Celebrity Bulletin , October 02 2026

The performer who made his debut playing 'Hamilton' on Broadway and the National Tour of Hamilton, will play 'Young Joe' in the first Broadway revival of Damn Yankees in over 30 years. This newly adapted production of Damn Yankees will play the Marquis Theatre (210 W. 46th St) with its first preview on Wednesday, March 24 and an official opening on Tuesday, April 20, 2027.

The 26th edition of The Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, will take place June 3–12, 2027 in New York City. Submissions are now open across Features, Shorts & Music Videos, Tribeca TV, Tribeca Digital Creators, Tribeca Games, Tribeca Podcasts, and Tribeca X.

The award-winning chocolatier, entrepreneur, alchemist, founder of Violet Flame Chocolate, will be in NYC from Oct. 6-8, and available for media coverage. In a time of digital overload, AI and endless scrolls, Violet Flame is rooted in biodynamic cacao, regenerative agriculture, and neuroscience. Each collection elevates cacao (already rich in compounds supporting circulation, mental clarity, and mood) with rare elements like Uji Black Label Rare Matcha and 10 minute Cacao Spiritus rituals - guided active-imagination tastings designed to quiet external noise, spark creativity, strengthen intuition, and help people reconnect with themselves and their purpose.

The Grammy & Tony winner will perform at Project Healthy Minds' World Mental Health Day Gala, hosted by CARSON DALY, taking place on Oct. 8 at Spring Studios in NY.

The 6x Oscar nominated actress is expected to conduct NYC promotional activities this month in support of her role in TAIKA WAITITI's new feature, Klara and the Sun (Sony Pictures), which will hold an invite only NY Premiere on Monday, Oct. 19th. The sci-fi drama also starring JENNA ORTEGA with STEVE BUSCEMI and NATASHA LYONNE, opens only in theaters on Oct. 23, 2026.

The 11th annual North Fork TV Festival taking place Oct. 21-22, 2026 in Greenport, NY will honor the Emmy-nominated actor, producer & TV host with The Canopy Award, the festival's highest honor. ANDERSON will accept the award & participate in a career retrospective & audience Q&A session on Oct. 22. The festival brings together established creators & executives with emerging independent storytellers for screenings, panels & networking.

The French Actress, who won an Oscar for her starring role in La Vie En Rose, will be in NYC as this year's Trophée des Arts Recipient at the Black Tie L'Alliance New York Benefit Gala to be held on Thursday, Oct. 29, at The Plaza Hotel. PIERRE DONNERSBERG, Co-Chairman, Diot-Siaci Group, will also be honored as the Trophée de L’Alliance Recipient. *6 PM Cocktails / 7:30 PM Dinner | Award Ceremony | Live Auction / 10 PM After Party

The Tony Award-winning director and Kennedy Center honoree, a longtime supporter of The 24 Hour Plays, will be honored as The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway returns to its longtime home at Broadway's Todd Haimes Theatre for one-night-only on Monday, Nov. 2 at 7 PM. Each year, The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway brings together extraordinary artists from Broadway, film, and TV to write, rehearse, and perform new plays in just 24 hours. This year, actors, writers, and directors from across KAIL's career will join to create something new and to celebrate the work, relationships, and artistic community he has built along the way. Participants TBA.

The Oh, Mary! star (performing through Jan. 17, 2027) and five-time Emmy Award nominee will appear in JAY ARMSTRONG JOHNSON's I Put A Spell On You: A Sanderson Sister Act returning to Manhattan's Webster Hall on Monday, Oct. 12 for one night only to benefit the Ali Forney Center, the nation's leading full-service organization dedicated to supporting LGBTQIA+ youth experience homelessness. A Sanderson Sister Act will subsequently be streamed in late October for a limited time, also benefiting the AFC. Details TBA.

The multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame® inductee and Songwriters Hall of Fame® inductee NILES RODGERS & CHIC, and JOSEPH GORDON, Principal Dancer with the New York City Ballet, will perform as DKMS - the world’s leading non-profit dedicated to fighting blood cancer and blood disorders - will host its 20th annual black tie DKMS Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on Thursday, Oct. 15th. 

The British filmmaker will receive the Gotham Director Tribute, recognizing directors whose distinctive bodies of work have made a significant & lasting contribution to contemporary cinema, at the 36th annual Gotham Film Awards ceremony on Nov. 30th at Cipriani Wall Street. The award also highlights his latest feature Ink, a drama exploring the 1969 launch of The Sun tabloid by RUPERT MURDOCH. 

The singer-songwriter-guitarist will headline global nonprofit WhyHunger's annual Amplified Hungerthon Concert, also featuring INFINITY SONG and special guest, Emmy®-nominated and Peabody-winning writer, director and comedian JULIO TORRES at NYC'S Webster Hall on Dec. 1. Fans will have a chance to request a song to influence DACUS' all request set list with a donation to WhyHunger.

The two-time Tony nominee leads the company of the Broadway Premiere of It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play as George Bailey, opposite two-time Tony nominee MEGAN HILTY as Mary Bailey. TITUSS BURGESS (Clarence and others), HARRY HAMLIN (Mr. Potter and others), and LISA RINNA (Violet and others) round out the cast. Directed by four-time Tony Award winner JERRY ZAKS, adapted for the stage by JOE LANDRY and based on the story The Greatest Gift by PHILIP VAN DOREN STERN, the play transports audiences to a 1940s radio studio, where a company of celebrated actors gathers to perform FRANK CAPRA's timeless classic, live on-the-air, complete with a foley artist and holiday carols. Previews begin Wednesday, Nov. 4, with an official Opening Night of Wednesday, Nov. 18, for a strictly limited engagement of nine weeks only, through Sunday, Jan. 3, 2027  at the Broadhurst Theatre.

Apple TV's new culinary docuseries "Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook," will premiere globally on Nov. 6, 2026. The eight-episode series follows NORA LUM, aka AWKWAFINA, on a cross-country culinary road trip as she attempts to revive her family's beloved Chinese restaurant. Her family ran Lum's, the iconic Cantonese restaurant in Flushing, NY. With help from acclaimed chefs, celebrated restaurateurs and her family, NORA, who also serves as a producer, sets out to build her kitchen skills, explore contemporary Asian American cuisine and reimagine Lum's legacy for a new generation.

The Debut Director-writer JESSE EISENBERG & star JULIANNE MOORE will attend in person as the film screens at the Opening Night film as The 14th Middleburg Film Festival taking place Oct. 15-18, 2026 in Middleburg, VA. Main screenings & events are anchored around the Salamander Middleburg Resort.

The documentary field leader, who was named Director of NY's Film Forum in Feb. 2026, will return as host of this year's 42nd Annual IDA Documentary Awards, an evening of celebration and community held on Dec. 4, 2026, at The Ebell of Los Angeles.