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  • Operation Taco Gary’s Los Angeles Premiere

    Operation Taco Gary’s Los Angeles Premiere

    The cast, filmmakers, and special guests gathered in Culver City to celebrate the upcoming theatrical release of the absurd sci-fi comedy.

     (L-R) Jack Sheehan, Ahbra, Bill Dawes, Arturo Castro, Jason Biggs, Brenda Song, Matthew Vaughan, Mikey K, Brian David Cange, Simon Rex/Photo Olivia Wong

    CHROMA hosted the Los Angeles premiere of Operation Taco Gary’s on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at The Culver Theater, bringing together the film’s cast, creative team, and an array of special guests for a night of celebration ahead of the movie’s theatrical debut.

    Directed and written by Mikey K. in his feature film debut, Operation Taco Gary’s is a genre-bending sci-fi comedy with a wildly original premise: a taco joint, an alien invasion, and one very wrong road trip. The film follows two brothers who stumble upon a cosmic conspiracy hidden inside Taco Gary’s and are suddenly tasked with saving Earth.

    The ensemble cast includes Simon Rex, Dustin Milligan, Brenda Song, Jason Biggs, and Arturo Castro, whose performances anchor the film’s offbeat humor and larger-than-life energy.

    Among those in attendance from the film were Simon Rex (Blink Twice, Red Rocket, Scary Movie franchise), Brenda Song (Running Point, Dollface), Arturo Castro (Broad City, Narcos), and Jason Biggs (Orange Is the New Black, American Pie franchise). Also on hand were director and writer Mikey K., producer Matthew Vaughan (Marcello Hernandez: American Boy), executive producer Jimmy Miller (Get Smart), executive producer M. Riley (Holmes & Watson), executive producer Brian David Cange (Marjorie Prime), and executive producer Jack Sheehan (The Best Man, Kidnap).

     (L-R) Macaulay Culkin, Jason Biggs/ Photo Olivia Wong

    The premiere also drew a notable group of special guests, including Macaulay Culkin, Jeff Ross, Doug Benson, Darren Darnborough, Mickey Avalon, Jon Mack, Cameron Fife, Bill Dawes, Sujata Day, F. Javier Gutiérrez, Amanda Drexton, Michael Drexton, Gigi Gustin, Jarry Lee, Sarah Talabi, Leah Talabi, and Aliia Roza.

    With its unconventional premise and comedic cast, Operation Taco Gary’s is poised to deliver a quirky and energetic big-screen experience. The film opens in theaters on Friday, February 27, 2026.

    For fans of irreverent comedy and sci-fi chaos, Operation Taco Gary’s looks set to serve up a theatrical ride as outrageous as its title.

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  • “Operation Taco Gary’s” Actor Simon Rex Made A Special Appearance At SmorgasburgLA

    “Operation Taco Gary’s” Actor Simon Rex Made A Special Appearance At SmorgasburgLA

    Photo Credit: Michelle Felix

    CHROMA, in partnership with Smorgasburg LA and Tacos 1986, hosted a Sunday Funday activation on Sunday, February 22, 2026, to promote the new comedy Operation Taco Gary’s, a ROTTEN SCIENCE production and a film by Mikey K, featuring Simon Rex (Blink Twice, Red Rocket, and the Scary Movie franchise).

    Smorgasburg LA is Los Angeles’ weekly open-air market at ROW DTLA, known for its large mix of food, shopping vendors, pop-ups, and cultural programming every Sunday. It launched in 2016 and has grown into one of the city’s biggest recurring food-and-shopping destinations.

    Tacos 1986 is a Los Angeles-founded, Tijuana-style taco restaurant (est. 2018) known for hand-made corn tortillas, flame-grilled meats, and fresh toppings, with a mission centered on bringing Tijuana street-style tacos to LA.

    Photo Credit: Michelle Felix
    Photo Credit: Michelle Felix

    Operation Taco Gary’s is an absurd sci-fi comedy: A taco joint. An alien invasion. One very wrong road trip. When two brothers stumble onto a cosmic conspiracy hiding inside Taco Gary’s, they’re forced to save Earth.

    DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT (by Mikey K)

    As the world kept getting stranger and stranger, I found myself clinging to the idea that I had a basicunderstanding of how things worked. But after surviving these last several chaotic years (when truth andfiction seemed locked in a lovers’ quarrel), I finally surrendered to the fact that I don’t understand jackshit. Life is chaotic, absurd, and often makes no sense at all. And that’s totally okay.

    Operation Taco Gary’s is that experience in a nutshell, and it’s the journey Luke goes on in the film. Lukespends most of the story clinging to his version of reality, trying to make sense of a world that refuses tocooperate. By the end, broken and overwhelmed by the absurdity of it all, he reaches the most freeing conclusion a person can arrive at and says, “I don’t get it. And that’s okay.”

    So that’s the meat of the film’s taco. And that meat is wrapped tightly in a nonstop comedy tortilla fromstart to finish. Because ultimately, Operation Taco Gary’s is our attempt to make the funniest movie we possibly could, one that feels reckless and unapologetic, like our favorite comedies of the ’90s and early 2000s.

    We had an incredible time making this film, often with no clear idea whether what we were doing wouldwork. We hope audiences enjoy watching Operation Taco Gary’s as much as we enjoyed surviving the process of making it.

    Operation Gary’s Taco will be available in theaters on February 27th. The film stars Simon Rex, Dustin Milligan, Brenda Song, Tony Cavalero, Arturo Castro, and Doug Jones, with Jason Biggs.

  • Review- Six: The Musical

    Review- Six: The Musical

    Reviewed by Joy Parris-Now playing at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre through March 8, 2026, SIX: The Musical arrives in Los Angeles as both a theatrical crowd-pleaser and a smartly constructed pop intervention. Directed by Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage, the production takes the familiar “divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived” refrain and transforms it into a stylish, contemporary meditation on voice, authorship, and historical memory.

    Framed as a concert competition, SIX imagines the six wives of Henry VIII as pop stars, each stepping forward to argue that she endured the greatest suffering. The premise is playful, but the show’s strongest move is the way it ultimately outgrows that setup. What begins as a contest gradually becomes a critique of the contest itself, as the queens move beyond Henry’s shadow and reclaim their stories on their own terms. That shift gives SIX its emotional and thematic force.

    The writing is sharp, irreverent, and efficient, blending caustic humor with genuine pathos. The score, with standout numbers like “Don’t Lose Ur Head,” borrows freely from contemporary pop idioms—echoes of Beyoncé, Adele, and Ariana Grande are easy to hear—but the result feels less like imitation than translation. Pop becomes the show’s dramaturgical engine: accessible, immediate, and culturally fluent.

    At the Pantages, the production remains visually striking and rigorously paced. The staging is sleek, the choreography precise, and the momentum nearly nonstop. Backed by the onstage band, the “Ladies in Waiting,” the queens perform within a concert aesthetic that still feels tightly controlled as theater. The polish is part of the point: SIX understands spectacle, but it also knows how to use spectacle in the service of structure and meaning.

    The 2026 North American Boleyn Tour castEmma Elizabeth Smith (Aragon), Nella Cole (Boleyn), Kelly Denice Taylor (Seymour), Hailey Alexis Lewis (Cleves), Alizé Cruz (Howard), and Tasia Jungbauer (Parr)—brings strong vocals, crisp characterization, and ensemble precision to the production, with alternates Reese Cameron, Anna Hertel, Carlina Parker, andAbigail Sparrow supporting the company.

    The musical’s cultural footprint continues to expand: SIX: LIVE ON OPENING NIGHT debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard cast album chart and has surpassed one billion streams worldwide. At the Pantages, that popularity makes sense. SIX is more than a clever historical remix—it is an unapologetically modern musical that gives its queens the final word, and does so with intelligence, wit, and undeniable style.

  • Play Review:The Circle

    Play Review:The Circle

    Three Generations, One Weekend, And A Nation’s Tension

    Reviewed by Joy Parris — THE CIRCLE, a tragi-comic play written by Stacey Martino Rivera, directed by D.W. Jacobs, with original music by Germaine Franco, is dedicated to the late C. Raul Espinoza, a posthumous producer of the play.

    The Cast of The Circle/Photo Steve Moyer

    The Circle is the kind of story that lands in your chest first and in your head later. On the surface, it’s about family. It examines relationships, loyalty, old wounds, and the cultural threads that bind people together even when they’re pulling in opposite directions. It’s also about something trickier. Everyone carries a different version of the same story, and those versions don’t just shape identity. They shape communities. In this play, perception isn’t a side theme. It’s the fuse.

    Set against the brutal social atmosphere surrounding the 2016 election, the action centers on three generations of the Medinas and the Mahoneys. They gather for a weekend in Texas, and what should be simple becomes a pressure cooker. The chaos doesn’t arrive out of nowhere. It’s already in the room, hiding in what’s left unsaid, in the assumptions people make, and in the way love can turn into control when fear takes the wheel. Relationships and loyalties are tested. Each character tries to come to terms with who they think they are, who they believe others are, and what it costs to be wrong.

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    I love a play that invites conversations about race, class, and culture. The Circle does that without turning into a lecture. It understands that “current events” aren’t just headlines. They’re stressors that seep into homes, marriages, friendships, and family gatherings. At some point, we have to admit a hard truth. Humanity’s challenges will continue to test how we treat each other. In that way, this play also feels like a history lesson. It reminds us how patterns repeat when we refuse to reckon with them.

    Where The Circle expands beyond family drama is in its broader perspective on justice. This is a play about healing and forgiveness. It also makes you stare at a system that too often fosters more wrongdoing than it prevents. It pushes you to question how “justice” can become performance. It asks how blame can substitute for accountability. It also shows how people caught in the gears are usually the ones with the least power to fight back. The social impact of plays like this is clear. They don’t let audiences stay comfortably distant. They turn the theater into a civic space, where private pain and public policy collide.

    That’s why stories like The Circle matter right now. In a time when people are encouraged to pick sides before they pick up understanding, a play that insists on complexity is a kind of intervention. It asks viewers to sit with contradiction. Harm and love can exist in the same family. Truth can be fractured. Reconciliation isn’t possible without honesty. That’s not just art. It’s a social practice.

    The world premiere cast of THE CIRCLE includes: Michael Brainard (Los Feliz, CA) as Bud Ireton; Jeanette Godoy (Pasadena, CA) as Mary Padrón; Alma Martinez (Cypress Park, CA) as Eva Medina; Victoria Ratermanis (Angeleno Heights, CA) as Molly Medina; Lisa Richards (Los Angeles, CA) as Maeve Mahoney; Ava Rivera (Los Feliz, CA) as Anna Medina at 16; Luna Rivera (Los Feliz, CA) as Anna Medina at 12; René Rivera (Los Feliz, CA) as José Medina; Graciela Rodriguez (Downey, CA) as A Service Worker, Mari, A Neighbor, and Tonantzin; and Lakin Valdez (Glendale, CA) as Ronnie Medina, with newscasters’ voiceovers by Brendan James Willis and Simone Reynolds.

    In the end, The Circle doesn’t just tell a story. It holds up a mirror. If the audience walks out talking about family, culture, the justice system, and what the last decade has done to our sense of one another, then the play has already done the kind of work that lasts beyond the curtain.

    Tickets for THE CIRCLE are on sale now at Greenway Court Theatre. Shows run Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. through February 22, 2026, with an added performance on February 28 at 8:00 p.m.

    Ticket prices are: $30 (sliding-scale suggested), $25 (minimum), $10 (students, seniors 60+, and groups of 10+), and $55 (pay-it-forward).

    The theatre is wheelchair accessible. The show is recommended for adults of all ages. It may appeal to older kids when seen with adults, but it’s not recommended for young children because of its intense themes. Running time is 135 minutes, not including intermission.

    Parking: Free parking is available on Fridays and Saturdays in front of Fairfax High School (Fairfax Ave & Melrose Ave), accessed from Fairfax Ave. On Sundays, there’s limited parking next to the theatre.

    For tickets and info, visit greenwaycourttheatre.org, email boxoffice@greenwayartsalliance.org, or call 323-655-7679 ext. 4.

  • Youngblood (2026) — Hubert Davis’ Gritty Hockey Drama Starring Ashton James — In Theaters March 6

    Youngblood (2026) — Hubert Davis’ Gritty Hockey Drama Starring Ashton James — In Theaters March 6

    Youngblood Poster

    Dolphin (NASDAQ: DLPN) released the official trailer and key art for YOUNGBLOOD, a contemporary reimagining of the 1986 hockey drama directed by Academy Award® nominee Hubert Davis (The Well, Black Ice).

    Ashton James/Dean Youngblood
    Photo/Well Go USA

    The sports drama follows Detroit-born hockey prodigy Dean Youngblood, who joins the Hamilton Mustangs in Canada. Raised by his father, Blane, in discipline and toughness, Dean’s talent and arrogance put him at odds with teammates and rivals. As he confronts toxic behavior on and off the ice, Dean must decide what kind of man and player he wants to be.

    Blair Underwood/Blaine Youngblood Photo/Well Go USA

    The cast is led by Ashton James (Boxcutter, Revenge of the Black Best Friend) as Dean. Other cast members include Blair Underwood (Longlegs, Deep Impact, L.A. Law) as Blane Youngblood; Shawn Doyle (The Expanse, Fargo) as Coach Chadwick; Alexandra McDonald (Night Blooms) as Jessie Chadwick; Henri Picard (The Dishwasher) as Denis Sutton; Donald MacLean Jr. (Workin’ Moms) as Carl Racki; Olunike Adeliyi (The Expanse) as Ruby Youngblood; Emidio Lopes (Painkiller) as Kelly Youngblood; and Tamara Podemski (Outer Range, Reservation Dogs) as Ms. McGill.

    YOUNGBLOOD premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received a strong audience and critical response, organizers said.

    Produced by Aircraft Pictures in association with Dolphin Entertainment and Canadian distributor Photon Films and Media, the film will open in theaters across North America on March 6, 2026. Well Go USA Entertainment will distribute the film in the United States; Photon Films and Media will handle Canadian distribution.

    About Well Go USA Entertainment: Well Go is an Oscar-nominated theatrical and home entertainment distributor specializing in action, genre, and independent films. The company’s titles are released in theaters, on demand, on DVD and Blu-ray, and on television and streaming platforms, including the Hi-YAH! channel. Corporate headquarters are in Allen, Texas, with an additional office in Taiwan.

  • UCLA Black Alumni Association To Host March 7 Winston C. Doby Legacy Scholarship Gala; Mayor Karen Bass To Keynote

    UCLA Black Alumni Association To Host March 7 Winston C. Doby Legacy Scholarship Gala; Mayor Karen Bass To Keynote

    Mayor Bass Keynote Speaker
    Mayor Bass Keynote Speaker

    The UCLA Black Alumni Association (UBAA) will host the biennial Winston C. Doby Legacy Scholarship Gala on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, bringing together alumni and leaders in higher education, philanthropy, business, and public service to support student access and long-term academic success. The gala is a primary fundraiser for the Winston C. Doby Legacy Scholarship, a merit-based program that provides financial support to UCLA undergraduate and graduate students. Proceeds help cover tuition, housing, books, and other academic resources for students navigating financial barriers to higher education at a time when many diversity-focused programs and funding streams are being reduced or eliminated.

    Established in 2006 following declines in Black student enrollment after the implementation of Proposition 209, the scholarship has awarded more than $10 million to more than 800 students. At the time of its founding, UCLA enrolled 96 Black freshmen. A decade later, UCLA welcomed the largest Black freshman class in its history. Today, the university enrolls the largest number of Black students in the UC system and one of the nation’s largest Black undergraduate populations outside of a historically Black college or university. “This progress is the result of continued alumni investment and philanthropic partnership, and it must be sustained to ensure opportunity remains within reach,” UBAA President Na’Shaun Neal said. “The gala underscores how targeted funding and community-driven solutions can expand access while strengthening institutional outcomes.”

    Mayor Karen Bass will deliver the keynote address. Her remarks will focus on leadership, accountability, and the role institutions play in building equitable pathways to opportunity. The evening will be hosted by UCLA alumnus Chris Spencer, a writer, director, producer, and comedian whose work spans film, television, and live entertainment. Spencer is the co-creator and executive producer of “Real Husbands of Hollywood” and has written for major televised events, including the Primetime Emmy Awards, the BET Awards, the MTV Awards, and the ESPYs.

    The 2026 honorees represent excellence across media, athletics, law, health care, and public service. Natasha “Tash” Gray, an executive producer whose credits include “Reasonable Doubt” and “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” will receive the Beverly Robinson Award for Excellence. Olympic medalist and UCLA alumna Jordan Chiles will receive the Florence Griffith Joyner Award. Mandla Kayise, a former UBAA president, will receive the Arthur Ashe Community Service Award. Cheryl M. Lott, an attorney at Buchalter Law Firm, will be named Tom Bradley Alumnus of the Year. Dr. Yolanda Gorman, an associate vice chancellor at UCLA, will receive the Jackie Robinson Trailblazer Award. Dr. La Tanya Hines, an OB-Gyn with Kaiser Permanente, will receive the Ralph Bunche Humanitarian Award. The Elegant Bruinettes, the UCLA sports dance team, will receive the Madie Scholarship Norman Award.

    The gala honors the legacy of Dr. Winston C. Doby, a nationally recognized higher education leader who dedicated more than four decades to expanding student access, diversity, and support services at UCLA and across the University of California system. As UCLA vice chancellor for student affairs and later a UC vice president, Doby helped shape admissions outreach, financial aid strategy, K-12 partnerships, and student success programming. He received the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’ Distinguished Service Award in 2010.

    UBAA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on alumni engagement, student success, and community partnership. The California Community Foundation administers the Winston C. Doby Legacy Scholarship Fund and supports both undergraduate and graduate students at UCLA. More information about the 2026 Winston C. Doby Legacy Scholarship Gala is available at tinyurl.com/UBAADobyGala2026.

  • Raising Cane’s  Donates $15,589 To Pup Culture Rescue

    Raising Cane’s Donates $15,589 To Pup Culture Rescue

    Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers puts the holiday spirit to work for local pets. At a check presentation event held at the Raising Cane’s Monrovia restaurant (945 W. Huntington Drive), the company presented Pasadena-based nonprofit Pup Culture Rescue with a $15,589 donation raised locally through Cane’s sold-out Plush Puppy campaign last December. The moment celebrated how the Los Angeles “Caniacs” turned a fun collectible into meaningful support for dogs in need.

    $15K+ check presentation from Raising Cane’s to Pup Culture Rescue at Monrovia Restaurant, Wednesday, Feb. 11 

    Pup Culture Rescue Founder Victoria Shafer said the partnership has had a direct, lasting impact on the organization’s ability to care for animals. “A huge part of Pup Culture Rescue’s impact is truly thanks to Raising Cane’s generosity, and that’s no exaggeration,” Shafer said. “Because of their past support, we were able to start renting a space that provides a safe roof over the heads of at least 50 dogs in need every single month. This year’s donation will continue to fuel us further by funding spays and neuters, vaccinations, microchips, and the nourishing food that gets those 50 dogs ready for adoption. We are profoundly grateful for Raising Cane’s continued partnership and belief in our mission. We could not do this without them!”

    The Plush Puppy campaign ran from Nov. 19 through Dec. 31 and raised $500,000 nationwide. Of that total, $100,000 was donated to BISSELL Pet Foundation, a national organization focused on helping pets find their forever homes, while the remaining funds were distributed to nearly 200 local pet welfare organizations across the country—including groups here in Los Angeles. With its yellow lab mascot Cane III, Raising Cane’s has long supported pet-related causes; what started as a single Holiday Plush Puppy in 2006 has grown into a tradition that has raised more than $10 million over the years for animals in need, and this latest check presentation continues that legacy by turning community participation into real resources for local rescue work.

  • TRANGO Presented By North Face On VOD

    TRANGO Presented By North Face On VOD

    Followed By A Spring Broadcast On PBS In Select Markets

    The award-winning documentary recently completed a 20-city U.S. theatrical run, including a VIP screening at the Oriental Theater in Denver, Colorado, attended by ski mountaineers Jim Morrison and Christina “Lusti” Lustenberger.

    Trango follows the renowned athletes on an expedition to accomplish the first-ever ski descent of the formidable Great Trango Towers in Pakistan. The Karakoram Range, home of the Trango Towers, is among the most extreme terrains on the planet. On May 9, 2024, Morrison, Lusti, and their team were the first to successfully climb and ski down the 20K-foot West Face of Great Trango Tower.

    Jim Morrison/Skiing Mount Trango

    Helmed by award-winning director Leo HoornTrango documents the team’s preparation and execution, and descent. Joined by Nick McNutt and Chantel Astorga, Lusti and Morrison navigate risk, grief, and the physical demands of high-altitude exposure. At over 20,000 feet, their survival hinges on trust, shared resilience, and the strength of their partnership. 

    Christina Lusti/Hiking Mount Trango

    Lusti recalls, “The day itself was nothing short of incredible. The captivating position that seized our imagination lived up to everything we had dreamed of. A moment in life that surpasses expectations is rare, and a luxury earned.”

    After summiting Trango, Morrison pursued another groundbreaking first descent. On October 15, 2025, he became the first to summit and ski down the Hornbein Couloir on Mount Everest, honoring his former partner Hilaree Nelson by scattering her ashes at the peak.

    Morrison commented, “Trango represents a long arc of effort. The summit and the skiing are just minutes in a story built on years of preparation and exploration. We shared a vision of existing in that granite cathedral on skis, and persistence is what kept bringing us back to try to leave our tracks on that wild line.”

    Trango had its media premiere at Sundance 2025, an official selection at 19 film festivals in 9 different countries, and won the Grand Prize Award at the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival and Best Editing Award at the International Freesports Film Festival. It will be screened throughout the UK in 25 markets with the Kendal Mountain Tour 2026. 

    The film’s producer, Kaki Orr, stated, “A year after its premiere, more than 20 festivals and 50 theatrical screenings, we’re honored to finally release this film to the world. Trango is more than an adventure. It’s a journey to the edge of what it means to commit, to risk, and to feel deeply.” 

    Trango can be found streaming on Roku and other major platforms, along with a PBS broadcast in select markets in Spring 2026.

    Follow @TheNorthFace and @TheNorthFace_Snow to follow the journey. 

  • Own Announces Maxxed Out: A Bold New Financial  Series

    Own Announces Maxxed Out: A Bold New Financial  Series

    OWN is taking an unfiltered look at the emotional and financial stress affecting relationships across America with its new unscripted series, MAXXED OUT. The bold, eight-episode “financial intervention” series explores how money—and mismanaged money—can push families, friends, and partners to the brink. It shows how private financial turmoil can quickly turn into relationship-breaking fallout.

    Leah Collins/Photo Courtesy OWN

    Financial expert Leah Collins anchors the series. She brings straight talk, practical strategy, and real accountability to each high-stakes intervention. In every episode, Collins leads tough conversations behind the “what were you thinking?” moments. She helps participants face the receipts, confront mounting debt, and begin rebuilding healthier financial habits. The mission, however, goes beyond balancing budgets. MAXXED OUT also focuses on restoring trust and connection. Those bonds are often damaged when financial stress, secrecy, or poor decisions impact the people closest to us. 

    The stories are deeply personal and immediately relatable. One episode follows a ten-year married couple with two young daughters. They are overwhelmed by debt and divided by conflicting values about money.

    Another episode centers on daughters confronting their mother about spiraling debt and inconsistent income. The situation has forced six family members to share a small two-bedroom apartment. The series also spotlights two sisters running a family business. One sister is trying to stay afloat under $90,000 in debt. She is also navigating the long-term effects of out-of-pocket medical care without health insurance.

    MAXXED OUT isn’t just a show; it’s a mirror reflecting the financial pressures so many of us face and the ripple effect they have on our closest relationships,” said Drew Tappon, Head of OWN Unscripted Programming and Development. OWN says viewers can expect raw, powerful storytelling. The series also promises perspective and actionable guidance. The goal is to help people rewrite their financial story and reclaim peace of mind.

    Watch all the episodes at https://www.oprah.com/app/maxxed-out.html

  • Fx Celebrated The Series Premiere Of Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn

    Fx Celebrated The Series Premiere Of Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn

    FX rolled out the red carpet in a major way for the highly anticipated premiere of Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, celebrating with a star-studded screening event at Carnegie Hall in New York City that brought Hollywood glam to one of the city’s most iconic venues.

    NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 3: Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Grace Gummer, Paul Anthony Kelly, Sarah Pidgeon, Naomi Watts and Connor Hines attend the premiere of FX’s “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” at Carnegie Hall on February 3, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup for FX)

    Leading the night’s cast appearances were Sarah Pidgeon, who stars as Carolyn Bessette, and Paul Anthony Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr., joined by Naomi Watts as Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Grace Gummer as Caroline Kennedy. Also on hand were Alessandro Nivola as Calvin Klein, Sydney Lemmon as Lauren Bessette, Erich Bergen as Anthony Radziwill, Dree Hemingway as Daryl Hannah, and Constance Zimmer as Ann Marie Messina, among others, all stepping out to celebrate the first big look at the series.

    After the screening, the party didn’t slow down—guests kept the celebration going at The Pool, where the after-party drew an equally buzzy crowd. Among the notable names in attendance were Martha Stewart, Benito Skinner, Cassandra Grey, Elizabeth Sulcer, Mark Ronson, Mia Healy, Jordan Roth, Sam Nivola, Mark Duplass, Ira Glass, Derek Blasberg, and more.

    NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 3: Paul Anthony Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon attend the premiere of FX’s “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” at Carnegie Hall on February 3, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup for FX)

    For viewers ready to dive in, the tune-in is set: FX’s Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette premieres Thursday, February 12, at 9 pm ET on FX and Hulu.

    The limited series, the first installment in Ryan Murphy’s Love Story anthology, traces the undeniable chemistry, whirlwind courtship, and high-profile marriage of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. This iconic romance unfolded under intense public fascination. Inspired by Elizabeth Beller’s book Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, the story follows JFK Jr., America’s closest thing to royalty, and Bessette, a fiercely independent fashion force who rose from sales assistant to Calvin Klein executive and became a trusted confidante of the brand’s legendary founder, as their private relationship became a national obsession.

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    Created by Connor Hines, the series is executive produced by Ryan Murphy alongside Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Connor Hines, Eric Kovtun, Nissa Diederich, Scott Robertson, Monica Levinson, Kim Rosenstock, D.V. DeVincentis, and Tanase Popa, with Max Winkler executive producing and directing the pilot. The project is produced by 20th Television.