Celebrity Bulletin , September 21 2026

The acclaimed actor returns to Broadway in 2026 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner BESS WOHL's play Small Mouth Sounds, directed by three-time Tony Award winner JOE MANTELLO. The complete cast will include MARTIN FREEMAN, GRETA LEE, SARAH PAULSON, ISAAC POWELL, and JULIA ROBERTS. Performances begin Thursday, Feb. 18, 2027 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre with opening night set for Thursday, March 18.

The Hollywood icon will conduct NY promotional appearances for his new memoir, The Steps, out Sept. 29, 2026 from William Morrow. In addition to his appearance on a special post-football Sunday, Sept. 27th "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, STALLONE joins "CBS Sunday Morning"'s TRACY SMITH at 92NY's Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall on Monday, Sept. 28, 6 PM for a conversation about the grit and determination that planted the seeds of his legendary career in the first live program in a new "CBS Sunday Morning" series at 92NY.

The BAFTA winner and multi-Golden Globe nominee Irish actor will star in a first-of-its kind feature film version of Sea Wall, the play written for him by Tony Award®-winning playwright SIMON STEPHENS. Directed by Peabody Award winner TINA SATTER, the film will be captured throughout 19 performances at Studio Seaview (305 W. 43rd Street) from Friday, Oct. 16 to Friday, Oct. 30. In an industry first, Sea Wall will be shot for a one-of-a-kind new feature film. Conceived as a film about the creation of theater, the project will not only feature SCOTT's performances, but the complete life of the event surrounding it – backstage, on stage, and in the house, with the audience at each performance serving as an essential character in the feature. Film release details TBA.

The Find Your Light Foundation's (FYLF) third-annual Find Your Light Benefit Concert for Arts Education featuring JOSH GROBAN and Friendswill take place on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, 8 PM in the Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Hosted by the Tony®, EMMY®, and five-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated singer, songwriter, actor, philanthropist and FYLF founder, this special Benefit Concert will honor trumpeter and composer WYNTON MARSALIS (Find Your Light Award) and The Oliver Sacks Foundation (Arts for Healing award). The evening will feature performances and appearances by GROBAN, honoree WYNTON MARSALIS, STEPHEN COLBERT, LOUIS CATO, BETSY WOLFE, LORNA COURTNEY, JOEY FATONE, and more. All proceeds will support the Find Your Light Foundation and its mission to ensure equitable access to quality arts education programs across the country.

One of Hip Hop's original innovators, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will celebrate his new book Birth of a Culture (out Sept. 22, 2026 via Amistad) at a SiriusXM Front Row event hosted by ROXANNE SHANTE on Sept. 29. He will also appear in a Sept. 22nd day-of-release conversation with SWAY CALLOWAY at NYC's Rough Trade at 6 PM. Birth of a Culture tells the chronological and comprehensive origin of hip hop and was cowritten by the widely respected journalist ROBERT "SCOOP" JACKSON.

The actor-director, currently starring in NBC's "Law & Order," will join ETHAN HAWKE to co-host the  one-night-only concert "A Celebration of Rodgers & Hart" at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage on Monday, Oct. 5th, at 7:30 PM. Performers include SHOSHANA BEAN, ADAM KANTOR, PATTI LuPONE, JESSIE MUELLER, SAVION GLOVER, LILLI COOPER, DARREN CRISS, SANTINO FONTANA, CAISSIE LEVY, MOLLY RINGWALD, and many more.

Project Healthy Minds' fifth annual World Mental Health Day Festival, taking place Saturday, Oct. 10 at NYC's Spring Studios will unite world-renowned thought leaders, celebrities, authors and sports personalities for a full day of conversations and experiences addressing what has been called "the defining public health issue of our time." The dynamic lineup of changemakers and visionaries onsite includes: KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS, NBA Champion and New York Knicks star whose personal conversation will be moderated by RICH KLEIMAN, Boardroom Co-Founder and CEO; TERRY CREWS, actor, host, author and Global Ambassador of Wellbeing for Wellhub; and others.

The Emmy and Grammy Award-winning British-American actress, singer and producer will star as 'Jenny' alongside stage and screen star ANNA CAMP as 'Lauren' in the New York Premiere of the Olivier Award-nominated stage thriller 2:22 – A GHOST STORY, beginning Oct. 20, 2026, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. The cast also features TV & film favorite FINN JONES in his NY stage debut as 'Sam,' and West End stage star MARTIN MARQUEZ as 'Ben.' The play officially opens on Thursday, Nov. 5 for a strictly limited engagement of 13 weeks only, through Sunday, Jan. 17, 2027.

The five-time Golden Globe Award winner will appear in conversation with ARIEL LEVY to discuss Hollywood and beyond on Saturday, Oct. 24th, 12:30 PM-1:30 PM at Webster Hall as part of The New Yorker Festival. Grand Central Publishing will release DOUGLAS' memoir One Helluva Ride on Oct. 6, 2026.

The Emmy Award–winning actor whose career spans more than five decades across theater, television, and film will conduct NY promotional activities for his book, In My Own Time: A Memoir (Grand Central Publishing), including a Oct. 27th day-of-release, 7 PM evening in conversation at the Great Hall at NYC's Cooper Union.

From Center Field to Center Stage, the New York Yankees Legend and Latin Grammy-nominated Jazz Guitarist will join the Tony and Grammy-winning band of Buena Vista Social Club for six weeks only from Thursday, Oct. 22nd through Sunday, Nov. 29th at the Schoenfeld Theatre on Broadway. WILLIAMS joins former MLB player and recording artist JOSÉ IGLESIAS, known to music fans as CANDELITA, currently appearing as the 'Narrator," who due to popular demand, will extend his initial 6 week run for another six weeks through Nov. 15th, 2026.

The actress, previously seen in Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway premiere of Skeleton Crew directed by RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON, reunites with the director as Lincoln Center Theater presents AUGUST WILSON's Seven Guitars. Performances begin Thursday, Nov. 5 with an official opening night set for Monday, Nov. 23 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater (150 W. 65th St.).

The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, who will embark on her The Look at My Life tour this December in support of her third studio album, Daughter from Hell, will be in NYC next month to make her second appearance as musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" on Oct. 31st. ABRAMS' tour will include 4 2027 shows at Brooklyn's Barclays Center: March 16, 17, 19 & 20 at 8 PM.

The drag legend, who can be seen co-starring alongside RuPAUL and fellow "Drag Race" legends in the ADAM SHANKMAN directed action comedy, STOP! THAT! TRAIN!, streaming everywhere now, will release her new EP, The Broad's Way, on Nov. 6 via PEG Records, distributed by ADA/Warner Music Group. A collection of iconic Broadway songs from Sister Act, Man of La Mancha, Wicked, Annie Get Your Gun, and more, her new single, Company's "The Ladies Who Lunch," is out now. GINGER MINJ will make her highly anticipated 54 Below debut on Nov. 10, with a record release show performing selections from The Broad's Way alongside a bevy of special, surprise guests. 

The East Tennessee songwriter/superstar who announced a 19-city stadium tour last week will take over the Pinnacle in Nashville on Sept. 25th for an album release party for his HEY NOW Records album Silver Sands Marina. CHESNEY plans to perform several album tracks. The event will also be heard on his No Shoes Radio channel. On Thursday, Sept. 24 from 5-10 PM CT on and Friday, Sept. 25 from 12-10 PM CT, fans can immerse themselves in the world of the Silver Sands Marina album at the Pinnacle plaza activation space. In addition to life-size buildouts, photo moments, food trucks, bars and more, they'll also be able to purchase physical copies of the album including signed vinyls and CDs plus special variants.

Interviews are available with the powerhouse husband-and-wife duo behind Oakland’s Tarts de Feybesse, one of the country's most celebrated new culinary destinations, freshly crowned with consecutive James Beard Award recognitions in 2025 & 2026. Today, their Oakland bakery is a national phenomenon. Tarts de Feybesse blends world-class French technique with bold Filipino heritage, creating a menu that has critics and crowds lining up around the block. They offer an incredible, high-energy interview on navigating the food industry, the cross-cultural fusion of French and Filipino baking, and the wild balancing act of entrepreneurship and parenthood (raising 3 young children).

Media coverage is encouraged as nine-time GRAMMY Award winner HILLARY SCOTT (of LADY A) released "Mama's Lullaby," a prayer of protection over her children as they rest, and an ode to a parent's never-ending love on Sept. 18th. Produced alongside her husband CHRIS TYRRELL, this is the first release the mother of 4 daughters has written solo, sharing that God had placed the lyrics on her heart over the course of a few nights while rocking her one-year-old SELAH to sleep. The one-take video continues to resonate with viewers. Hitting the road this week, LADY A wraps their headline fall shows in Thackerville, OK (9/25), El Paso, TX (9/26), and Wichita, KS (9/27), before returning on their THIS WINTER'S NIGHT TOUR 2026. The limited holiday showcase kicks off on Dec. 10 in Northfield, OH, includes NYC's Beacon Theatre (12/17), and other major cities before heading home with two back-to-back shows at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN, on Dec. 21.