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Celebrity Bulletin , February 18 2026


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This Just In

 

Mara Lieberman

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Bated Breath Theatre Company (MARA LIEBERMAN, Executive Artistic Director) announced the fourth extension of the world premiere of Dirty Books (written and directed by LIEBERMAN) due to popular demand, through Thursday, April 30, 2026 (previously Feb. 28) at Bated Breath Theater (39 W. 14th St., #301).

Contact (Lieberman): Bated Breath Theatre Company 212/518-1859 
ml@batedbreaththeatre.org 

Press Contact (Dirty Books): DKC/O&M 212/695-7400, Rick Miramontez rick@omdkc.com, Ellie Detweiler ellie@omdkc.com & Abby Kelley abby@omdkc.com

 

Jennifer Hudson

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The EGOT, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of 'Effie White' in the feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, will join the producing team of the stage revival of Dreamgirls heading to Broadway this fall to be directed and choreographed by five-time Tony Award nominee CAMILLE A. BROWN. Additional information on the revival, including casting, will be announced at a later date.

PR (Hudson): Narrative, Christa Dallas christa@narrative-pr.com

Press Contacts (Dreamgirls): DKC/O&M, Rick Miramontez rick@omdkc.com, Marie Bshara marie@omdkc.com &  Ellie Detweiler ellie@omdkc.com

 


 

events:  2
Next 7 days

 

Jack Schlossberg

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The author, commentator, and candidate for Congress will join "Design Matters with Debbie Milman" on Feb. 25 from 3 PM-3:45 PM at the Arlo Williamsburg Acast Podcast Studio as part of On Air PresentsOn Air Fest - "the Coachella of podcasts."

Organization: Jack for New York, Press Inquiries press@jackfornewyork.com

PR (On Air Presents / Event): Shore Fire Media, Hannah Schwartz hschwartz@shorefire.com

 

Jordan Matthew Brown

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The Book of Mormon star will lead the cast in the title role of Zack by HAROLD BRIGHOUSE (Hobson’s Choice) for Mint Theater Company. BRITT BERKE returns to the Mint to direct. This Off-Broadway engagement at Theatre Row (410 W. 42nd St.) will begin Feb. 21st for a limited run through March 28th with Opening Night on Sunday, March 8th.

Press Contact (Zack): David Gersten & Associates david@davidgersten.com

 

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Next 30 Days

 

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

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The Tony winner will portray TRUMAN CAPOTE in the first NY revival of JAY PRESSON ALLEN's 1989 Broadway hit Tru. Directed by ROB ASHFORD and performed in the House of the Redeemer's (7 E. 95th St.) hyper-intimate Library, this strictly limited engagement offers a rare, immersive theatrical experience for an audience of only 99 patrons nightly. Previews begin March 6, 2026 with an opening night of March 19, 2026 for a run through April 12, 2026.

PR (Ferguson): Origin Public Relations, Rachel Karten karten@origin-pr.com

Press Contact (Tru): Everyman Agency hello@everymanagency.com 

 

Jean Smart

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The Tony Award Nominee and seven-time Emmy Award winner will receive The Jason Robards Award for Excellence in Theatre at the Roundabout Theatre Company's 2026 Gala on Monday, March 9 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom (141 West 54th St). JEREMY JORDAN will offer a special concert performance during the gala.

PR (Smart): VanIden Public Relations and Consulting LLC, Ame VanIden 
ame@vanidenpr.com

Event Press Contact: Polk & Co 917/261-3988, Matt Polk, Jessica Johnson, Alana Karpoff & Chaliece Dillon chaliece@polkandco.com

 

Alec Baldwin

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Musician and podcast host HRISHIKESH HIRWAY will be the special guest for a live taping of the actor's "Here's The Thing" on Feb. 26th, 7 PM-8 PM at the Arlo Williamsburg Ballroom Mainstage as part of On Air PresentsOn Air Fest - "the Coachella of podcasts" - taking place Feb. 23-26 across the Wythe Hotel, Arlo Williamsburg, and The XX Venue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. On "Here's The Thing," BALDWIN takes listeners on a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of artists, policy makers and performers. 

Manager: Matt DelPiano mattdelpiano@gmail.com 

PR (On Air Presents / Event): Shore Fire Media, Hannah Schwartz hschwartz@shorefire.com

 

Issy Knowles

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The Meisner trained actress and writer based in London will transfer her one-woman OnlyFans play from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to Off-Broadway. Written & performed by KNOWLES, New York's SoHo Playhouse will host Body Count, staged as part of SoHo Playhouse's 2026 International Fringe Encore Series. The show will run March 3-29, 2026.

UK Agent: Sequel Management, Grace Cavanaugh-Butler grace@sequelmanagement.co.uk 

UK Literary Agent: Curtis Brown Group, Nick Fenwick nick.fenwick@curtisbrown.co.uk

Event Contact: SoHo Playhouse Press boxoffice@sohoplayhouse.com

 

Alex Timbers

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Prospect Musicals' IGNITE Concert Festival will include an evening with the Tony Award-winning director on March 10th with TIMBERS charting his career journey from downtown theater to Broadway. The 2026 edition of the festival will host a launch event on March 5th, begin performances March 7th, and run through March 30th at Baruch Performing Arts Center (entrance on E. 25th St., between Lexington & 3rd Aves.).

PR (Timbers): ID Public Relations, Amanda Pelletier apelletier@id-pr.com 

Event Press Contact: Jorgensen Public Relations, Michael Jorgensen michael@jorgensenpr.com

 

Carolee Carmello

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The 3x Tony Nominee will join KATE BALDWIN, KECIA LEWIS, MAX VON ESSEN, LESLI MARGHERITA, and others, as performers at Harmony, the New York City Gay Men's Chorus' annual gala benefit on Monday, March 23, 2026, at the Edison Ballroom at Hotel Edison (240 W. 47th St.).

Agent: BRS/Gage, Charles Bodner charles@brsgage.com & Steven Unger stevenunger@brsgage.com

Event Press Contact: KPM ASSOCIATES, Kevin P. McAnarney 212/581-3836 KPMAssociates@aol.com

 

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Later this year

 

Dan Levy

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The Co-Creator, Showrunner, Executive Producer and Star of the new Netflix comedy thriller, "Big Mistakes," will be in NYC for the series invite-only Premiere Event on Monday, April 6, 2026 at The Paris Theater. Opportunities are available for Red Carpet Coverage. LEVY is expected to be joined by cast members including TAYLOR ORTEGA, LAURIE METCALF, ELIZABETH PERKINS and many more.

PR (Levy): 42West, Nesma Youssef nesma.youssef@42West.Net 

Event Press Contact: APEX Public Relations, Elyse Weissman elyse@theapex-pr.com

 

Ana Gasteyer

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The actress and singer will join ALEX BRIGHTMAN and SARA CHASE in the upcoming Broadway production of Schmigadoon!, which begins previews at the Nederlander Theatre on April 4, 2026 with an opening night set for April 20, 2026. The engagement runs through Sept. 6, 2026.

PR (Gasteyer): Wolf-Kasteler Public Relations, Annick Muller annickm@wk-pr.com & Keleigh Kaliher keleighk@wk-pr.com

PR (Schmigadoon!): Rubenstein, Amy Jacobs ajacobs@rubenstein.com & Nicole Suder nsuder@rubenstein.com

 

Bruce Springsteen

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The music icon and his THE E STREET BAND will launch their Land Of Hope And Dreams American Tour at Minneapolis' Target Center on March 31, with tri-state area stops at Newark, NJ's Prudential Center (Monday, April 20), Belmont Park, NY's UBS Arena (Tuesday, May 5), NYC's Madison Square Garden (Monday, May 11Saturday, May 16), and Brooklyn's Barclays Center (Thursday, May 14).

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

 

Richard Marx

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The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, producer & best-selling author, whose new album, After Hours, was released on Jan. 16, 2026, and features a duet of "Young at Heart" with the legendary ROD STEWART, will join STEWART on tour this summer. Dates include a July 31 show at Wantagh, NY's Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater.

PR (Marx): Shore Fire Media 718/522-7171, Rebecca Shapiro, Shannon Cosgrove & Moya Crowley richardmarxpr@shorefire.com


 

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International

 

BTS

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Trafalgar Releasing, HYBE, and BIGHIT MUSIC will present BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG' LIVE VIEWING, a global live cinema event bringing two full-length BTS (RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook) concerts to cinemas worldwide on Saturday, April 11 from Goyang, South Korea and Saturday, April 18 from Tokyo, Japan as the pop royalty return to the global stage. The tour will officially kick off in Goyang, Korea for three sold out shows (April 9, 11 & 12) before continuing to Tokyo, Japan. From there, BTS will visit North America, Europe, South America, and Asia, spanning 82 shows across 34 cities. With the world tour, BTS makes history as the South Korean artist with the highest number of tour dates and the broadest regional reach to date. Their North American will include Aug. 1 & 2, 2026 shows at East Rutherford, NJ's Met Life Stadium.

US PR (BTS): Full Coverage Communications, Kristen Foster Kristen.Foster@fullcov.com & Erica Gerard Erica.Gerard@fullcov.com 

Media Contacts (Trafalgar Releasing): (USA & Canada) Scoop Marketing, Erik Stein estein@solters.com // (Rest of World) Rodolfo Amaral rodolfo.a@trafalgar-releasing.com

 

Jessie Ware

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The British singer-songwriter will perform during the In Memoriam section of the BAFTA Film Awards to be hosted by ALAN CUMMING on Feb. 22, 2026 at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall in London.

Record Co.: Interscope, Hillary Siskind hillary.siskind@umusic.com 

UK Music Manager: Fascination Management, Peter Lorraine peter@fascinationmanagement.com 

Event Contacts (BAFTA Awards): DDA PR baftapublicity@ddaglobal.com / BAFTA Press Office 
pressoffice@bafta.org & Catie Poust catie.p@bafta.org

 

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Out of Town

 

James Cameron

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The legendary screenwriter and director of The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Titanic, and the Avatar films, among others, will receive the Writers Guild of America West's 2026 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement. The award will be presented at the 78th Annual Writers Guild Awards on March 8, 2026 at the JW Marriott L.A. LIVE.

Agent: CAA, Beth Swofford bswofford@caa.com & Roeg Sutherland rsutherland@caa.com

Event Press Contact: WGAW Communications Department, Bob Hopkinson 310/801-8563 
bhopkinson@wga.org

 

Colman Domingo

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The two-time Oscar nominee will receive the honorary President's Award at the 57th NAACP Image Awards ceremony on Feb. 28, 2026 at the Pasadenia Civic Auditorium in recognition of specal achievement & distinguished public service. 

PR (Domingo): Wolf-Kasteler Public Relations, Annick Muller annickm@wk-pr.com & Annick Oppenheim ppenheim@wk-pr.com 

Media Contacts (NAACP Image Awards): Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis, NAACPImageAwards@ssmandl.com // Ariana Drummond
ImagePublicist@naacpnet.org

 

Loretta Devine

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Hollywood Confidential, the long-running event series created by author / producer STEVE JONES, will honor the stage & screen star with its Vanguard Award for career achievement. The honor will also mark the 30th anniversary of the seminal comedy Waiting to Exhale in which DEVINE starred. The event & award presentation will take place Feb. 27, 2026 at the Saban Theatre in LA and include a conversation between JONES & DEVINE titled "A Moment to Exhale with Our Dreamgirl."

Manager: Essential Talent Management, Donald Spradlin don@essentialent.net 

 

Michael Patrick King

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The LGBTQ+ writer, director and producer of "Sex & the City" and "And Just Like That" will be honored with the Visibility Award from the Human Rights Campaign for his work uplifting LGBTQ+ stories on screen and bringing visibility for the LGBTQ+ community in the entertainment world. The HRC Los Angeles Dinner will take place at the Fairmont Century Plaza in LA on March 28, 2026.

PR (King): Apex Public Relations, Simon Halls simon@theapex-pr.com & Darrell Borquez darrell@theapex-pr.com

Contact (HRC): Press Office 202/572-8968 
press@hrc.org