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Celebrity Bulletin , April 03 2026


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This Just In

 

Michael Arden
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The two-time Tony Award-winning director will direct as the globally beloved, Academy Award-winning animated Warner Bros. motion picture, Happy Feet, directed by GEORGE MILLER (who will serve as a Consulting Producer), is officially being developed as a new, Broadway-bound musical. With a Book by DOUGLAS LYONS and Choreography by AYODELE CASEL, LAUREN YALANGO-GRANT & CHRISTOPHER "CREE" GRANT, dates for future productions will be announced shortly. MARK KAUFMAN, Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer of Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, will serve as creative consultant. 
Manager: Untitled Entertainment, Jason Weinberg jweinberg@untitledent.com & Katie Rhodes krhodes@untitledent.com

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

 

Terrence McNally
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Off-Broadway's The Rattlestick Theater at 224 Waverly Place in the West Village is being renamed The Terrence McNally Theater, honoring the late Tony Award-winning playwright and enduring giant of the American stage. The renaming was made in partnership with the Terrence McNally Foundation. The theater is currently under renovation and expected to be completed this fall for its next season. An official dedication will be held later this year.

Marketing & Communications Contact: Rattlestick Theater, Matt Ketai mketai@rattlestick.org

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Next 7 days

 

Hannah Cruz
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The Broadway star, currently appearing as 'Svetlana' in Chess the Musical, will join BETSY WOLFE to co-host Amplify 2026: A One-Night-Only Benefit Concert and Community Celebration on Monday, April 6, 6:30 PM at City Winery NYC, presented by and benefiting Maestra Music.

Agent: Imprint PR, Melissa Raubvogel mraubvogel@imprintpr.com & Emily Rennert erennert@imprintpr.com 

Press Contacts (Chess): Polk & Co., Matt Polk, Colgan McNeil, Nina Chae-Gordon & Alex Hudome ahudome@polkandco.com

Event Press Contact: The Press Room, Shane Marshall Brown shane@thepressroomnyc.com
 

Marilyn Maye
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The Queen of Cabaret returns to 54 Below for her annual birthday bash beginning Monday, April 6, 7 PM. MAYE will also perform 7 PM shows Tuesday, April 7; Wednesday, April 8; Saturday, April 11; Tuesday, April 14; Thursday, April 16; Friday, April 17; Saturday, April 18 & Sunday, April 19 (this show will be livestreamed). For MAYE's 98th birthday on Friday, April 10, she will perform at 8 PM.
Contact (Maye): Helen Zarda 816/591-1114 marilyn@marilynmaye.com 

Event Press Contact: 54 Below 
press@54below.org

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Next 30 Days

 

Melanie Hamrick
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The Choreographer, Author, and former American Ballet Theatre Ballerina will be among the honorees as Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) – the world's largest ballet scholarship organization – celebrate this year's Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Gala on Thursday, April 16 at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center. A YAGP alumna, HAMRICK will also present her original work She's a Rainbow, with music by THE ROLLING STONES, performed by CHRISTINE SHEVCHENKO and CALVIN ROYAL III of American Ballet Theatre.

Event Press Contact: Jonathan Marder + Company, Eve Hodgkinson Eve.Hodgkinson@gsmltd.net

 

Lena Dunham
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Celebrating her first book in over a decade, the award-winning actress, writer, director, producer, and philanthropist will appear at BAM's Peter Jay Sharp Building Howard Gilman Opera House on Tuesday, April 14 at 8 PM as BAM in association with Greenlight Bookstore Presents THE FAMESICK TOUR: An Evening of Stories and Togetherness Lena Dunham in conversation with Andrew Rannells. DUNHAM's Famesick: A Memoir wil be released by Random House that day.
PR (Dunham): ID Public Relations, Kelly Bush Novak kbushnovak@id-pr.com & Court Barrett cbarrett@id-pr.com

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International

 

Joe Russo
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The writer-director and Academy Award-winning producer will attend the Sands International Film Festival of St. Andrews, running April 17-19 in St. Andrews, Scotland at The Byre Theatre, for the TELLING STORIES WITH JOE RUSSO, ANGELA RUSSO-OTSTOT, AND SPECIAL GUESTS panel on Saturday, April 18, 7 PM, hosted by MIKE FLEMING JR. of Deadline.
Agent: CAA, Bryan Lourd blourd@caa.com & John Garvey jgarvey@caa.com 

Event PR: (International and UK Media) Hannah Tatum +44 772/038-3426 (cell) hannah.tatum@ddapr.com // (UK and Scottish Media) Electric Shores,  Jenn Nimmo-Smith +44 775/153-2760 (cell) 
jenn@electricshores.com

 

Claire Denis
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The French film director and writer will be honored with the Golden Carriage (Carrosse D'Or) Award at the upcoming edition of Cannes Directors' Fortnight (May 13-22, 2026), the parent body of the French Directors' Guild (FDG). DENIS will be presented with the award during the opening ceremony of Directors' Fortnight on May 13, 2026.
US Agent: CAA, Roeg Sutherland rsutherland@caa.com 

UK Manager: 42 Management & Production, Josh Varney joshvarney@42mp.com

Event Press Office: Jean-Charles Canu jccanu@quinzaine-cineastes.fr

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Out of Town

 

Jon Favreau
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The Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu director-producer will be the headliner this year at ComicCon's Creative Community Luncheon on April 16, 2026 at the Octavius Ballroom at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

PR (Favreau): Ingenuity Group, Ina Treciokas ina@ingenuitygrp.com 

 

Louis C.K.
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The comedian is set to headline a show at the Hollywood Bowl as part of Netfiix Is A Joke Fest on May 5, 2026. The show is C.K.'s first at the Festival.

Manager: Cinetic Media, John Sloss john@cineticmedia.com 

Event PR: Netflix, pr@netflix.com 

 

Rhea Seehorn
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The Golden Globe winner and 3x Primetime Emmy award nominee will open Paleyfest LA this Saturday, April 4, at a big screen presentation of the season one finale of her series "Pluribus", with a Q&A to follow with KAROLINA WYDRA, CARLOS-MANUEL VESGA, SAMBA SCHUTTE and producers at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
PR (Seehorn): Viewpoint PR, Ruth Bernstein-Levin ruth.bernstein@viewpointla.com 

Event PR Contacts: Paley Center, Teresa Brady tbrady@paleycenter.org // Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis, paleycenter@ssmandl.com

 

James L. Brooks
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The Oscar-winning director-screenwriter-producer will be honored with the Peabody Awards' inaugural Industry Icon Award at the 86th Annual Peabody Awards ceremony set for May 31, 2026 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

PR (Brooks): Viewpoint PR, Jennifer Allen jennifer.allen@viewpointla.com & Melissa Kates melissa.kates@viewpointla.com

Event Press Contacts: Aloft Strategic Communications, Michael Donkis 310/387-0220 mdonkis@aloftpr.com & Rebecca Taylor 310/447-4831 rtaylor@aloftpr.com

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