Long Island Entertainment & Celebrity News
From Billy Joel to Lindsay Lohan, the latest on Long Island celebrities, entertainment, theater, movies and television.
How's Mary Jo Buttafuoco doing? Mostly fine.
As Lifetime's "I Am Mary Jo Buttafuoco" arrives, she talks about why the movie is so important to her.
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MORE ON THIS TOPICMary Jo Buttafuoco to narrate Lifetime biopic
Alexa Ray Joel had a '60s vision for 'Heavy Eyes'
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'Hell's Kitchen' to end on Broadway
Rapper Pitbull headed to Jones Beach this summer
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy': Great-looking newcomer, but a bit too '90210'
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Thousands of fans celebrate life of legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir in San Francisco
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Kianna Underwood, former Nickelodeon star, killed in hit-and-run
Actor Timothy Busfield's attorneys say an investigation undermines state's child sex abuse charges
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NFL sees increased viewership for wild-card round, eyes more for divisional games
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Colman Domingo, Liam Hemsworth and Noah Schnapp pack Ralph Lauren's Milan Fashion Week show
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Harry Styles announces first album in 4 years, 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally'
Snoop Dogg's NBA analyst role underscores why his on-air presence and global appeal keeps growing
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Julio Iglesias calls sexual abuse allegations against him 'absolutely untrue'
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Remembering pioneering NY anchor Pat Harper, who 'vanished' from the airwaves, never to return
Harper was a familiar face, first at WPIX and then WNBC.
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MORE ON THIS TOPICLocal TV's 5 most memorable anchor teams: Is your favorite one of them?
'The Rip': Affleck and Damon deliver intense performances as Miami cops
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Go behind the scenes of 'The Diplomat' with new Planting Fields tour
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New 'Game of Thrones' prequel should win viewers' hearts
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Golden Globes draw 8.7M viewers, a nearly 7% dip from 2025
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Billy Joel performs for the first time since brain disorder diagnosis
Surprising the crowd, Joel performed two songs with a tribute band at a Florida event.
MORE ON THIS TOPICBilly Joel's biggest 2026 anniversaries: 'Turnstiles,' MSG shows, more
Billy Joel tribute concert set for Carnegie Hall
From 'Fire Island' to Farmingdale': 8 songs that name-check LI
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For Zohran Mamdani: Our crash course playlist of Billy Joel songs
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Zohran Mamdani couldn't recognize Billy Joel's iconic NYC anthem
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Fans have chance to take home Billy Joel exhibit items
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Grammy-nominated musician John Forté found dead at 50 in Massachusetts home
John Forté, the Grammy-nominated musician known for his work with the Fugees, has died at age 50.
Actor Michael Keaton is named Man of the Year by Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theatricals
Minutes to Memories: John Mellencamp rolling out jukebox of his old hits
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'West Wing' actor Timothy Busfield turns himself in to face child sex abuse charges in New Mexico
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Celebrities embrace black and old Hollywood glamour for Golden Globes red carpet
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Milan prison hosts concert with instruments made by inmates from migrant smugglers' boats
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Verne Gay
As season 2 starts, 'The Pitt' is still TV's best drama
If you loved "The Pitt" last season, there's no earthly reason why you shouldn't again.
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New CBS News anchor says he'll be more 'transparent' and 'accountable' than Walter Cronkite
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Winter TV preview: 44 shows you'll want to watch
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Theater
Long Islanders' Broadway attendance up 11% despite congestion pricing
Long Islanders saw Broadway shows more in 2024-25 than anytime since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an industry survey.
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MORE ON THIS TOPICBroadway's booming; Long Islanders are staying home
'Wicked' composer Stephen Schwartz says he won't appear at Kennedy Center
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LI native joins other artists bowing out of Kennedy Center
What to Stream: 'The Smashing Machine,' Louis Tomlinson, 'The Beauty' and Bruce Springsteen biopic
Dwayne Johnson transforming into MMA pioneer Mark Kerr for "The Smashing Machine" and Louis Tomlinson releasing his third solo album are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Kathleen Kennedy, steward of 'Star Wars,' steps down from Lucasfilm
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Former Universal chair David Linde named CEO of Sundance Institute
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Winter-spring movie preview: 33 great films you'll want to see
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'Growing up, my dad played a lot of Michael Jackson in my home'
Bruno Mars adds 2 shows of 'The Romantic Tour' to MetLife Stadium
The Grammy Award-winning artist will perform at MetLife on Aug. 21, 22, 25 and 26, Live Nation said.
2026 Jones Beach summer concert schedule: UPDATED
John Mellencamp coming to Jones Beach this summer
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Japanese and South Korean leaders jam to K-pop hits at a summit
Music streams hit 5 trillion in 2025. Christian, rock and Latin lead growth in the US
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Kim Gordon returns with defiant new solo album, 'Play Me': 'It does feel like an evolution'
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Radio
Howard Stern not going anywhere: He signs for 3 more years at SiriusXM
Stern ended speculation that had been swirling since last summer about his status.
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Howard Stern postpones his SiriusXM return to Sept. 8
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Remember when Howard Stern first hit the New York airwaves?
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7 questions about Howard Stern's future at SiriusXM
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More Entertainment
A look at upcoming winter movies
Movie Review: Jodie Foster shines as a psychoanalyst on the edge in 'A Private Life'
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Actor Kiefer Sutherland arrested for allegedly assaulting a ride-hail driver, police say
Royal Opera sees generation change as Jakub Hrůša and Speranza Scappucci come in
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Fanatics debuts Fanatics Studios with Olympics, Tom Brady and ESPN at Intuit Dome
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See the dates and ticket plans for the BTS tour that starts in April
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Pop star Madison Beer sets MSG show this summer
Sarah Jessica Parker gets Golden Globes' Carol Burnett Award and Helen Mirren gets DeMille prize
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Great South Bay Music Festival: Gov't Mule, Bruce Hornsby to headline Saturday show
K-pop's BTS comes to NJ's MetLife Stadium in August
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You've got a friend: James Taylor sets Jones Beach show
'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple': Gruesomely good
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