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Celebrity Bulletin , August 05 2026


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Arrivals

 

Jaki Bradley

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The multi-hyphenate will direct the World Premiere of BABY SHOWER KATIE by BETH HYLAND running Feb. 27-April 11, 2027 in 59E59 Theaters' Theater A. Baby Shower Katie is a co-world premiere with Round House Theatre in Bethesda, MD, and was developed at the Primary Stages Liff Lab, a new play development program named by The Sulzberger Rolfe Foundation in memory of legendary theater agent SAMUEL "BIFF" LIFF.

Agent (Theater): WME, Emma Feiwel 
EFeiwel@wmeagency.com 

Press Contacts (Primary Stages): Print Shop PR, Matt Ross matt@printshoppr.com & Claire Wojciechowski 
claire@printshoppr.com

 

Aasif Mandvi

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AASIF MANDVI: A WORK IN PROGRESS, written by & starring the actor, and directed by KIMBERLY SENIOR, will run Jan. 9-Feb. 6, 2027 in 59E59 Theaters' Theater B as part of Primary Stages Studio Series.

PR (Mandvi): The Initiative Group, Christina Papadopoulos cp@initiativepr.com & Sarah Yorke sy@initiativepr.com

Press Contacts (Primary Stages): Print Shop PR, Matt Ross matt@printshoppr.com & Claire Wojciechowski 
claire@printshoppr.com

 

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Next 7 days

 

Debby Boone

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Songbook Sundays, created and hosted by DEBORAH GRACE WINER celebrating the American Songbook will continue at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club with a Tony Bennett Centennial Celebration featuring DEBBY BOONE, BILLY STRITCH, GABRIELLE STRAVELLI, and DAVID MARINO this Sunday, Aug. 9th, at 5 PM & 7:30 PM.

Manager: Lighthouse Entertainment Group, Susan Munao LighthouseENT@me.com

Event Press Contacts: Katz PR, Sean Katz 201/522-4823 & Judy Katz 212/489-5595 sean@katzpr.com

 

CORTIS

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K-Pop band CORTIS (MARTIN, JAMES, JUHOON, SEONGHYEON, & KEONHO) will bring their <PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN> tour to the Infosys Theater at MSG tomorrow Thursday, Aug. 6 at 8 PM. Their 2nd EP GREENGREEN arrived May 4 via BIGHIT Music.

Manager: HYBE America, Jules Ferree jules@hybecorp.com 

 

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Next 30 Days

 

Ben Davis

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A Tony Honoree, the Broadway veteran, who most recently appeared as 'Father' in the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Ragtime, will join the cast of the Tony Award-winning best musical Hadestown as "Hades' on Tuesday, Sept. 1DAVIS joins the previously announced new principal company including JASMIN SAVOY BROWN ('Eurydice'), NORBERT LEO BUTZ ('Hermes'), AMBER IMAN ('Persephone') & KAYKO ('Orpheus').

Agent: CESD Talent Agency, Mallory Tucker mtucker@cesdtalent.com

Press Contacts (
Hadestown): DKC/O&M 212/695-7400, Rick Miramontez rick@omdkc.comKendall Edwards kendall@omdkc.comEllie Detweiler ellie@omdkc.com & Bailey Everett bailey@omdkc.com

 

Arturo O'Farrill

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Belongó, a NYC-based non-profit cultural institution founded by the pianist/composer and GRAMMY Award-winner, will present ARTURO O'FARRILL & THE AFRO LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA (ALJO) with acclaimed Taiwanese-born bassist VINCENT HSU—leader of the SOY LA LEY AFRO CUBAN JAZZ BANDat Flushing Town Hall in Queens on Aug. 15th. The evening will explore the connections between Afro Cuban, jazz, and Taiwanese musical traditions through original compositions and improvisation. 

PR (Belongó): Shore Fire Media, Max Lefkowitz mlefkowitz@shorefire.com 

 

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Next 60 Days

 

Troy Kotsur

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The Academy Award-winning actor, deaf since birth, will be among the honorees as Deaf West Theatre (DJ KURS, Artistic Director and JEFF PERRI, Managing Director) host its first-ever New York City gala, The 35th Anniversary Gala – One Night in New York on Monday, Sept. 28 at Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street, NYC). Five-time Tony Award-winning producer EVA PRICE, and Tony Award-winning directors BILL RAUCH & ZHAILON LEVINGSTON will also be honored.

PR (Kotsur): RMG, Katie Feldman katie@rmg-pr.com 

Manager: Metric Talent & Literary, Mark Finley mark@metrictalent.com 

Event PR Contact: Apertire., Michelle Farabaugh michelle@aperturepr.com, Adrian Bryan-Brown & Angela Yamarone angela@aperturepr.com

 

Takashi Yamazaki

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Film at Lincoln Center will present the world premiere of writer-director's Godzilla Minus Zero as the Spotlight Gala selection for the 64th New York Film Festival. At the premiere presentation at Alice Tully Hall on Sept. 26, YAMAZAKI and members of the cast and crew will be in attendance. Presented by Film at Lincoln Center in partnership with Rolex, the 64th New York Film Festival will take place from Sept. 25 through Oct. 12.

Production Co.: Robot Communications, Takashi Yamazaki faab@robot.co.jp 

US Agent: CAA, Nick Lafferty nick.lafferty@caa.com 

Press Contacts (Film at Lincoln Center): John Kwiatkowski JKwiatkowski@filmlinc.org & Eva Tooley ETooley@filmlinc.org

 

Denee Benton

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Manhattan Theatre Club presents the Broadway Premiere of JOCELYN BIOH's play, School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Playdirected by WHITNEY WHITE. Starring LUCIA AREMU, DENÉE BENTON, PATINA MILLER, ERIN MORTON, NIA OTCHERE-SARFO, JORDAN RICE, JASMINE AMY ROGERS, and HEATHER ALICIA SIMMSperformances begin Sept. 8, 2026 at Manhattan Theater Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theater

PR (Benton): The Initiative Group, Ashton Fontana af@initiativepr.com 

Press Contact (School Girls...): The Press Room, schoolgirls@thepressroomnyc.com

 

Bowen Yang

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The award-winning performer will make his Broadway acting debut in Oh, Mary! as 'Mary Todd Lincoln' on Sept. 15, 2026 for a limited engagement through Dec. 6, 2026.

PR (Yang): ID Public Relations, Brianna Smith bsmith@id-pr.com & Molly Kawachi 
mkawachi@id-pr.com

PR (Oh, Mary!): grapevine public relations, Molly Barnett molly@grapevineprny.com & Chelsea Nachman chelsea@grapevineprny.com

 

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Later this year

 

Andrew Durand

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The Tony-nominated actor (Dead Outlaw) will next star in the title role of the stage musical adaption of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as it makes its North American premiere Off Broadway at the Public Theater's Newman Theater. The production begins previews Oct. 8 and opens Oct. 21 for a run through Nov. 15, 2026.

Manager: Brillstein Entertainment Partners, Samantha Stoller s.stoller@bep-ny.com 

Press Contact (The Curious Case...): The Public Theater press@publictheater.org

 

Monsta X

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K-POP's 2026 MONSTA X WORLD TOUR [THE X : NEXUS] IN NEW YORK will come to the Infosys Theater at MSG on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 8 PM.

US Manager: Eshy Gazit Management, Eshy Gazit eg@eshygazit.com 

US Record Co.: Intertwine Records, info@intertwinemusic.com 

South Korean Manager / Record Co.: Starship Entertainment starship-ent@hanmail.net

 

Christian Borle

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Ten years after the show opened at the Walter Kerr Theatre to rave reviews in October 2016, the entire original cast of Lincoln Center's acclaimed revival of Falsettos will reunite for a one-night-only celebration of WIILIAM FINN and JAMES LAPINE's beloved musical on SundayOct. 18, 2026 at 7 PM at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. The revival's stars, Tony Award winners STEPHANIE J. BLOCK, CHRISTIAN BORLE BRANDON URANOWITZTony Award nominees ANDREW RANNELLS BETSY WOLFE, and Emmy Award nominee TRACIE THOMS will all reprise their roles, with a special guest appearance by ANTHONY ROSENTHAL (the revival's original 'Jason'). VADIM FEICHTNER  returns as Music Director and Conductor, conducting a band that includes most of the revival's original musicians. This special evening will benefit The BroadwayEveryDay Foundation and Family Equality.

Agent: CAA, Joe Machota 
jmachota@caa.com 

Event Press Contacts: grapevine pr, Molly Barnett molly@grapevineprny.com, Chelsea Nachman chelsea@grapevineprny.com, & Amanda Marie Miller 
amanda@grapevineprny.com

 

John Lloyd Young

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The Tony and Grammy winner, multi-Platinum recording artist, and original star of Jersey Boys on stage and screen, will return to NYC's 54 Below with his NYC band for a brand-new show, John Lloyd Young: Songs from the Road on Oct. 20, 21, 23, 24, & 25 at 7 PM. From JLY originals to foreign-language hits found on travels throughout the world to the standards from Jersey Boys and beyond that follow him wherever he goes, JLY shares the best of what he's singing now.

PR: Heart Spade PR (347/804-6837) | Matt Gross 347/804-6837 matt@heartspadepr.com, Last Verified: 4/21/2024 1:17:03 AM

Concert Management : Think Iconic Artists Agency, Wayne J. Gmitter wayne@thinkiconic.com

Event Press Contact: 54 Below press@54below.org / (Editorial) Candi Adams candiadamsnyc@gmail.com

 

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International

 

Jesse Eisenberg

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The UK premiere of the writer-director-producer's The Debut on Oct. 18 will be the Closing Night Gala at the 70th BFI London Film Festival at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London. The film stars EISENBERG, along with JULIANNE MOORE, PAUL GIAMATTI, HALLE BAILEY, HAVANA ROSE LIU, BERNADETTE PETERS, COLTON RYAN, LILLI COOPER, MAULIK PANCHOLY and BONNIE MILLIGAN. EISENBERG is expected to attend along with the cast. The Debut will open in Limited Release on Dec. 11, 2026 by A24.

PR (Eisenberg): Viewpoint PR, Jennifer Allen jennifer.allen@viewpointla.com & Sean Green sean.green@viewpointla.com

BFI Festivals Contacts: BFI LFF Press team lffpress@bfi.org.uk / (Press Officer) Phoebe Brown phoebe.brown@bfi.org.uk / (Sr. PR Manager) Sanam Hasan sanam.hasan@bfi.org.uk / lffpressaccreditation@bfi.org.uk / (BFI Director of Press and PR) Judy Wells judy.wells@bfi.org.uk

 

Dave Chappelle

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The comedian is in London and will perform his "Pulling Up" tour at the Eventim Apollo, London tonight Aug. 5 and tomorrow Aug. 6.

US PR (Chappelle): RPR Department, Carla Sims carla.sims@rprdepartment.com

Agent: Gersh, Rick Greenstein rgreenstein@gersh.com

UK Event Contacts: Live Nation, Paul Bernstein paul.bernstein@livenation.co.uk, Molly Hemsley molly.hemsley@livenation.co.uk, Will Barlow will.barlow@livenation.co.uk, Aimee McIntosh aimee.mcintosh@livenation.co.uk & Naomi Bharwani naomi.bharwani@livenation.co.uk