Celebrity Bulletin , September 23 2026

New York Theatre Workshop's (NYTW) fourth and final production of their 2026/27 Season will be Blood Be Sweet by ABIGAIL C. ONWUNALI, directed by AWOYE TIMPO. Developed in partnership with JAMILA PONTON BRAGG; Tony, Emmy and 2x Grammy Award winner and 3x Oscar nominee CYNTHIA ERIVO; and Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee LENA WAITHE, Blood Be Sweet will begin performances at New York Theatre Workshop (79 E. 4th St.) on Wednesday, April 21, 2027, for a run through Sunday, May 30, 2027. The performance schedule, casting, and additional creative team TBA.

Hadestown co-stars Tony Award winner LILLIAS WHITE and REEVE CARNEY will reunite as Documentary Arts and Connecting Cultures present a limited engagement of a new Off-Broadway production of Texas in Paris, the acclaimed musical, based on true events, by ALAN GOVENAR, directed by AKIN BABATUNDÉ. Previews are scheduled to begin on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2027 at 7 PM at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 W. 42nd St.) with an official opening on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2027 at 6:30 PM for a run through Feb. 28, 2027. 

The actor stars alongside FLORENCE PUGH and MIKE FAIST in a fresh interpretation of STEINBECK's classic, "East of Eden" and is expected to attend the TV series' invite-only NY Premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 30th at The Paris Theatre. The Season will be released on Netflix in the US on Oct. 1st, 2026.

UPDATED: The multi-hyphenate wrote, choreographed, directs, serves as lead producer, and leads the cast of the new original Off-Broadway musical Midnight, which canceled the first week of its previews, and will now begin performances on Sept. 25 at the Daryl Roth Theatre. Originally slated to open on Sept. 27, the show will now open on Oct. 15 for a run through Nov. 8, 2026.

The singer-songwriter will bring her headline The Lost Tour with ALEX G to Brooklyn's Barclays Center for three 7:30 PM shows, Sept. 24, 25 & 26.

The mezzo-soprano & humanitarian's Denyce Graves Foundation's 2026 Harvest Moon Gala -- an evening in support of the Foundation's mission to champion the next generation of artists -- will honor MISTY COPELAND, YANNICK NÉZET-SÉQUIN and ANN ZIFF on Monday, Sept. 28th at Guastavino's.

The Outer Critics Circle Award acting nominee for Classic Stage Company's (CSC) Assassins will make his directing debut with CSC's upcoming production of CLIFFORD ODETS' Waiting for Lefty, with original music and arrangements by YELLER TOOTH (SAHAR MILANI and CAMERON SCOGGINS), choreographed by SUSAN MISNER. Performances run Oct. 15–Nov. 22, 2026 at CSC's Lynn F. Angelson Theater (136 E. 13th St.) with Opening night set for Nov. 2. The show will feature Tony Award nominees TALA ASHE & CONRAD RICAMORA, RAFFI BARSOUMIAN, ADAM CHANLER-BERAT, GREG HILDRETH, SAHAR MILANI, THOM SESMA, and others.

After receiving millions of views online for her community theatre performances of Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music, the viral sensation aka "Feed the Birds Girl" will make her New York and cabaret debut in Coco Marshall: A Star Is Born, live at the Laurie Beechman Theatre on Monday, Oct. 19 at 7 PM. The one-night-only cabaret, which will feature guest stars from Broadway and beyond including BENJAMIN PAJAK, CARA ROSE DiPIETRO, ECHO PICONE, GABRIELLA PIZZOLO, KUHOO VERMA, LEANA RAE CONCEPCION and TAYLOR IMAN JONES, will also be livestreamed nationwide. PATRICK B. PHILLIPS will serve as Music Director and Arranger. Coco Marshall: A Star Is Born is a benefit for Coco's College Fund produced by Benson Drive Productions (GEORGE STRUS, CEO).

Gingold Theatrical Group (GTG) will present a new gender-neutral adaptation for Village Wooing, GEORGE BERNARD SHAW's classic two-hander, beginning performances Oct. 22, 2026 at The House of the Redeemer. Tony Award winners BETH LEAVEL and KAREN ZIEMBA, and Tony Award nominees ROBERT CUCCIOLI and TOM HEWITT will perform in a rotating engagement across four intimate performances: Thursday, Oct. 22, 7 PM — LEAVEL & CUCCIOLI; Friday, Oct. 23, 7 PM — ZIEMBA & HEWITT; Saturday, Oct. 24, 7 PM — CUCCIOLI & HEWITT and Sunday, Oct. 25, 3 PM — LEAVEL & ZIEMBA.

The Santa Barbara Alt-rock quartet's Rings: The Acoustic Tour with WILLY PORTER will play NYC's Sony Hall on Monday, Oct. 19th
at 8 PM.

The Tony Award nominee ('Johnny Cade' in The Outsiders) has joined the cast of The King's Critique, the completely original new musical comedy opening in NYC this fall. He joins TAYLOR IMAN JONES, DONNA LYNNE CHAMPLIN, NICK CEARLEY, and many more in the cast. Led by Art Lab Productions (producer MEG FOFONOFF) and Jordan Fisher Theatrics (producer JORDAN FISHER), with executive producer LISA DOZIER SHACKET, the limited engagement begins performances Tuesday, Nov. 3 ahead of a Thursday, Nov. 12 opening night at The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 W. 42nd St.).

The veteran theatrical press agent will be honored along with acclaimed Actor-Director STEVEN PASQUALE at Classic Stage Company's (CSC) 2026 Gala on Monday, Nov. 16 at City Winery. 

The actress reprises her Tony Award-winning role as 'Nabulungi' alongside RORY O'MALLEY in his Tony-nominated role as 'Elder McKinley' when the original cast members return to The Book of Mormon on Broadway for a limited 12-week run at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre from Oct. 27, 2026 to Jan. 17, 2027.

The award-winning country trio will bring their second annual holiday themed This Winter's Night Tour to the Beacon Theatre on Thursday, Dec. 17 at 8 PM.

The multi-hyphenate actress-singer-writer co-wrote the book and stars as the title character in Penelope, a contemporary musical retelling of HOMER's The Odyssey from the perspective of Odysseus' wife which Classic Stage Company (CSC) will present this season. The winner of the 2026 Richard Rodgers Award for Best New Musical from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the production just concluded an acclaimed run at the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe Festivali Penelope features music and lyrics by ALEX BECHTEL and a book by BECHTEL, McLEAN & EVA STEINMETZ (who directs). BECHTEL (piano) and four to-be-announced musicians will join McLEAN on stage as a musical Greek chorus. This special two-week engagement will run Thursday, Dec. 10 through Sunday, Dec. 20 only at CSC's Lynn F. Angelson Theater (136 E. 13th St.). Opening night will be celebrated on Friday, Dec. 11.

The Emmy Award nominee (Becky Shaw, "The Handmaid's Tale") will lead the cast of the US premiere of the new musical Wild Rose as 'Rose-Lynn Harlan.' Wild Rose is written by BAFTA winner NICOLE TAYLOR, directed by Tony and Olivier Award winner JOHN TIFFANY and choreographed by Olivier Award winner STEVEN HOGGETT & VICKI MANDERSON. Previews begin at New York Theatre Workshop (79 E. 4th St.) on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2026, with opening night set for Monday, Dec. 14, 2026, for a run through Sunday, Jan. 10, 2027.

The singer-songwriter will receive the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards to be held this Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. This award was created to celebrate artists who direct their own music videos & advance visual storytelling. Receiving this honor makes SWIFT the most awarded artist in VMA history, breaking her previous tie with BEYONCÉ.

The Dogwood star, co-writer, co-directror & co-producer, will be in attendance and available for interviews as the gritty regional Western -- co-starring ERIC ROBERTS, JAMES STORM and AMY ZUBIETA (who also co-wrote & co-produced) -- premieres at the RJ Cinema Distillery & Taproom (4450 Eastgate South Drive) in Cincinnati, OH, tomorrow Sept. 24. Dogwood will be distributed by Aric Films.

Dolly Parton's SongTeller Hotel – created in partnership with DOLLY PARTON and Herschend – and Dolly's Life of Many Colors Museum, created by Dolly Parton Productions, will officially debut together on Sept. 29 in Nashville, marking the highly anticipated opening of two new destinations celebrating DOLLY's extraordinary life and legacy. DOLLY's love letter to Nashville, the Hotel features 245 unique guest rooms and suites, two live entertainment venues (Jolene's and Parton's Live), café and vibrant spaces designed to celebrate DOLLY's career and the spirit of Music City. The Museum is available for private events, including weddings, receptions, and business gatherings.

The beloved TV personality's comedy show, Unassisted Residency, continues its third year of playing to capacity houses at the intimate Monroe Forum at the historical landmark El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood with shows set for Sundays at 3 PM on Sept. 27, Oct. 25, and Nov. 29, 2026. A special guest opens each show. Created and performed by COLEMAN, it is the longest-running solo show in the history of the El Portal, which is celebrating its Centennial year with a Centennial Gala on Saturday, Nov. 28. The Gala event, open to the public, will be hosted by FRITZ COLEMAN and feature a star-studded array of personalities, with celebratory performances and recognitions. *COLEMAN is available for interviews.

The Founder & President of The Earthshot Prize, HRH PRINCE WILLIAM is expected to attend The Earthshot Prize Awards in Mumbai, India on Nov. 17, 2026, where 15 Finalists will be celebrated and the five Winners will each receive £1 million to scale their impact. From AI-driven wildfire detection and revolutionary heat resilience to historic food waste reduction and vast landscape protection, the Earthshot Prize 2026 Finalists represent exceptional climate leadership. For the first time, The Earthshot Prize Finalists will be seen across television and outdoor media in the UK, US, and India. KARAN JOHAR, Indian filmmaker, broadcaster known for the globally acclaimed 'Koffee with Karan,' and the host of "The Traitors India," will host the Awards Night with additional presenters and performers TBA.

The British actor will be in Switzerland to receive the Golden Eye Award honoring his remarkable career across film, television and theater at the 22nd Zurich Film Festival (9/24/26-10/9/24). HIDDLESTON will open this year's festival tomorrow Sept. 24 with the European premiere of his latest feature, TENZING, (in which he portrays mountain climber EDMUND HILLARY) together with co-star WILLEM DAFOE and BAFTA-nominated director filmmaker JENNIFER PEEDOM.