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Celebrity Bulletin , May 18 2026


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This Just In

 

Kiefer Sutherland
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CANCELLED: Following European tour dates promoting his fourth album, Grey, the actor and musician announced on his social media that he has canceled the U.S. leg of his Love Will Bring You Home Tour (which included a June 10th show at NY's Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts), citing low ticket sales. He stated "I look forward to touring the United States again at a more suitable time. I hope you understand."

PR (Sutherland): Wolf-Kasteler Public Relations, Annett Wolf annettw@wk-pr.com & Keleigh Kaliher keleighk@wk-pr.com 

Manager: Entertainment 360, Suzan Bymel 
sbymelasst@ent360.com

 

Mariska Hargitay
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UPDATED: The Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner has extended her Broadway debut run in Every Brilliant Thing, which begins Tuesday, May 26, 2026, and will now perform the solo-show at the Hudson Theater through July 5, 2026.
PR (Hargitay): The Lede Company, Michelle Benson Margolis Michelle.Margolis@LedeCompany.com 

Press Contact (Every...): Vivacity Media Group 212/812-1483, Whitney Holden Gore whitney@vivacityny.com, Leslie Papa leslie@vivacityny.com & Danaley Silan danaley@vivacityny.com

 

Martha Reeves
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Interviews are available with the legendary Motown star and lead singer of MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS, whose timeless hits like "Dancing in the Street," "Heat Wave," "Jimmy Mack" and "Nowhere to Run" helped define an era of American music and influence some of the biggest female stars in music today. A Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Hollywood Walk of Fame honoree, REEVES is turning 85 this Summer and returning with her first new album in 22 years, Searching, arriving Aug. 14. She can reflect on legacy, longevity, faith, and what it means to still be creating at nearly 85 years old, declaring, "The word retirement doesn’t mean a thing to me."
PR (Reeves): Anderson Group Public Relations, James Weir & Edgar Deniz 323/655-1008 
agpr@andersongrouppr.com

 

Pinky Cole Hayes
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After one of the most explosive moments of the season aired on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," interviews are available with entrepreneur, restaurateur, and breakout "RHOA" star PINKY COLE who is turning this viral buzz into her boldest move yet with the release of her debut novel, Wife in the Basement. (Book trailer HERE). The title is pulled directly from a now-viral exchange between COLE and fellow cast member ANGELA OAKLEY during this past Sunday night's episode.
PR (Cole): Anderson Group Public Relations, James Weir & Lilyan Park 323/655-1008 
agpr@andersongrouppr.com 

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Today

 

Matthew Broderick
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The Tony Award winner will join tonight's (5/18) Opening Night cast of Celebrity Autobiography, created by EUGENE PACK, at the Shubert Theatre(225 W 44th St). It was also announced that KATIE COURIC, ANTHONY ANDERSON, JASON ALEXANDER, TILER PECK, & LESLIE RODRIGUEZ KRITZER have been added to the ever-expanding future rotating cast.
PR (Broderick): Slate PR,  Simon Halls 
simon@slate-pr.com

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Next 30 Days

 

Billy Porter
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Emmy, Grammy, and Tony winner BILLY PORTER and Emmy Award winner WAYNE BRADY will star as 'Albin' and 'Georges' in an all-Black staging of La Cage Aux Folles at New York City Center to close out its Encores! 2026 season, running June 17-28, 2026. ROBERT O'HARA directs a cast which also includes Tony Award winner TONYA PINKINS (Jacqueline), PETER FRANCIS JAMES (Edouard), Encores! alum ALAMAN DIADHIOU (Jean-Michel), RACHEL WEBB (Anne), JAMES JACKSON JR. (Jacob), MICHAEL McELROY (Francois), SHARON WASHINGTON (Marie), and LANCE COADIE WILLIAMS (Renaud). 

PR (Porter): Apex Public Relations, Simon Halls simon@theapex-pr.com & Sydney Narvaez sydney@slate-pr.com 

Press Contacts (Encores!): Sara García 212/763-1288 SGarcia@NYCityCenter.org & Joe Guttridge 212/763-1279 JGuttridge@NYCityCenter.org

 

Duane Betts
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On May 15th, the acclaimed singer, songwriter and guitarist shared his new song, "Best Wishes," the latest track unveiled from BETTS' highly anticipated new album, Isle of Hope, out June 12 via Sun Records—his first project in partnership with the label and BETTS' most unguarded and personal work to date. A dynamic live performer, BETTS and his band PALMETTO MOTEL will continue to tour through the fall. He will also join DEVON ALLMAN for an acoustic set at NY's Gramercy Theatre on June 9 following the world premiere screening and Q&A session for JAMES KEACH's documentary, Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul (released by Subtext, in association with Rolling Stone Films).
PR (Betts): Sacks & Co., Carla Sacks carla@sacksco.com, Catherine Snead catherine.snead@sacksco.com or Kate Rakvic kate.rakvic@sacksco.com

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Later this year

 

Ledisi
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The Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter & music producer will head to Broadway this fall as 'Tallulah Clarke' in the new musical Wanted joining SOLEA PFEIFFER & LIISI LaFONTAINE as 'Mary Clarke' & 'Martha Clarke.' Wanted begins previews Oct. 15, with an opening night of Nov. 8 at The James Earl Jones Theatre.

Manager: Benchmark Entertainment, Kevin Gasser kevin@benchmarkla.com 

Event Contact: 
gunandpowderthemusical@gmail.com

 

Brandi Carlile
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The 11x Grammy Award-winner, who will continue her extensive "The Human Tour" through the fall, will be in NYC to close out the Citi Concert Series on TODAY, performing live on the TODAY Plaza in Rockefeller Center on Friday, Sept. 25.
PR (Carlile): Sacks & Co., Carla Sacks 
Carla@sacksco.com & Asha Goodman 
asha.goodman@sacksco.com // Interscope Records/Lost Highway, Ambrosia Healy 
Ambrosia.Healy@umusic.com or Christine Wolff 
christine.wolff@umusic.com
 

Madonna
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The performer will return to The Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, to world premiere a cinematic presentation accompanying her forthcoming new album Confessions II, directed by DAVID TORO and SOLOMON CHASE (TORSO), on Friday, June 5 at the Beacon Theatre. Post-screening, she will join the directors for an exclusive conversation with JIMMY FALLON. Later this summer, MADONNA, SHAKIRA & BTS will headline the first FIFA World CupFinal 2026™ Final halftime show produced by Global Citizen, to be broadcast live worldwide from NJ's MetLife Stadium on Sunday, July 19, 2026, and support the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund.
PR (Madonna): Align Public Relations, Brit Reece & Paul Samaha teammadonna@align-pr.com 

Press Contacts (Tribeca): Annie Davis adavis@tribecafilm.com & Nicole Elice nelice@tribecafilm.com // PMK tribeca2026@pmkentertainment.com 

Global Citizen Media Enquiries: media@globalcitizen.org / 
GlobalCitizenFIFA@ledecompany.com

 

Joe Iconis
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The 16th Annual Joe Iconis Christmas Extravaganza returns to 54 Below. The New York City Twisted Holiday Tradition written by JOE ICONIS, directed by JOHN SIMPKINS, and produced by JENNIFER ASHLEY TEPPER, is part rock concert, part theater piece, and part theme park attraction come to life. Featuring brand new holiday songs, old favorites, and a huge cast of musical theater all-stars joining ICONIS, the wild yuletide explosion will play 7 PM & 11 PM shows Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 11-13, 2026.
Agent: Paradigm, Jonathan Mills jmills@paradigmagency.com 

Event Press Contact: 54 Below, press@54below.org // (Editorial) Candi Adams candiadamsnyc@gmail.com

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International

 

Barbra Streisand
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CANCELLED: Yesterday (5/17), the world-renowned actress, director, producer, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter, who was set to receive an Honorary Palme d’or in recognition of her career during the 79th Festival de Cannes Awards Ceremony, broadcast live from the Palais des Festivals stage on Saturday, May 23, released a statement that "On the advice of my doctors, as I continue recovering from a knee injury, I am sadly unable to attend the Festival de Cannes this year."
PR (Streisand): Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis, Ken Sunshine 
sunshine@ssmandl.com & Jason Lee lee@ssmandl.com 

PR Contact (Cannes Film Festival): 
presse@festival-cannes.fr

 

Isabella Rossellini
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The Locarno Film Festival will celebrate the iconic Italian-American actress, model, and filmmaker with the Excellence Award on the opening night of the Festival, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Piazza Grande. As well as a public conversation, ROSSELLINI – who holds a master’s degree in Animal Behaviour and Conservation from Hunter College in New York – will present her witty, self-directed web series "Green Porno" (2008-09) at the festival alongside other credits. The 79th Locarno Film Festival will take place from Aug. 5-15, 2026, in Locarno, Switzerland.
 
PR (Rossellini): Wolf-Kasteler Public Relations, Annick Muller annickm@wk-pr.com

Festival Press Contact: 
press@locarnofestival.ch

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Out of Town

 

Clint Black
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UPDATED: The Country star, who cancelled his May 18th City Winery NYC "In Conversation with Clint Black: Killin' Time: My Life and Music" appearance, will now discuss his new memoir, Killin' Time: My Life and Music (out May 19, 2026 via Harper Influence) in Nashville, TN on Saturday, May 23rd, 6:30 PM at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

PR (Black): Maureen O'Connor PR LLC, Maureen O'Connor moconnor.priest@yahoo.com

Publisher: Harper Influence, Leslie Cohen 
leslie.cohen@harpercollins.com

 

Jane Schoenbrun
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The writer-director's horror dramedy, Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma, will close Frameline 50 (the San Francisco International LQBTQ+ Film Festival running June 17-27, 2026) on June 27th. SCHOENBRUN will receive the Frameline Queer Lens Award for Filmmaking before the film screens at the Castro Theatre. The film's star HANNAH EINBINDER will also be in attendance.

Manager: Entertainment 360, Mackenzie Roussos mroussos@ent360.com 

Frameline Festival / Local PR: Larsen Associated, Tim Buckwalter tim@larsenassociated.com // Frameline Publicity Team publicity@frameline.org

 

Kevin Bacon
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The 12th Bentonville Film Festival, founded by Walmart and chaired by GEENA DAVIS, will run June 15-21, 2026 in Northwest Arkansas, presenting Family Movie as its Opening Night film on Tuesday, June 16 with co-directors KEVIN BACON & KYRA SEDGWICK in attendance. The couple produces and stars in the comedy-horror feature along with their children, daughter SOSIE BACON & son, TRAVIS BACON (who also scored the film). BACON & KYRA SEDGWICK will participate in a post-screening moderated conversation.

PR (K. Bacon): Viewpoint PR, Kara Jones kara.jones@viewpointny.com & Jennifer Allen jennifer.allen@viewpointla.com

PR (Sedgwick): Origin Public Relations, Lindsay Krug lkrug@origin-pr.com, Rachel Karten rkarten@origin-pr.com & Rhett Usry rusry@origin-pr.com 

Festival Media / PR Contact: Scenario Communications 
bentonville@scenariopr.com

 

Gavin Adcock
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The Country Music maverick's 27-city headline tour, The Day I Hang It Up Tour 2026, which kicked off with a May 7th show in Hollywood, Florida, will carry the "modern-day outlaw" [American Songwriter] through the summer and fall, with the next show set for July 3 at Orange Beach, AL's The Wharf Amphitheater. Featuring rotating support, the tour wraps on Nov. 14th at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In addition to his own dates, ADCOCK is currently supporting MORGAN WALLEN for the second time on 16 dates of WALLEN's Still The Problem Tour 2026, which will next play 2 nights, May 29 & 30, at Denver, CO's Empower Field at Mile High.
Media Contact (Adcock): Warner Records Nashville, Fount Lynch 
fount.lynch@warnerrecords.com 

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