Celebrity Bulletin , April 24 2024

Interviews are available with the Emmy-nominated actress, PodCo co-founder, and social media connoisseur to discuss her newest podcast series "ICONIC w/ CCR" which launched on April 23rd with its inaugural episode featuring model and entrepreneur ISKRA LAWRENCE. CARLSON ROMANO is also available to discuss the growth of PodCo, letting go of her popular series "Vulnerable" as she continues to grow past childhood trauma from the entertainment industry, and what's next for her.

The Director & Executive Producer of Apple TV+'s documentary, The Dynasty New England Patriots, will conduct a Q&A with Producer DALLAS BRENNAN REXER and Editor DANIEL KOEHLER following tonight's 7 PM invite-only Screening at iPIC Fulton. The series originally premiered on Friday, Feb. 16th.

The Tony Award winner will make a special guest appearance as Red Bull Theater continues its 20th Anniversary Festival with PATRICK PAGE starring in The Tempest By William Shakespeare, directed by Founder and Artistic Director JESSE BERGER, for One Night Only: Monday, April 29th at 7:30 PM at The Loreto Theater at the Sheen Center. Featuring songs by ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL created for JULIE TAYMOR's The Tempest, with Additional Music & Musical Direction by GREG PLISKA, the production also features REEVE CARNEY, ROBERT CUCCIOLI, CARSON ELROD, JACOB MING-TRENT, and man more.

The actress and LGBTQ advocate will receive the Advocate Award at GLSEN’s Respect Awards to be held at Gotham Hall on Monday, April 29th, 6 PM. Hosted by PEPPERMINT, the evening will feature appearances by BILLY PORTER, ANTHONY RAPP and GLSEN board chair WILSON CRUZ.

The Irish actress, who stars as Penelope Featherington in the hit Netflix series "Bridgerton," is expected to attend the show's NY Premiere event on Monday, May 13th. The series Season 3 releases in the US on May 16th, 2024.

The two-time Tony® Award and Emmy Award nominee will receive the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater Award at the 90th Annual Drama League Awards, which will be held at the Ziegfeld Ballroom (141 W. 54th St.) on Friday, May 17 at 12 PM. 

American Ballet Theatre (ABT) 2024 Spring Gala: Ballet Brillance on Tuesday, May 14 at Cipriani 42nd Street will feature a curated selection of excerpts from ABT’s upcoming 2024 Summer season, including a preview of WAYNE McGREGOR's Woolf Works ahead of the NY Premiere. The Gala evening will honor Academy Award®-winning filmmaker CHAI VASARHELYI for her incomparable commitment to artistic excellence and innovation as a filmmaker, as well as her fervent advocacy of classical ballet. Other expected attendees will include: KATIE HOLMES, WILSON CRUZ and more. *Red Carpet Arrivals 5:15 PM / Performance 6:30 PM

"RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE ALL STARS," which begins streaming exclusively on Paramount + with two all-new episodes on Friday, May 17, is slated to hold a NY Premiere on Thursday, May 9th with cast and RuPAUL expected to attend. In its 9th season, eight fan-favorite queens including NINA WEST (charity: The Trevor Project), SHANNEL (charity: Anxiety and Depression Association of America), ANGERIA PARIS VANMICHEALS (charity: National Black Justice Collective), and others, return to use their drag superpowers for good, competing for the first time to win a supersized donation of $200,000, provided by The Palette Fund, for a charity of their choosing.

Zonderkidz -- the children's publishing division of Zondervan, a HarperCollins Company -- will release the actress and mental health advocate's debut picture book, titled You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!) and illustrated by PAUL KELLAM on June 18, 2024. Tour dates and appearances with HENSON will be announced this spring.

The Tony Award® winner will star as 'Old Deuteronomy' as Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) presents Cats: "The Jellicle Ball," a radical reimagining of the musical by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER based on "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" by T.S. Eliot. Performances begin June 13, 2024 with opening night June 20, 2024 for a limited engagement through July 14, 2024.

Julien's Auctions, the industry-leading music memorabilia auction house, has announced THE RANDY BACHMAN COLLECTION, an exclusive presentation honoring the Canadian classic rock and roll maverick, and founder of Bachman-Turner Overdrive and The Guess Who. The premiere Music Icons auction event will take place on Wednesday, May 29th, and Thursday, May 30th, 2024 live at Hard Rock Cafe in New York and online at juliensauctions.com. At the centerpiece of this auction will be an outstanding collection of nearly 200 signature guitars, instruments and gear, owned and used by BACHMAN. Special exhibitions in New York for the public to view highlighted items prior to the auction will be held May 22nd-May 28th at Hard Rock Cafe.

Media coverage is encouraged as the trailblazing, now in-exile Russian electronic duo, has announced its first-ever US tour this June. Fresh off the viral success of its Tatar-language single "Piyala," AIGEL will bring its signature blend of electro, rap, psychedelic electronica, and Tatar lyrics to stages in NY (June 7th at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg), Chicago, San Francisco, and LA. After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the band made an anti-war statement, was banned in Russia, and left the country. Currently, singer/songwriter AIGEL GAISINA is based in Berlin, while producer ILYA BARAMIIA resides in Montenegro. The duo creates and performs primarily in Russian and Tatar, with a bit of English.

In August 2024, the Oscar-winning Australian actor is playing music and bringing his "Indoor Garden Party" back to the United States for the first time since 2012. CROWE and his backing band, THE GENTLEMAN BARBERS, with support from LORRAINE O'REILLY, will kick off their North America dates on Sunday, Aug. 11 at Newark, NJ's NJPAC Prudential Hall Betty Wold Johnson stage, and Monday, Aug. 12 at NYC's Sony Hall.

The 5x Grammy winner joins Mercury Prize-winning, Grammy-nominated MICHAEL KIWANUKA for a co-headline fall tour with support from YASMIN WILLIAMS. The tour will include a Oct. 2nd show at Port Chester, NY's The Capitol Theatre (KIWANUKA to close) and Oct. 3 stop at NYC's Summerstage (HOWARD to close). BRITTANY and MICHAEL have partnered with The Ally Coalition to donate $1 per ticket to support housing for mental health resources for people of color, single mothers, and unhoused LGBTQ Youth.

The actress & director -- who will appear in the AMC series "Mayfair Witches" and the feature films Thirsty and The Midway Point -- joins MAMOUDOU ATHIE, JON HUERTAS and Q'ORIANKA KILCHER in a live reading of selected scenes from 2023's five winning scripts at the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Awards and Live Read on April 25 at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Hollywood. The program will be hosted and directed by 2008 Nicholl fellow ERIC NAZARIAN.

UPDATED: The Montana based Americana tinged bluegrass phenoms will make their first-ever trip to Juneau, AK, which will also double as a homecoming for the band's bassist JOE FUNK who was born and raised there. Originally set to play their first-ever performance in Juneau on July 26, the KITCHEN DWELLERS have added a a second Juneau show on July 25. Both dates will feature support from local group MUSKEG COLLECTIVE. 

The six-time Grammy Award–winning pop musical icon will be honored with a 2024 Musical Excellence Award, along with the late JIMMY BUFFETT, defunct American punk band MC5 (Motor City 5), and the late "Psychedelic Soul" songwriter-producer NORMAN WHITFIELD. They join 2024 HOF Inductees MARY J. BLIGE, CHER, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, FOREIGNER, PETER FRAMPTON, KOOL & THE GANG, OZZY OSBOURNE, and the former Hip Hop rappers group, A TRIBE CALLED QUEST. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on Saturday, Oct. 19th, 2024 at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, OH, streaming live on Disney+ with a special airing on ABC at a later date and available on Hulu the next day.

UPDATED: The "Saturday Night Live" writer and "Weekend Update" co-anchor will be the featured entertainer / host at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, April 27 at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. Traditionally attended by the President and First Lady as well as senior government officials and members of the press corps, proceeds from the dinner help finance all the WHCA's work, including awards recognizing excellence in the profession and scholarships for journalism students.

The comedian & writer, who is currently on his "A Fistful of Clary" live UK tour through June 14th, will host the British LGBT Awards in London on June 21. CLARY will also play the title role in the West End's London Palladium pantomime of Robin Hood, opposite singer and travel show presenter JANE McDONALD as Maid Marion, running Dec. 7, 2024-Jan. 12, 2025.

The director, producer, writer and actor will be in London next month to join and cast members CAILEY FLEMING, FIONA SHAW and PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE for the UK premiere of his feature film, IF, at Cineworld Leicester Square, London. Paramount Pictures will release the family dramedy fantasy in UK and US theaters on May 17th.