Bosworth—who were, perhaps befittingly, seated in the same row as Julia Allison. 

But given the lack of other noteworthy guests, we decided to settle for The Hills girls in the hopes that they could at least spill about Whitney Port's new internship at Diane von Furstenberg. 

Ms. Bosworth was wearing a hot pink fitted dress, chewing gum and playing with her hair. "Can we just, like, move this way?" she asked the photographers snapping her photos. (She was not obliged.)

A USA Today reporter asked the duo how they choose their clothes every day, given the constant cameras surrounding them. 

"You can't buy small prints, white, or too much black," said Ms. Conrad, who was wearing a light blue dress. She told the Daily Transom that Ms. Lepore's show is the only one she and Ms. Bosworth plan on attending.

"We love Nanette," said Ms. Bosworth, sounding unconvinced.

As they talked, Ms. Conrad noticed that her friend had a strand of her blond hair out of place and impulsively reached her hand to the top of Ms. Bosworth's head to fix it.

We asked what they thought of Ms. Port venturing out into her own reality television show. 

"We're very proud of her, but we're not really supposed to talk about it," said Ms. Conrad. "We get into trouble when we talk too much."