Lea Michele as Florence Vassy in "Chess;" Director Michael Mayer; and Nicholas Christopher as Anatoly Sergievsky.
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Michael Mayer knows star power when he sees it. He's worked with some of the most talented performers in contemporary theater, including Sutton Foster in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Kristin Chenoweth in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and Jonathan Groff and Liam Gallagher Jr. in Spring Awakening. He's done everything from classics like Uncle Vanya, to brand-new musicals like American Idiot, to revivals such as Funny Girl, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and most recently, Chess. Keep Reading →
Beyoncé at the Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring/Summer 2026 show
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Beyoncé is one of the most methodical artists working today; everything she does serves a purpose. On Wednesday, it was announced that she would serve as a cochair of the 2026 Met Gala alongside Venus Williams, Anna Wintour, and Nicole Kidman. Next year's theme is "Costume Art." The 2026 spring event will be Beyoncé's first Met Gala appearance since 2016, as she has been raising children and touring the world with three albums since then. Keep Reading →
KATSEYE's Lara Raj seems like she's ready to take a trip to the Upside Down after sharing that she is a fan of the wildly popular Netflix series Stranger Things earlier this week. Keep Reading →
Queer pop chaos-agent Ashnikko is back with her second studio album, Smoochies, and this time, she's teaching fans how to survive an apocalypse. Keep Reading →