Tanninger Entertainment plans to develop Oh l’amour: The Erasure Musical, a new theatrical work featuring music and lyrics of the iconic British synth-pop band duo Vince Clarke and Andy Bell of Erasure, a press release noted. Oh l’amour follows Sam, a wide-eyed college student who leaves the safety of home to pursue his dreams amidst the chaotic promise of 1987 San Francisco. Erasure’s nightclub-inspired catalog surges alongside Sam’s journey of self-discovery and survival among an ever-expanding family of choice—at a time when love itself was an act of defiance. The production is being developed in partnership with Sony Music Publishing.
There were several queer winners at this year’s Emmys, per The Advocate. Severance star Tramell Tillman won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, becoming the first Black man to ever win the award. Hannah Einbinder picked up her first award for Hacks—and announced that the show will end after its fifth season; also, she finished her acceptance speech by saying, “Go Birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine!” Other LGBTQ+ winners included Alan Cumming for The Traitors; Jeff Hiller for Somebody, Somewhere; and Erin Doherty for Adolescence.
Raja Gemini, Yvie Oddly, Lady Bunny and House of Xtravaganza, along with some New York drag artists, promoted Zero Waste Daniel’s spring/summer 2026 collection to life in a one-night-only Fashion Week event, a press release noted. This season’s collection is engineered for performance and expression, cut from reclaimed materials and sculpted with Zero Waste Daniel’s signature patchwork and mosaic techniques; the studio debuted its largest upcycle to date—a gown made from a retired hot air balloon. Daniel Silverstein, aka Zero Waste Daniel, said, “Sustainable Fashion is a Drag exists because of their artistry—a reminder that queer art, humor and beauty are how we endure, how we thrive and how we keep moving forward.” New York Fashion Week ran Sept. 11-16.
Openly gay former NBA player Jason Collins’ family said that he is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, according to People. His family said, “NBA Ambassador and 13-year NBA veteran Jason Collins is currently undergoing treatment for a brain tumor.” Collins and his family “welcome your support and prayers and kindly ask for privacy as they dedicate their attention to Jason’s health and well-being.” The news comes months after he married his husband Brunson Greene—a film producer who earned a Best Picture nomination for The Help—on May 29.
After nearly two decades since she left the label, Madonna, the best-selling female artist of all time, has signed with Warner Records for her upcoming new dance album, a press release announced. “Since the beginning, Warner Records has been a real partner with me. I am happy to be reunited and look forward to the future, making music, doing the unexpected while perhaps provoking a few needed conversations,” Madonna said. She will reunite with award-winning producer, songwriter and DJ Stuart Price for the follow-up to her acclaimed album Confessions on a Dance Floor.
Republic Records and Verve Records announced that the soundtrack for the conclusion to Universal Pictures’ global cinematic Wicked sensation, Wicked: For Good—The Soundtrack, will be released Nov. 21, the same day the film arrives in theaters, a press release noted. The soundtrack—with music and lyrics by legendary Grammy- and Oscar®-winning composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz—will include two new original songs featured in the film: “No Place Like Home” performed by three-time Academy Award® nominee and Grammy winner Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba; and “The Girl In The Bubble,” performed by Oscar® nominee/Grammy winner Ariana Grande as Glinda. In addition, the song “The Wicked Witch of the East” (previously not included in the Broadway Cast Recordings) will be featured on the soundtrack.
In recognition of September being National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Awareness Month, queer former American Idol finalist David Hernandez is releasing the very personal single “feel it all” on Sept. 12, per a press release. The song chronicles Hernandez’s journey through addiction and the peace he’s found through sobriety, self-acceptance and doing the work. “I wrote it just to get it out of me,” Hernandez said. “But when people heard it and said, ‘This could help someone,’ I realized maybe it wasn’t just for me.” The video is here.
At a court hearing, it was revealed that queer rapper Lil Nas X is currently in an undisclosed inpatient mental health facility outside of California, following his arrest last month, Out noted, citing Rolling Stone. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Shellie Samuels said that the musician, born Montero Hill, was allowed to remain out of state as long as he is receiving inpatient care, with discussions about what happens to take place upon his release. On Aug. 21, the “Call Me By Your Name” rapper was arrested after he was found walking outside in his underwear.
America Ferrera, Oscar Issac, Andy Garcia, Anthony Ramos, queer Kiss of the Spider Woman breakout Tonatiuh, Gabriel Luna (Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy) and Camila Perez (Acapulco) are among the honorees for the Critic’s Choice Association’s 5th Annual Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television, taking place Oct. 24 in Beverly Hills, Deadline noted. Also, civil-rights legend Dolores Huerta will receive the Icon Award for her lifelong dedication to social justice and advocacy.
Tony- and Obie-winning playwright V (formerly Eve Ensler) has created THIS IS CRAZY!, a new play to benefit The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), a press release noted. Featuring a cast including Jane Fonda, Marisa Tomei, Mark Ruffalo, Sanaa Lathan, Rosanna Arquette, Lois Smith and more, the one-night-only performance will take place in New York City’s Symphony Space on Oct. 6, with a second show planned for Los Angeles in 2026. Tickets are now on sale for the benefit performance here.
Barbra Streisand was among the scores of people paying tribute to the late iconic actor Robert Redford, Variety noted. “Every day on the set of The Way We Were was exciting, intense and pure joy. We were such opposites: he was from the world of horses; I was allergic to them! Yet, we kept trying to find out more about each other, just like the characters in the movie,” Streisand wrote on Instagram. “Bob was charismatic, intelligent, intense, always interesting— and one of the finest actors ever.” Redford—the iconic actor and Oscar-winning director who went on to found the Sundance Film Institute—died Sept. 16 at age 89.
With the addition of Harrison Cone, the daytime soap The Bold & the Beautiful has its first same-sex couple, Deadline noted. Cone—whose credits include the feature films Ick and I Wish You All the Best—is joining the show as an aspiring designer in a relationship with Remy Pryce (played by Christian Weissman). The addition of Cone also marks the first time that Bold has featured a gay male couple who will also kiss on-screen.
DC Comics pulled trans writer Gretchen Felker-Martin’s Red Hood comic book series after one issue following her Bluesky comments about the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, according to Them. “Thoughts and prayers, you Nazi bitch,” she wrote in one post, per The Hollywood Reporter, adding, “Hope the bullet’s okay after touching Charlie Kirk” in another post. Following Felker-Martin’s posts, DC Comics issued a notice informing retailers that they were canceling orders of Red Hood #2 and Red Hood #3 and would credit them for copies of Red Hood #1, which had already hit shelves. Felker-Martin’s Red Hood series followed Jason Todd—a former Batman sidekick who left Gotham behind to join forces with fellow antihero Huntress.
JoJo Siwa—who has said she’s on a journey regarding her sexuality that’s gotten blowback from the public—said that she never “craved a wedding” until she met current boyfriend Chris Hughes, per People. On the Reign with Josh Smith podcast, Siwa added, “I’m happy. I’ve never wanted the future so bad. I’ve never, ever wanted the love that I have to just continue to grow.” Siwa and Hughes met on season 24 of Celebrity Big Brother UK, which began filming this past April; they became close friends on the show before their relationship turned romantic.
Queer comic/writer Amber Ruffin is set to star in the female-driven road-trip comedy Mother Trucker, per Deadline. The indie follows Christie, a timid thirtysomething who, after an unexpected positive pregnancy test, convinces her free-spirited best friend Ally (Ruffin) to help her track down her birth mother. Their journey takes a detour when her mom turns out to be a foul-mouthed truck driver, launching the trio into an adventure-filled cross-country odyssey.
Surprising some fans, Kristin Chenoweth said that she “appreciated some perspectives” from Charlie Kirk in an Instagram comment mourning the anti-LGBTQ+ activist’s loss, Out noted. “I’m. So. Upset. Didn’t always agree but appreciated some perspectives. What a heartbreak. His young family. I know where he is now. Heaven. But still,” Chenoweth commented. Per The Advocate, Kirk “frequently spread disinformation about transgender people and gender-affirming care, painting LGBTQ+ equality as a threat to American culture. In 2022, he even claimed that transgender people were to blame for inflation, a remark widely ridiculed by economists and LGBTQ+ advocates.”
Cardi B (who’s now pregnant with her fourth child) announced her first tour in six years—the “Little Miss Drama Tour”—in support of her second album, Am I the Drama?, which drops Sept. 19, Variety noted. The 30+ date arena run will kick off Feb. 11 in Palm Desert, California, before hitting Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Austin, Chicago, New York, Toronto, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Philadelphia and more cities before wrapping up April 17 in Atlanta.
Former WNBA player/All-Star Elena Delle Donne is now USA Basketball’s first managing director of the three-on-three women’s national team, Fox 44 News noted. “I would have loved to play it,” she said. “It’s my type of game with the versatility of it. I would have fit well. Now I know what I’m looking for in different players.” Delle Donne announced her retirement in April and currently is a special advisor to Monumental Basketball, the parent company of the Washington Mystics.
Sphere Entertainment Co. announced that The Wizard of Oz at Sphere, the new Sphere Experience that opened in Las Vegas on Aug. 28, has sold more than 500,000 tickets in total and has generated more than $65 million in ticket sales as of Sept. 12 since going on sale to the public on June 10 of this year, according to a press release. This includes selling more than 280,000 tickets in the 15 days following its premiere. Tickets are on sale through April 2026 at thesphere.com.
After almost 4,000 people signed a pledge not to work with Israeli film institutions, Paramount criticized the widespread boycott, Variety noted. “At Paramount, we believe in the power of storytelling to connect and inspire people, promote mutual understanding, and preserve the moments, ideas, and events that shape the world we share. This is our creative mission,” read a statement from Paramount Chief Communications Officer Melissa Zukerman. Nicola Coughlan, Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Bowen Yang, Guy Pearce and Elliot Page were among those who had signed the petition.
The Metropolitan Opera announced that Emmy winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) will make her Met debut, taking on the speaking role of the Duchess of Krakenthorp in Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment, per Playbill. La Fille du Régiment is an opéra comique—a genre of French opera popular in the 19th century that included spoken dialogue. La Fille du Régiment begins performances at the Met on Oct. 17, running through Nov. 12.
The official trailer for the film The Housemaid—based on the best-selling book, and starring Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney—is now available for viewing, per a press release. According to the release, “From director Paul Feig, the film plunges audiences into a twisted world where perfection is an illusion, and nothing is as it seems. Trying to escape her past, Millie (Sweeney) accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar). But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous—a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power.” The Housemaid will be in theaters on Dec. 19.
During a performance at London’s Wembley Stadium, Coldplay front man Chris Martin—wanting fans to put their phones away—said, “My final request for this one song, and after that, you can do whatever you like, please, for this one song, consider having no phones, no cameras, no filming, no tweeting, no Snapchatting, no Instagram, no TikTok, no FitBit-ing, no Tinder, no Grindr,” according to Queerty. However, displaying a change of heart, Martin (a known ally of queer people) then added, “Well, keep Grindr, but everything else has to go, okay?”
Out Bravo exec Andy Cohen revealed he dropped 25 pounds by “microdosing on GLP-1” drugs, per Queerty. “Given that, for 20 years, I have been asking people about their body regimens and that I’ve been pretty vocal about every time I go on a diet… I do think it would be completely hypocritical not to share that I did, this summer, lose a good chunk of weight by microdosing a GLP-1 all summer,” Cohen told co-host John Arthur Hill on an episode of his SiriusXM show Andy Cohen Live. He added that, in addition to the physical benefits, it allowed him to address “plaque in my arteries and high-blood pressure.”
Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor (“Murder on the Dancefloor”) has shared her eighth studio album, Perimenopop, which a press release described as “a celebratory soundtrack for mid-life happiness.” She has also shared her new single and video “Stay on Me,” which was co-written with Selena Gomez, Julia Michaels, Kid Harpoon and Caroline Allin. Ellis-Bextor has recently toured sold-out headline shows across Europe and the U.S., supporting Take That, Nile Rodgers and The Human League, and has appeared at festivals across the world, including Glastonbury.