Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
Arts & Entertainment
Lipstick Jungle Takes Over The City
By
Jen Carlson
Published Apr 7, 2007
Modified Mar 7, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Jen Carlson
Published Apr 7, 2007
Modified Mar 7, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Does the story of women from Manhattan trying to keep up with their competition in the workplace while dealing with men issues sound familiar? Candace Bushnell's latest series (based on her book) "Lipstick Jungle" is filling that "Sex and the City" void that...probably none of us have felt.
The characters are reportedly a decade older than Carrie & Co, and starring in the show are Brooke Shields (as Wendy Healy - a movie executive), Kim Raver ( editor-in-chief of a glossy magazine), and Lindsay Price (unmarried fashion designer).
With a huge budget, the series has been filming all over New York, from Central Park's Boathouse Restaurant to a soundstage in Brooklyn recreated to look like the Bryant Park Fashion Week tents to a private jet at Westchester County Airport. The crew has also been filming in Williamsburg (photo at right taken on the Northside). One complaint about filming in the city (over LA), the executive producer told the Daily News: "We were filming in a brownstone which was so narrow we couldn't be on the same floor as the actors. Candace, DeAnn and I were sitting watching the monitors in the basement with the windows open so the cables could be trailed in from above."
At least it will look authentic! The crew is reportedly also dealing with this unseasonably cold weather (wonder if there were any "Chapstick Jungle" jokes), just like the rest of us. The show comes out this Fall on NBC, look for giant billboards coming to a building near you soon!
Photo via A Test of Will's flickr.
Tagged
airport
Brooke Shields
brooklyn
bryant
bryant park
candace bushnell
central park
city
daily news
entertainment
fashion
fashion week
la
Lipstick Jungle
manhattan
nbc
new york
news
News: NYC
photos
restaurant
sex
television
the city
westchester county
williamsburg
Jen Carlson
Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE arts-entertainment
Will Barnes and Noble in the East Village spell doom for smaller shops? It's complicated.
Independent booksellers are grappling with whether the big-box chain is a threat or an ally in the fight against Amazon.
By
Sonia Rao
Published Oct 16, 2026
Can eligible NYC singles find love with 30 minutes and some really spicy food?
We went to the Spiciest Supper Club singles night to take the temperature of New York City's dating scene.
By
Elizabeth Shwe
and
James Ramsay
Arts & Entertainment
Can eligible NYC singles find love with 30 minutes and some really spicy food?
We went to the Spiciest Supper Club singles night to take the temperature of New York City's dating scene.
By
Elizabeth Shwe
and
James Ramsay
How the NYC Marathon has changed in the last 50 years
By
Hannah Frishberg
A visit to Art of Play, the Brooklyn store in an animatronic bird beef with Kelly Clarkson
By
Sonia Rao
The hottest way to show you're an authentic New Yorker is… riding a Citi Bike?
By
Lindsay Lee Wallace
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .