That's the word in the tents right now, anyhow. Apparently he wants to lose the flash factor and have tonight be about the clothes. Now that's just crazy talk.

The show's supposed to start at 8 p.m. (or, y'know, 8:45). More as we know it.

Update 8:21 p.m.: Our correspondent slipped in early enough to catch the run-through; chatter among the headsetted classes is that the only A-listers will be Diddy (an investor), Patti Lupone (who's already there), and Joy Bryant. But what of Sophia Bush?!?!