Cicely L. Tyson Community School Of Performing & Fine Arts Grand Unveiling

With the red carpet, celebrities and photographers, it could have been a Hollywood movie premiere, but this was the opening of a performing arts school in East Orange.

The celebrities, along with elected officials and other invited guests, came out for the official celebration of the new home for the Cicely Tyson School of the Performing and Fine Arts in East Orange.

The $143-million state-of-the-art facility opened its doors to more than 1,000 students last month, but yesterday was its formal unveiling.

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Pictured: Soledad O’Brien, Reginald Van Lee and Cicely Tyson attend the Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing & Fine Arts grand unveiling on October 24, 2009 in East Orange, New Jersey. (Photo by Brian Killian/Getty Images)