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Celebrity Bulletin , June 08 2026


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This Just In

 

Barry Manilow

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UPDATED: Media coverage is encouraged as the GRAMMY®, TONY®, and EMMY® Award-winning icon released What A Time, his first album of nearly all-original material in almost 15 years, on Friday, June 5thProduced by MANILOW and longtime collaborator MICHAEL LLOYD, What A Time is MANILOW's 33rd studio album and his first nearly all-original LP since 2011's 15 Minutes, which debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200. The album brings together an eclectic, cross-generational group of collaborators, including KENNETH "BABYFACE" EDMONDS, nine-time GRAMMY® winner DAVE COBB, and prolific songwriter GARY BARLOW. Pending health issues, MANILOW is on tour throughout 2026, including the Manilow: The Last Long Island Concert at Elmont, NY's UBS Arena on SaturdayJune 27, 2026.

PR (Manilow): Shore Fire Media, Allison Elbl aelbl@shorefire.com & Taylor Perry tperry@shorefire.com

 

Jonathan Groff

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The Tony and Grammy-winning actor will reunite with his Merrily We Roll Along co-star DANIEL RADCLIFFE in Trust the Man, a Vietnam War thriller is shooting in New Jersey this summer. The previously announced LUCAS HEDGES has dropped out of the film due to scheduling issues.

PR (Groff): Shelter Public Relations, Jenny Tversky jennyt@shelterpr.com & Cara Tripicchio carat@shelterpr.com 

 

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Today

 

Melissa Errico

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The Tony Award®–nominated Broadway star, who portrayed 'Eliza Doolittle,' will perform at Irish Repertory Theatre's annual Gala Benefit, Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady in Concert, tonight (6/8), 7 PM at The Town Hall. The concert presentation features an all-star cast which includes ERRICO, Oscar-winner F. MURRAY ABRAHAM, JULIE BENKO, NORBERT LEO BUTZ, ROBERT CUCCIOLI, BILL IRWIN, MARY BETH PEIL, LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS, and many more. Original 'Eliza Doolittle' JULIE ANDREWS will provide a virtual introduction to the evening. The program is directed by Irish Rep's CHARLOTTE MOORE & CIARÁN O'REILLY with musical direction by Maestro JOHN BELLThe Gala will also honor MELISSA VOGEL BROWN (Visionary Leadership Award) and celebrate another successful season at Irish Rep with cocktails & dinner at Bryant Park Grill.

PR (Errico): Shore Fire Media, Moya Crowley melissaerricopr@shorefire.com

Irish Rep Theater Contact: irishrep@irishrep.org

 

Jamie Hector

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The Brooklyn-born actor known for "The Wire" and "Bosch," and founder of Moving Mountains, which provides free year-round performing arts training, mentorship, and leadership development for NYC youth, wil walk the red carpet at the 19th Annual Moving Mountains for the Arts Gala, tonight (6/8) at the Brooklyn Museum. This year's gala will honor "The View" co-host SUNNY HOSTIN (Power of Voice award), NBA legend ROD STRICKLAND (Visionary Leadership award), and NY Islanders co-owner JON LEDECKY (Humanitarian Trailblazer award), with ANGELA YEE hosting the evening.

Manager: Robersons Artist Management, Alaine Roberson robersonsartist@gmail.com 

Event PR: Prospect PR, Jon Bleicher jon@prospectpr.com

 

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Next 7 days

 

RAYE

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The four-time GRAMMY-nominated British global music superstar, RACHEL AGATHA KEEN p/k/a RAYE, is expected in NYC to accept the Hal David Starlight Award at the 55th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala on June 11th at The Marriot Marquis.

Press Requests (RAYE): Biz 3, Dana Meyerson dana@biz3.net // The Orchard, Michael Tomczak 
mtomczak@theorchard.com (US) // Simon Jones PR, Simon Jones 
simonjones@simonjonespr.com (UK)

PR (SHOF Gala): The Lede Company, Cara Hutchison cara.hutchison@ledecompany.com, Emma Parker emma.parker@ledecompany.com & Izzy Siddons 
izzy.siddons@ledecompany.com

 

Norm Lewis

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Known for Christmas shows that have become the stuff of legend at the venue, the Broadway favorite is back at 54 Below with Broadway & Beyond for a limited run of seven nights. LEWIS takes the stage June 14-20 for a celebration of musical theater while also sharing other beloved songs that have shaped his life and career, with direction by RICHARD JAY-ALEXANDER.

Manager: The Katz Company, Jeremy Katz jk@thekatzcompany.com

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

 

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Next 30 Days

 

Molly Bernard

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UPDATEDMCC Theater announced a change in casting and an updated performance schedule for the NY premiere of Birthright, written by Tony Award winner JONATHAN SPECTOR and directed by TEDDY BERGMANDue to personal reasons, ABBI JACOBSON has departed the production. MOLLY BERNARD, previously announced to play the role of 'Alona,' has stepped into the role of 'Izzy.' MOLLY RANSON (MCC's Carrie, Prayer for the French Republic) joins the cast in the role of 'Alona.' To provide for adequate rehearsal time, performances, which were previously scheduled to begin on June 5, will now begin on June 16. Birthright will now open on Monday, June 29 for a limited run through July 26, 2026 at MCC Theater's Newman Mills Theater. The cast of Birthright includes HALE APPLEMAN, Tony Award nominee ELI GELB, Tony Award nominee LIZ LARSEN, NATE MANN, and ZOË WINTERS.

Manager: Brillstein Entertainment Partners, Alice Stites astites@bep-ny.com 

Press Contacts (Birthright): Print Shop PR, Matt Ross Matt@printshoppr.com, Nicole Capatasto Nicole@printshoppr.com & Liz Lombardi Liz@PrintShopPR.com

 

Warren Haynes

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ALLMAN BROTHERS band member WARREN HAYNES, MARGO PRICE, and GRAHAME LESH, as well as "Cosmic Country" artist DANIEL DONATO, will be among the headliners at The Hudson River Music Festival - inspired by PETE SEEGER's folk picnics - which returns for its second year to Croton Point Park in Croton-On-Hudson, NY on Father's Day Sunday, June 21 from 10 AM-9 PM. This year the festival will host two stages of acts, with folk activist, and 4x Grammy Nominee JESSE WELLES as the mainstage headliner. *Media roundups or stories are encouraged.

PR (Haynes): Press Here Publicity, Bari Lieberman bari@pressherepublicity.com 

Event Press Contact: Shore Fire Media 
HudsonRiverMusicFest@shorefire.com

 

Melissa Manchester

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The Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter will star as "Ma Cagney" in Cagney The Musical featuring music and lyrics by star ROBERT CREIGHTON ("JAMES CAGNEY") and CHRISTOPHER McGOVERN, blending original songs with beloved tunes by GEORGE M. COHAN, and a book by PETER COLLEY. Directed by Bay Street Theater’s Associate Artistic Director WILL POMERANTZ, performances will run at Sag Harbor's Bay Street Theater June 30-July 26, 2026.

PR (Manchester):  Jensen Communications, Michael Jensen mj@jensencom.com 

Media Contact (Bay Street Theater): Edward Breese ebreese@baystreet.org

 

Melba Moore

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The Tony Award®-winning / R&B-Pop legend returns to 54 Below on Wednesday & ThursdayJune 24th & 25th at 7 PM with an updated presentation of her one-woman show, "From Broadway, With Love." MELBA MOORE is available for interviews.

PR (Moore) / Interviews: Double XXposure, Angelo Ellerbee 201/224-6570 
angelo@dxxnyc.com

 

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Next 60 Days

 

Octavia Spencer

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The Oscar winner & Emmy-nominated actress is expected to conduct NY promotional activities this July in support of the highly-anticipated action comedy, Ride or Die, starring and executive produced by SPENCER and HANNAH WADDINGHAMFrom Paramount Television Studios, the series will debut all eight episodes globally on July 15, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world. Ride or Die also stars BILL NIGHY, ED SKREIN, SYLVIA HOEKS, and CALAM LYNCH, among others.

PR (Spencer): Viewpoint PR, Melissa Kates melissa.kates@viewpointla.com, Bria Schreiber bria.schreiber@viewpointla.com & Sergio Tapia sergio.tapia@viewpointla.com 

Media Contacts (Ride or Die): Sonia Koo sonia.koo@amazonstudios.com, Sylva Zakian sylva.zakian@amazonstudios.com & Nyla Nation Nyla.Nation@amazonstudios.com

 

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Later this year

 

Bill Lawrence

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The TV creator ("Shrinking," "Ted Lasso," "Scrubs") will be honored with the "Project Healthy Minds Storyteller of the Year Award" at Project Healthy Minds' fourth annual World Mental Health Day Gala on ThursdayOct. 8 at Spring Studios in NYC.

PR (Lawrence): Mortimer PR, David Mortimer david@mortimerpr.com 

Event Press Contact: FerenComm on behalf of Project Healthy Minds
TeamPHM@ferencomm.com

 

Bryan Adams

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The renown Canadian singer-songwriter continues his Roll With The Punches Tour into 2026 and will play Newark, NJ's Prudential Center on Aug. 12th joined by Special Guests PAT BENATAR & NEIL GIRALDO.

Management: info@bryanadams.com 

US Booking Agent: CAA, Mitch Rose mrose@caa.com 

 

Ed Harris

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The Tony Award nominee and four-time Academy Award nominee will star alongside 11-time Emmy Award winner JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS (Broadway debut), ALLISON JANNEY, JOE KEERY, and LILY RABE in the first Broadway revival of JON ROBIN BAITZ's Tony Award-winning play Other Desert Cities, directed by JOHN BENJAMIN HICKEYOther Desert Cities will play a 16-week limited engagement at Broadway's Hudson Theatre (141 W. 44th St.) with previews starting TuesdaySept. 29 ahead of a SundayOct. 18 opening night. The limited engagement will end SundayJan. 17, 2027.

PR (Harris): Jill Fritzo Public Relations, Jill Fritzo jfritzo@jillfritzopr.com, Michael Geiser mgeiser@jillfritzopr.com & Stephen Fertelmes 
SFertelmes@JillFritzoPR.com

Press Contacts (Other Desert Cities): DKC/O&M 212/695-7400, Rick Miramontez rick@omdkc.comAaron Meier aaron@omdkc.com & Imani Punch imani@omdkc.com

 

Levi Holloway

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The Chicago-based, Olivier-nominated playwright's Olivier-nominated play Paranormal Activity, adapted from the Paranormal Activity film series, and directed by FELIX BARRETT, will begin a 20-week limited run on Broadway on Aug. 14 at the August Wilson Theatre, with opening night set for Sept. 15. The production will follow a strictly limited pre-Broadway engagement at Boston's Emerson Colonial Theatre from July 11-30CHER ÁLVAREZ, TRAVIS A. KNIGHT, SHANNON COCHRAN, and ANDREA SYGLOWSKI lead the cast.

Manager: Anonymous Content, Nicole Romano nromano@anonymouscontent.com & Amar Hansen ahansen@anonymouscontent.com

Press Contacts (Paranormal Activity): Polk & Co., Matt Polk, Alex Seeley, Lilly Claar, Nicolette Carcaldi & Alex Hudome ahudome@polkandco.com

 

Prince

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The PRINCE Estate announced the release of Timeless, a new posthumous PRINCE album, in partnership with Legacy Recordings, arriving Aug. 28, 2026. Featuring 10 rare and previously unreleased recordings from PRINCE's legendary Vault, Timeless is the first PRINCE release ever curated to span every major era of his career, bringing together recordings created between 1977 and 2016 in a sweeping portrait of one of music's most innovative and influential artists. The new single "Stone," a previously unreleased recording from spring 1995 written by SANDRA ST. VICTOR, TOM HAMMER, and JULES VAN EVEN is out now.

PR (Paisley Park): Shore Fire Media, Rebecca Shapiro, Moya Crowley & Anna Hudson
paisleyparkpr@shorefire.com

 

Lenny Kaye

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At 79, the bonafide punk pioneer and "godfather of garage rock" (NPR Music) has released the new track "Solstice," from his forthcoming solo debut album Goin' Local, out July 17 on Yep Rec Records. Co-written with PATTI SMITH, "Solstice" continues an ongoing, multi-decade artistic partnership between them. KAYE will also perform with the PATTI SMITH GROUP at NY's CBGB Festival on Sept. 26.

PR (Kaye): Shore Fire Media, Matt Hanks mhanks@shorefire.com, Max Lefkowitz mlefkowitz@shorefire.com & Anna DeNelsky adenelsky@shorefire.com

 

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Out of Town

 

Slightly Stoopid

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On Saturday, June 13, the Ocean Beach-bred group will officially launch their Road Trippin Summer 2026 tour with the inaugural Field of Dreamz Festival at Petco Park. The hometown event will feature headline performances from SLIGHTLY STOOPID and SUBLIME, alongside additional sets from STEPHEN MARLEY, THE ELOVATORS, DENM, and more. The band, whose 10th studio album is out later this year, have also announced Cali Road Trippin 2026, a three-show California run: Thursday, Oct. 8 at Vina Robles Amphitheatre in Paso Robles; FridayOct. 9 at the Frost Amphitheater on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto; and in the Sacramento area on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln. Support across the run will include 2026 Road Trippin tourmates THE ELOVATORS and DENM with THE HIP ABDUCTION joining the Oct. 9th date.

PR (Slightly Stoopid): Shore Fire Media 
slightlystoopidpr@shorefire.com

 

Sharon Lawrence

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The actress will join SARAH SILVERMAN, JENNA USHKOWITZTROY BAKERKIM DAWSONSHARON LAWRENCEBARRET FOA, and others to perform for Broadway Voices Unite: A Harvest Home Benefit Concert, to help homeless pregnant women and their children, on Saturday, June 13, at Eli & Edythe Broad Stage, Santa Monica College

Manager: Authentic Talent and Literary Management, Anne Woodward anne@authenticm.com & Joshua Pasch joshua@authenticm.com 

Event Contact: Harvest Home, Hilary Wagner HWagner@harvesthomela.org