Celebrity Bulletin , January 16 2026

In celebration of her milestone 80th birthday on Jan. 19, 2026, the global superstar has released a powerful new rendition of her classic hit, "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" featuring LAINEY WILSON, MILEY CYRUS, QUEEN LATIFAH, and REBA McENTIRE on the 50th anniversary of writing the song. The single and music video also features DAVID FOSTER on piano and THE CHRIST CHURCH CHOIR. This recording reimagines the song with a message of spreading love and hope. In keeping with the spirit of giving that has defined her career, net proceeds from the song and its accompanying music video will benefit the pediatric cancer research program at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, TN, a longtime partner and cause close to PARTON's heart.

UPDATED: The award-winning actress currently stars in Bug, written by her husband, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright TRACY LETTS, which will extend its run for an additional 2 weeks. Originally scheduled to close on Feb. 8, 2026 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, the production will now play through Feb. 22, 2026.

The Grammy-nominated singer and daughter of filmmaker J. J. ABRAMS and film and television producer, KATIE McGRATH, will make her acting debut in A24's upcoming film Please, produced and directed by HALINA REIJN from her own script. Additional production details and release date TBA.

The two-time Oscar winner will reprise her voiceover role of 'Valka' (Hiccup's mother) on camera in Universal and DreamWorks' upcoming live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon 2. She joins GERARD BUTLER, who reprised his role of Hiccup's father 'Stoick the Vast' from the original animated films in last year's remake.

The British Grammy-nominated musician produces and stars in the A24 release The Moment based on her original idea. The mockumentary directed by AIDAN ZAMIRI who co-wrote it with BERTIE BRANDES also stars ROSANNA ARQUETTE, ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD, KATE BERLANT, JAMIE DEMETRIOU, ARIELLE DOMBASE, KYLIE JENNER and others. The Moment will hold an invite-only NY Premiere on Monday, Jan. 26 before opening in theaters in limited release on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.

The actor is in rehearsals for The Theatre for a New Audience production The Tragedy of Coriolanus, with performances running Feb. 1-March 1, 2026 at Polonsky Shakespeare Center. Directed by ASH K. TATA in their Off-Broadway debut, the production places Coriolanus (BELCHER) and his fearsome mother Volumnia (ROSLYN RUFF) in a media-saturated world where screen violence meets real bloodshed.

Currently starring as The Phantom in Masquerade (at 218 W. 57th St.), LEUNG will be among the participants at BroadwayCon 2026 taking place Jan. 23-25. Mainstage programming will be taking place at Palladium Times Square (1515 Broadway), with additional programming and the Marketplace taking place at the New York Westin at Times Square (270 W. 43rd St.).

Tony Award winners and Kleban board members RICHARD MALTBY, JR. and MAURY YESTON will host The Kleban Foundation's 36th annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre, featuring musical performances from work by this year's prize recipients, with prizes presented to ERIC PRICE (most promising musical theatre lyricist) and PHILLIP CHRISTIAN SMITH (most promising musical theatre librettist) on Monday, Feb. 2 at 5 PM in a private ceremony (by invitation only) hosted by ASCAP and BMI at ASCAP (250 W. 57th St., NYC). *The application window for the 2027 Kleban Prize will open on March 16, 2026 at 10 AM EDT, and close on May 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT.

The two-time Tony Award® winner will be among the performers at the inaugural Think Pink Gala on Saturday, March 14th, 2026, at the Plaza Hotel. The evening will unite world-class artistry with culinary excellence to mark United Breast Cancer Foundation's landmark 25th anniversary of life-changing support.

The British musical superstar is set to release his first full-length project in four years, an album of 12 new tracks titled Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally on March 6, 2026. It follows his Best Album Grammy-winning 2022 synth pop record Harry's House.

UPDATED: Audible Theater has announced a one week extension for the World Premiere Comedy The Disappear, written and directed by ERICA SCHMIDT, which opened yesterday (Jan. 15) at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre. Starring DYLAN BAKER, MADELINE BREWER, KELVIN HARRISON JR., HAMISH LINKLATER, ANNA MIRODIN, and MIRIAM SILVERMAN. The Limited Engagement now must close Sunday, Feb. 22. The Disappear will also be recorded and released as an Audible Original at a later date.

The SAG Award winner will take on the role of 'Hades' when the Tony Award-winning best musical Hadestown will welcome an all new principal cast to Broadway on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company will also feature Disney Channel and Broadway star JOSHUA COLLEY as 'Orpheus,' Tony & Grammy Award-winner J. HARRISON GHEE as 'Hermes,' Grammy Award and 2x Latin Grammy Award-winner GABY MORENO as 'Persephone,' and Broadway break out star JORDAN TYSON as 'Eurydice.'

The two-time Academy Award winner will make his Broadway debut in Olivier Award® nominee LINDSEY FERRENTINO's visceral play, The Fear of 13, reprising the role in which he made his London stage debut. Based on the documentary directed by DAVID SINGTON and directed by Tony Award winner DAVID CROMER, The Fear of 13 will also star Golden Globe®, Emmy® and BAFTA® Award nominee TESSA THOMPSON in her Broadway debut. Performances will begin on Thursday, March 19, 2026, with an opening night set for Wednesday, April 15, at the James Earl Jones Theatre (138 W. 48th St.). The Fear of 13 is also proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership with the Innocence Project. 

The Tony-winning star of Broadway's Maybe Happy Ending will play his final performance on May 17, 2026. CRISS' replacement has not yet been announced.

The iconic, Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominee and five-time IFTA winner will receive the IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award, the Irish Academy Award for his Lifetime Achievement, and for his outstanding Irish and international Acting achievements, and contribution to the screen industry across fifty years. HINDS will be presented with the Award in the presence of industry colleagues, family and friends at the upcoming 23rd Anniversary IFTA Awards Ceremony, which will take place on Friday, Feb. 20th at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. The Ceremony will be hosted by comedian and actor KEVIN McGAHERN.

The One Battle After Another actress is nominated along with ARCHIE MADEKWE (Lurker), MILES CATON (Sinners), POSY STERLING (Lollipop) and ROBERT ARAMAYO (I Swear) as the EE Rising Star Award nominees for 2026. This is the only BAFTA voted for by the British public. INFINITI is expected to attend the EE BAFTA Film Awards ceremony taking place on Sunday, Feb. 22nd at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall in London.

The acclaimed actor will join actress DANIELLE BROOKS (Oscar® nominee for The Color Purple) to announce the 98th Oscars® Nominations in all 24 Academy Award® categories in a live presentation from the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 8:30 AM ET / 5:30 AM PT via global live stream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org and the Academy's digital platforms (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook), ABC's "Good Morning America" and streaming on ABC News Live, Disney+, Hulu and NY and LA Switch pool ports and satellite downlink feed. American Sign Language (ASL) services will be available on YouTube. The 98th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu and airs live in more than 200 territories worldwide.

The actress who played the title character in "Blossom" will present the 2026 Writers Guild of America West's Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement to television writer, producer, and multiple Primetime Emmy nominee DON REO ("Blossom," "M*A*S*H*") at the WGAW's 2026 Writers Guild Awards ceremony on Sunday, March 8, at JW Marriott L.A. LIVE Los Angeles and livestreamed from the WGAW's YouTube Channel (@writersguildwest) and at awards.wga.org. The award is presented to a Guild member who has "advanced the literature of television and made outstanding contributions to the profession of the television writer."

The Emmy-winning, Golden Globe & Grammy nominated comedian will return for hs 6th and final time as Host & Executive Producer of the 2026 Grammy Awards which will air live from L.A.'s Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 1, 2026.

MusiCares has named the five-time GRAMMY winner and 2024 Recording Academy Global Impact Award honoree as the 2026 MusiCares Person of the Year. CAREY will be honored for her extraordinary career as well as her long-standing commitment to supporting communities and people in need. The 35th annual Person of the Year benefit gala will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, two nights before the 2026 GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena.

Under The Rainbow: The Curious Crimes Of The Ruby Slippers (Made in LA) directors & producers SETH GORDON and NIKKI CALABRESE are expected to attend the two decades in the making documentary's World Premiere as a Spotlight Features screening at the 32nd Slamdance Film Festival in LA. The festival will run in-person from Feb. 19 to 25 and virtually from Feb. 24 to March 6 on the Slamdance Channel.

The Wicked: For Good director will receive the 2026 Cinematic Imagery Award at the Art Directors Guild's Excellence in Production Awards on Saturday, Feb. 28 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.