Celebrity Bulletin , November 02 2026

The actress who just won her first Daytime Emmy will host The Council of Fashion Designers of America's 2026 CFDA Fashion Awards presented by Amazon Fashion tonight (11/2) at the American Museum of Natural History. In addition to nominees, Special Awards will awarded to photographers INEZ van LAMSWEERDE and VINOODH MATADIN (Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award), LINDA FARGO (Founders Award in honor of Eleanor Lambert), SUSAN CIANCIOLO (Isabel Toledo Board of Directors Tribute), EVA CHEN (Media Award in honor of Eugenia Sheppard), and ANTHONY VACCARELLO (International Designer of the Year).

The literary horror icon will join AARON SORKIN, MARTHA STEWART, and others as the Library Lions to be celebrated at this year's invitation-only Library Lions 2026 Gala, hosted by and benefiting The New York Public Library, to be held tonight (11/2) at The New York Public Library (Fifth Ave. at 42nd St.) from 7 PM-10 PM.

The Irish Academy Award winner will be in NYC to be honored at the 27th Annual Spirit of Ireland Gala, presented by and benefiting The Irish Arts Center, taking place this Friday, Nov. 6 at Pier 60 in the Chelsea Piers Complex. 

The Tony & Emmy Award winning actor will host the To the Rescue! New York Gala 2026, presented by and benefiting The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), this Friday, Nov. 6, 6 PM at Cipriani. The evening will feature special appearances by AMY SEDARIS and CHRISTIE BRINKLEY, and a musical performance by VANESSA CARLTON. 

THe rapper-actor will be among The New York Landmarks Conservancy’s 2026 honorees at the 2026 Living Landmarks Celebration this Wednesday, Nov. 4 at The Plaza. *Media is invited to the cocktail hour from 7 PM-8 PM. More than 500 guests are expected to attend this annual tribute. The cocktail hour offers the best opportunity to photograph these extraordinary New Yorkers.

Media coverage is welcome as the Jazz Age Lawn Party, a historically sold-out experience attracting thousands of time travelers each year, who come together to discover the music and zeitgeist of the 1920s, is celebrating their 21st anniversary in NYC of the world's original and most authentic Prohibition-era-inspired gathering. Founded and hosted by MICHAEL ARENELLA & HIS DREAMLAND ORCHESTRA, the unique, interactive opportunity to relive one of the most colorful and formative epochs in American history takes place Nov. 7th & 8th, 2026 from 11 AM–5  PM at Governors Island. 

The Tony winner wiil be honored with the 2026 Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theater at the 34th Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala, presented by and benefiting The York Theatre Company, on Nov. 16th at The Edison Ballroom. 

Conceived and directed by DAVID ROTHENBERG, Founder of The Fortune Society,The Castle – the hit Off-Broadway play that offers a first-hand account of life in and after prison – will play a special matinee on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2 PM at the site that inspired it, The Fortune Society's The Castle, (625 W. 140th St.). Tickets are $25 and are now available at donate.fortunesociety.org/thecastle. All proceeds benefit The Fortune Society, the organization that supports successful reentry from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration. Inspired by the supportive housing residence run by The Fortune Society in upper Manhattan, The Castle offers a searing, first-hand look at the lives of four formerly incarcerated New Yorkers and their re-entry into society. The cast for The Castle includes VILMA ORTIZ DONOVAN, PHILIP HALL, ERVIN HUNT and CASIMIRO TORRES – all of whom tell real-life stories – some personal - of their re-entry experience. *Interviews are available upon request.

The Tony winner wiil be honored with the 2026 Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theater at the 34th Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala, presented by and benefiting The York Theatre Company, on Nov. 16th at The Edison Ballroom. 

Will Power, a new documentary detailing the true-life story of actor/musician ALEX SPARROW (ALEKSEY VOROBYOV), directed by LAURO ROCHA and produced by YAN FISHER, will screen at this year's DOC NYC Festival (the country's largest Documentary Film Festival) at 12 PM noon on Nov. 15 at Village East by Angelika (181-189 Second Ave. at 12th Street). *Interviews are available with SPARROW and ROCHA.

The Emmy Award-winning actor, director and producer will join broadcaster DEBORAH NORVILLE; NY Yankees radio color commentator SUZYN WALDMAN; veteran journalist JANE PAULEY; Member, Baseball HOF * Spanish voice of the LA Dodgers JAMIE JARRIN, and others as honorees at the Giants Of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts 23nd ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON, presented by and benefiting The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation, and hosted by JUJU CHANG at NYC's Gotham Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 11:30 AM-2 PM.

The Grammy Award winner, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, and original "Queen of Christmas" will return to "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" for the third year in a row on Thursday, Dec. 17th to perform her holiday classic "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" accompanied by her friends, PAUL SHAFFER, and LITTLE STEVEN & THE DISCIPLES.

As his Hong Kong dates came to an end, the GRAMMY-winning Canadian artist gifted fans the song "Hong Kong," a love letter to the region. The After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour is the highest-grossing tour ever by a male solo artist. The tour has sold more than 7.5 million tickets and grossed over $1 billion since launching in 2022. Its first-ever Asia leg, expanded from 11 to 17 stadium shows due to demand, closes the tour with two final nights in Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 4 & 5 at TM Stadium National. The new song will be available in East and Southeast Asia as he wraps his last show dates in the region.

The award-winning British star of stage and TV will receive the CRYSTAL AWARD FOR ADVOCACY IN TELEVISION for the series "TED LASSO" at the WIF HONORS 2026 on Nov. 5, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA. The evening will honor today's leading voices in entertainment while supporting Women In Film's career, advocacy, and research programs. *5:30 PM Cocktail Reception / 7 PM Dinner & Program

The Oscar winner is the recipient of the inaugural Michele & Rob Reiner Champion for Change Award to be awarded at the Children's Institute Cape & Gown Gala on Sunday, Nov. 8, at The Beverly Wilshire.

The Oscar-nominated British actor, writer & director will receive The Vanguard Award at The Critics Choice Association's (CCA) 9th annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television, taking place Monday, Nov. 16, 2026, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in LA.