Celebrity Bulletin , September 28 2026

The Tony Award and five-time Emmy Award winner will star as 'Applegate' in the first Broadway revival of Damn Yankees in over 30 years. HARRIS will be joined by Emmy winner JULIANNE HOUGH in her Broadway musical debut as 'Lola,' and AUSTIN SCOTT as 'Young Joe.' Additional casting TBA. This newly adapted production of Damn Yankees will play the Marquis Theatre (210 W. 46th St) with its first preview on Wednesday, March 24 and an official opening on Tuesday, April 20, 2027. In a first for a Broadway musical, Major League Baseball (MLB) and its Emmy Award-winning production label MLB Studios, will serve as a partner on the production. HALEY SWINDAL, the eldest granddaughter of legendary New York Yankees owner GEORGE STEINBRENNER, serves as lead producer alongside partner JULIE BOARDMAN and LIA VOLLACK.

The Emmy winner will join the cast of New York City Center's Encores! You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Feb. 3–14, 2027) as 'Schroeder" alongside DAVID HYDE PIERCE the titular 'Charlie Brown', DANIELLE BROOKS as 'Lucy,' AYO EDEBIRI as 'Snoopy,' JIN HA as 'Linus' and RACHEL DRATCH as 'Patty.'

The Academy Award® winner directs and produces Amazon MGM Studios' I Play Rocky, starring ANTHONY IPPOLITO as SYLVESTER STALLONE, which will make its East Coast Premiere as The 34th annual Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF34) Opening Night film. IPPOLITO will receive the Flyte Breakthrough Performer Award at the Opening Night screening at the East Hampton Middle School on Oct. 3. I PLAY ROCKY is slated for a Nov. 20 theatrical release, marking the 50th anniversary of ROCKY.

An Oscar winner (Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay) for 2011's The Social Network, SORKIN serves as Director, Writer & Producer of his companion piece, The Social Reckoning, which will hold its World Premiere (Red Carpet Closed) on Sunday, Oct. 4th. The Sony Pictures release stars MIKEY MADISON, JEREMY ALLEN WHITE and JEREMY STRONG, who will join SORKIN as Red Carpet Arrivals, and opens in theaters on Oct. 9th.

UPDATED: The Broadway musical star and Emmy Award winner, who stars in Composer-Writer-Director ROSS BOOTHE's musical drama, Brotherhood: A Cinematic Musical, will attend the film's invite-only East Coast VIP Red Carpet Premiere this Thursday, Oct. 1 at AMC Lincoln Square before its Oct. 2nd release. MARTINEZ and BOOTHE will be joined by co-stars CASEY ELLIOTT, GABRIELA BANUELOS, PAULINA REYES, CODY BOBAY, HAYLEY BOBAY & CHARLOTTE HEMMINGS, Cinematographer OSCAR JIMENEZ and Producer DAREN SMITH.

The British performer who originated the title role in Diana The Musical on Broadway and Netflix, and starred as 'Lauren' in Kinky Boots and 'Heather' in American Idiot on Broadway, will bring Songs I Love To Sing to 54 Below this Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 7 PM. Featuring special guests MARIA BILBAO ('Johanna' in Sweeney Todd) and TESS MARSHALL (Titaníque), the evening will also be livestreamed.

The filmmaker who will appear at Lincoln Center's Deep Focus Talks during the 64th New York Film Festival (NYFF64) on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 6 PM at the Amphitheater at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center in support of her new documentary, 14th, will also be honored by The Montclair Film Festival on Friday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 PM at The Montclair Kimberly Academy Upper School with their 2026 Documentary Filmmaker Award for her career as a storyteller whose truths transcend narrative forms, and 14th, the Festival's Documentary Centerpiece. Ms. DuVERNAY will also appear in a post-screening conversation with moderator STEPHEN COLBERT. 

The Tony nominee will host Tectonic Theater Project's annual benefit, A Tectonic Cabaret, on Monday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 PM at the Edison Ballroom. The evening will honor RUTH HENDEL (James C. Hormel Spirit of Tectonic Award) and feature performances / appearances from NIKKI M. JAMES, ROBIN de JESÚS, CHRISTIANI PITTS, SAM TUTTY, and others. Event proceeds will benefit Tectonic's new play initiatives, with over 10 new works currently in development, and Moment Work education programs in NYC public schools and across the country.

The Emmy & Golden Globe nominated actress is expected to conduct NYC promotional activities next month in support of her lead role in TAIKA WAITITI's new feature, Klara and the Sun (Sony Pictures), which will hold an invite only NY Premiere on Monday, Oct. 19th. The sci-fi drama also starring AMY ADAMS, with STEVE BUSCEMI and NATASHA LYONNE opens only in theaters on Oct. 23, 2026.

On Sunday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 PM at The Montclair Kimberly Academy Upper School, The Montclair Film Festival festival will the English screenwriter with their 2026 Screenwriter Award for ELSINORE, a joyous and moving portrait of the power of friendship, community, and theater at the height of the 1980s AIDS epidemic.

Original Rent cast members IDINA MENZEL, ANTHONY RAPP, ADAM PASCAL, DAPHNE RUBIN-VEGA, WILSON JERMAINE HEREDIA, and FREDI WALKER-BROWN, will reprise their roles in Rent: The 30th Anniversary Concert, a gala concert celebration for the show's 30th anniversary which will benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. They will be joined by other original Rent cast members and a star-studded group of Rent alumni on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre.

The actor will offer a call to action as DKMS - the world’s leading non-profit dedicated to fighting blood cancer and blood disorders - will host its 20th annual black tie DKMS Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on Thursday, Oct. 15th. The evening's programming includes a live concert from multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame® inductee and Songwriters Hall of Fame® inductee NILES RODGERS & CHIC as well as a performance by JOSEPH GORDON, Principal Dancer with the New York City Ballet. 

UPDATED: The Tony Award nominee (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical) will portray 'Canewell" in AUGUST WILSONS Seven Guitars at Lincoln Center Theater's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater (150 W. 65th St.). The previously announced JASON DIRDEN departs the production due to a TV opportunity. Previews begin Thursday, Nov. 5 with Opening Night set for Monday, Nov. 23. The production will run for nine weeks only through Jan. 10, 2027.

The Grammy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress will be among those performing / appearing as her husband, acclaimed Actor-Director STEVEN PASQUALE, and veteran theatrical press agent ADRIAN BRYAN-BROWN are honored at Classic Stage Company's (CSC) 2026 Gala on Monday, Nov. 16 at City Winery. Hosted by CHRISTOPHER FITZGERALD and GREG HILDRETH, the 2026 Gala will feature performances and appearances by WHITNEY BASHOR, SIMON JONES, BETH LEAVEL, and many more.

The award-winning actor, producer, singer, and television personality will host as WhyHunger, a global nonprofit working to end hunger and the injustices that cause it, holds its 3rd annual Hungerthon Hustle at NYC's Citi Field on Saturday, Nov. 7. ALLEN will kick off the event with opening remarks, join participants on the course, and present the winning prize during the post-run celebration. MR. & MRS. MET will also be onsite for photo opportunities. The race begins at 10 AM. A reception follows in the Heineken Diamond Lounge at 11:30 AM.

Known for their signature three-part harmonies and deeply personal songwriting, TINY HABITS (comprised of singer-songwriters CINYA KHAN, JUDAH MAYOWA, and MAYA RAE), will tour in support of their sophomore album Keepers, released Aug. 28 via Mom+Pop. The 25-city The Keepers Tour, their biggest North American headline run to date, kicks off Nov. 11 in Dallas and includes milestone performances at NYC's Irving Plaza on Nov. 21, as well as Boston's House of Blues, Chicago's Metro, San Francisco's Castro Theatre, and Los Angeles' Fonda Theatre.

CANCELLED: Following the singer's medical procedure for Atrial fibrillation (AFib), RICHIE will take some time off from his "Sing a Song All Night Long" tour with EARTH, WIND & FIRE with 3 performances cancelled: last Saturday, Sept. 26 in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 30 in Chicago and Friday, Oct. 2, in Columbus, Ohio. Future dates TBD. RICHIE is also set to return as a judge for season 25 of "American Idol," which will move production to Atlanta, GA. 

The multiple Emmy- and Golden Globe winner will join DULÉ HILL as guest speakers as their "The West Wing" co-star BRADLEY WHITFORD will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 6104 Hollywood Blvd., near the Gateway to the Walk of Fame.

The Tony winner will be among the performers as CT's Westport Country Playhouse will stage a one-night-only fundraiser, "From the Page to the Stage," on Saturday, Oct. 3. Broadway, TV, and film talents, including FONTANA, DAN LAURIA, WENDIE MALICK, JAVIER MUÑOZ, JAMES NAUGHTON, KELLI O'HARA, and NaTASHA YVETTE WILLIAMS, will salute productions that have gone from the page to the stage at the Playhouse during its 95 years since its founding in 1931. JOYCE HERGENHAN, Playhouse trustee and sponsor of the Playhouse's Script in Hand playreading series, will receive the 2026 Playhouse Leadership Award. 

Nearly a century after first opening its doors as one of the nation's most spectacular movie palaces, the historic Loew's Jersey Theatre in Jersey City will re-open as a fully restored, state-of-the-art live performance venue this fall after a massive redevelopment project. The re-opening celebration kicks off on Friday, Nov. 13, with a special opening concert by the TREY ANASTASIO BAND, featuring New Jersey native TREY ANASTASIO, marking the first major event in the theatre's new era; followed by a performance from THE WAR ON DRUGS on Saturday, Nov. 14.