FOX to Host All-Star EMPIRE Premiere at New York's Carnegie Hall

Showbiz411 reports exclusively that FOX will kick off the new season of Lee Daniels and Danny Strong's hot drama series EMPIRE with an all star screening and grand soiree at New York's famed Carnegie Hall on Saturday, September 12th.

Following a screening of the first episode of the show's sophomore season, a huge party will be thrown for A-list guests such as Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, and upcoming guest stars Mariah Carey and Marisa Tomei.

The gala affair will take over the theaters on the upper floors as well as the venue's new roof space.

The first new episode of "Empire" airs on September 23rd, three days after the Emmy Awards.