Celebrity Bulletin , January 05 2026

The Brazilian director is in NYC and will conduct a The Secret Agent Q&A on Jan. 8 at 2 PM at the Howard Gilman Theater as part of Film at Lincoln Center's The Secret Agent Network running Jan. 7–13. The exhibition offers films chosen by FILHO that informed and inspired his latest work, The Secret Agent. He will also conduct a Jan. 8th 6 PM Q&A at the Walter Reade Theater about EDUARDO COUTINHO's Man Marked for Death, 20 Years Later.

The actress and two-time Tony Award® nominee ALEX BRIGHTMAN will reprise their roles as 'Melissa Gimble' and 'Josh Skinner' in the upcoming Broadway production of Schmigadoon! after originating the roles in the Kennedy Center production earlier this year. Previews begin at the Nederlander Theatre on Saturday, April 4, 2026 for a Monday, April 20, 2026 opening and run through Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026.

Journalists CARL BERNSTEIN and KATIE COURIC will be honored with LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS IN MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS at The 40th Annual Academy of The Arts Achievement Awards Dinner, hosted by Academy of the Arts President SUSAN STROMAN on Monday, April 27, 2026, 6-10 PM at the Rainbow Room in NYC.

With Hollywood fully in awards season mode, interviews are available with the world's youngest professional mentalist, as he makes bold predictions ahead of the Golden Globes. An on-air performance or interview with ABUTBUL, live in your studio or via Zoom, can be arranged so your audience can witness his extraordinary mind-reading and predictions firsthand.

The two-time Academy Award-winning actress, acclaimed director and producer is conducting NY promotional activities / talk show rounds in support of her starring role in the French film, Vie Privée (A Private Life) by director REBECCA ZLOTOWSKI. The Sony Pictures Classics release opens in theaters on Jan. 16, 2026. 

The Golden Globe Award and Olivier Award winner, who reprises his role as 'Jonathan Pine' in "The Night Manager" for Amazon MGM, will conduct promotional activities / talk show rounds this week in NYC as "The Night Manager" holds its invite only Season 2 NY Series Premiere event this Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.

The Oscar winner next stars in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, the new Paramount+ series which will hold its invite-only NY Premiere tomorrow (Jan. 6). The new series from GAIA VIOLO, based on the "Star Trek" legacy of GENE RODDENBERRY, features SANDRO ROSTA, KARIM DIANE, KERRICE BROOKS, GEORGE HAWKINS and BELLA SHEPARD as the Starfleet cadets.

The actor and "SNL" regular will join All Out: Comedy About Ambition by Simon Rich tomorrow, Jan. 6th for a run through Jan. 18, 2026 at the Nederlander Theatre (208 W. 41st St.). BENNETT joins WAYNE BRADY and CECILY STRONG in the cast. MIKE BIRBIGLIA (Jan. 13-18) will complete the rotating cast of four actors.

The Emmy® and Tony Award®–winning actor, who will star as 'Elliott' in The Unknown, the one-man provocative thriller by award-winning playwright DAVID CALE, is conducting NYC promotional activities / talk show rounds. Directed by Tony Award nominee LEIGH SILVERMAN, previews begin Jan. 31, 2026 for a Feb. 12, 2026 opening at Off-Broadway's Studio Seaview. The 10-week run ends April 12, 2026.

The actor will conduct NY promotional activities / talk show rounds in support of his latest role in RYAN MURPHY's latest series, the sci-fi drama, "The Beauty." Also starring EVAN PETERS, REBECCA HALL, ANTHONY RAMOS, JEREMY POPE, and others, the FX series will hold an invite only NY Premiere on Wednesday, Jan. 14th before its Jan. 21st debut.

The Harlem-raised multi-hyphenated artist, entrepreneur, actor and fashion icon whose long-awaited fourth studio album Don't Be Dumb (his first studio album in nearly eight years) arrives Jan. 16th, will appear as musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" when the show returns on Jan. 17, 2026. A$AP ROCKY is also celebrating the album release with an exclusive collaboration with rewards program, Bilt while launching a 'Rent Free' campaign. Bilt will also make a donation to a Harlem building where ROCKY spent his teen years to cover January 2026 rent for all tenants in the building.

The star of stage & screen will join JULIE HALSTON, ANN HARADA, and Tony Award nominee ANIKA LARSEN in Finding Dorothy Parker, an evening celebrating the wit and wisdom of DOROTHY PARKER, compiled and directed by five-time Tony Award nominee DOUGLAS CARTER BEANE. Back by popular demand, Finding Dorothy Parker, will play a week-long return engagement at The Laurie Beechman Theatre at West Bank Café (407 W. 42nd Street, NYC) with performances on Jan. 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21 & 22, 2026 at 7 PM, and a 2 PM matinee on Jan. 18.

The actress will join will AMY MADIGAN, JACOB ELORDI, JEREMY ALLEN WHITE, CHASE INFINITI, WAGNER MOURA, RENATE REINSVE and TEYANA TAYLOR as recipients of the Virtuosos Award, an honor created to recognize a select group of talent whose noteworthy performances in films this season have propelled them into the forefront of national cinematic conversation, at the 41st Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. They will discuss their work and receive their awards in person on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026.

Actress turned filmmaker, who wrote, directed & produced her second feature length film, Rental Family, will receive the Filmmaker On the Rise Award at The Hollywood Creative Alliance's 2025 Astra Film Awards this Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 in Beverly Hills. The ceremony will be live-streamed on KNEKT.tv and YouTube.

The multi-award-winning country music star will be honored with the "Spirit of Texas" award during the 2026 Cowboy Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Billy Bob's Texas on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, (6 PM cocktails, a silent auction, and a cowboy-inspired dining experience / 7 PM induction ceremony). Proceeds benefit the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame's reimagined 20,000-square-foot museum expansion, educational programs, and ongoing preservation efforts. In addition, McCOY has partnered with Allied Flag, America's premium manufacturer of 100% American-made flags crafted to government specifications, to launch a limited-edition Premium American Flag celebrating unity, freedom, and shared American values as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary. On Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, McCOY will mark the 10-year anniversary of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance live every day to his followers without missing a single day. Allied Flag will begin shipping the limited-edition flags on Jan. 7 in honor of that anniversary.

NICK WESTRATE (Director / Designer / Co-Creator) and LUCY OWEN's ('Blanche DuBois' / Co-Creator / Designer)) much discussed and perpetually sold-out The Streetcar Project will bring TENNESSEE WILLIALMS' landmark play A Streetcar Named Desire to its most unconventional space yet at Dupont Underground in Washington, D.C. this spring. The propless, setless, pure language production arrives at the historic abandoned subway platform April 20, with performances through May 4, 2026. The show will make its proscenium stage debut this winter with a run at American Conservatory Theater's Toni Rembe Theater in San Francisco Jan. 21 through Feb. 1 with press night scheduled for Jan. 22.

The stars of the former ABC / CMT American TV series, "Nashville," return to the UK after two years with "The Nashville Encore Tour" beginning at O2 City Hall, Newcastle on Tuesday, Feb. 6 and ending at the Brighton Dome, Brighton on Friday, Feb. 16, performing songs from the hit TV show, along with some of their own original material. CLARE BOWEN, CHARLES ESTEN, JONATHAN JACKSON and SAM PALLADIO will also play Manchester's O2 Apollo (Wed., Feb. 7th - Matinee - NEW DATE & Evening), Edinburgh's Corn Exchange (Thursday, Feb. 8th - NEW DATE), Glasgow's SEC Armadillo (Sat., Feb. 10th - SOLD OUT), Birmingham's BP Pulse Live (Sun., Feb. 11th), London's Eventim Apollo (Tuesday, Feb. 13th - SOLD OUT), Cardiff's Utilita Arena (Wed., Feb. 14th) & Bournemouth's International Centre (Thursday, Feb. 15). 

The British actor & host and his former hit comedy series co-star RUTH JONES will be in Wales to take part in special "When Gavin Met Stacey: An Evening with Ruth Jones and James Corden" events at the Swansea Building Society Arena on Jan. 10, 2026 and Utilita Arena, Cardiff on Jan. 11. The events follow the publication of their book, When Gavin Met Stacey and Everything in Between, on Oct. 9, 2025.