All of us -- gay people, that is, who else matters? -- were fully confident that A Star is Born would scoop up every Grammy possible at the 2019 ceremony. But as it turns out, the soundtrack isn't even eligible because it wasn't released before the October 1 deadline in order to keep spoilers under wraps. Weird flex for a movie that's now been made four times, but OK.
"We didn't want to release the soundtrack before the movie because the soundtrack really is the story of the film," producer Lynette Howell told The Hollywood Reporter. "There are multiple tracks in there that are soundbites from the film and so it was really important that people experience them simultaneously and it was important to Bradley that audiences got a chance to experience the movie first or at least alongside." Thankfully, "Shallow" was released as a single before the Grammy deadline, meaning it's perfectly eligible to net Gaga another Grammy to add to her future EGOT title.
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 →
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Omar Apollo has now revealed more details about his still unidentified but heavily rumored ex-boyfriend, elaborating on their intense breakup from 2022 and being even more frank about how he's dealt with his own feelings over the years. Keep Reading →
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Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda in the cover art for Wicked: For Good — The Soundtrack.
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Explore the full soundtrack albums for Wicked and Wicked: For Good, and check out which Elphaba songs and Glinda songs are in each movie. Keep Reading →
Orville Peck has shared a new video in which he is heard flirting with a very shirtless and quite sweaty Zane Phillips — and let's just say that the teaser to promote the gay country singer's new EP, Appaloosa, is very much giving a "cruising" fantasy between Peck and Phillips. Keep Reading →
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A third Mamma Mia! movie is officially happening — though it's not in production yet and the plot for that project remains under wraps. But that isn't stopping Amanda Seyfried from ruminating on ideas for who she'd want to star with her in the next installment. Keep Reading →
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Ariana Grande; Jeff Goldblum; Cynthia Erivo in Wicked: For Good.
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The premiere week of Wicked: For Good has been officially kicked off with the surprise drop of a full new scene from the sequel. In it, Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) visits the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) and attempts to convince him to tell the truth to the people of Oz. Halfway through, Glinda (Ariana Grande) interrupts that conversation to agree with the Wizard that Elphaba could work with them, together. Keep Reading →
