Elle News

CYN returns today with a brand new single, 'Never-ending Summer' and news of her highly-anticipated debut EP, 'Mood Swing' which is out September 20 via Unsub Records. Fusing a skittering beat and lush production with sunburst melodies, 'Never-ending Summer' was produced by Lars Stalfors (Cold War Kids, Cuco, St. Vincent).

Full casting has been announced for the upcoming North American Tour of Nickelodeon's THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL.

Tony Award nominee and Elliot Norton Award winner John Douglas Thompson revives his Tony-nominated role in a staged reading of Jitney as a benefit for the Front Porch Arts Collective, Boston's newest Black theatre company. The reading will take place at the South End/Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA (527 Tremont St., Boston) on Monday, September 16 at 6:30pm. Single tickets are pay what you wish starting at $25 and can be purchased by visiting bostontheatrescene.com.

Tickets for the Melbourne season of the lavish and fun multi-million dollar musical comedy SHREK THE MUSICAL will go on sale this Friday, 23 August. The Broadway smash hit will play at Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne from 16 February 2020 following a short season at the Sydney Lyric Theatre. Waitlist now at ShrekTheMusical.com.au to be the first in line to purchase pre-sale tickets before Friday.

You don't want to miss Golden Globe winner Rachel Bloom on her What Am I Going To Do With My Life Now? Tour coming to Denver's Paramount Theatre on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 8:00pm. 

Natasha Kanapé Fontaine adapts her poetry collection Bleuets et Abricots for the stage. Manifestation combining poetry, slam, singing, theater and performance, the artist brings together the main mediums by which she has been expressing herself for many years. She will stretch the thread of her inner song to call the female spirit of the Innu territory: a process of reconstruction, a migration in a reconquest of oneself and the ancestral Innu culture of the artist. A show becoming a unique ceremony, where the poem becomes the invocation drum on a stage inhabited by the performer and haunted by ancestors. In the wake of imposing global emancipations of the colonial power, the memory is reborn, the stories and the rites return. They give back to the Aboriginal women their identity as pillars of the clan and of the present.

Miranda Lambert's hotly anticipated seventh studio album Wildcard will arrive Nov. 1 on Vanner Records/RCA Records Nashville.

Clutch Productions, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating opportunities for emerging female artists in theatre and film, today announced that it will present THE WORTH OF WATER, a new play written by Tira Palmquist and directed by Mêlisa Annis Friday, October 4th through Sunday, October 20th, Off-Broadway at HERE, 145 6thAvenue, (on Dominick St., one block south of Spring St.). This is the second commission of a new, full-length play from blank page to its world premiere on a New York stage by Clutch, the inaugural commission being the world premiere of Every Good Girl Deserves Fun by Heidi Armbruster (upcoming Dairyland at Playmakers Rep, Mrs. Christie at Dorset Theatre Festival).

Hey there, teenage Baltimore! It's officially been seventeen years since Broadway audiences were first welcomed the the 60s with the opening of Hairspray at the Neil Simon Theatre on August 15, 2002. To celebrate the special occasion, we're looking back what the nicest kids in town have been up to since leaving The Corny Collins Show, including Marissa Jaret Winokur, Harvey Fierstein, Matthew Morrison, Kerry Butler, and more! Check it all out!

Deadline reports that Reese Witherspoon will produce and star in Netflix's upcoming adaptation of the Thomas Pierce science fiction short story. Simon Kinberg will also produce.

The Tribeca TV Festival will return September 12-15 for its third edition.The lineup is a showcase of new series debuts, new episodes from fan favorites, talks with creators and stars, and one-night-only events that can only be seen at Tribeca. The 2019 Tribeca TV Festival will take place at Regal Battery Park in New York City. Tickets go on sale today, Monday, August 12, at 11am ET at tribecafilm.com/TVFestival.

Few characters become so embedded in the fabric of pop culture that merely the mention of a color can elicit their memory. Such is the case, however, for Elle Woods, the golden-haired Malibu native at the center of Legally Blonde. Talk about the color pink for too long and someone in your circle is guaranteed to quote one of the now-iconic lines made immortal by Reese Witherspoon in the 2001 film. The 2007 Broadway musical burdened its star, Laura Bell Bundy, with the responsibility of carrying on Ms. Witherspoon's legacy while appearing in almost every scene and belting her lungs out. This hot pink explosion of female empowerment and sisterhood is a deceptively demanding production with a non-stop score by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin. While the DC premiere at The Keegan Theatre is a fun evening, the overly-choreographed production feels like Elle Woods' first day at Harvard: its trying a little too hard.

Babes With Blades Theatre Company's (BWBTC) 22nd anniversary season launches with Women Of 4G, August 1 – September 14, written by Amy Tofte, direction by Lauren Katz, assistant direction by Stephanie Mattos and fight direction by Maureen Yasko. 

Fresh off the release of her new single “IBTIHAJ,” Grammy-nominated and Jamla Records recording artist Rapsody today revealed the cover art with the tracklist for her upcoming third full-length album EVE, due Friday, August 23, 2019, via Roc Nation (in partnership with Def Jam Recordings).  The tracklist is a who's who in music, featuring guests that span from hip-hop legends like Queen Latifah, current rap stars like J. Cole and R&B crooners like PJ Morton. The line-up also sees collaborations with Elle Varner, Sir, J.I.D, K Roosevelt, Leikeli 47, Mereba and an interlude from spoken word artist Reyna Biddy.  Fans were treated to an early sampling of the album's star power with first single “IBTIHAJ,”  which sees Rapsody teaming up with D'Angelo and GZA.  To pre-order and pre-save EVE across all digital platforms, please click here.

Rising pop songstress Elle Winter today releases 'Cave In,' the latest track off her highly anticipated forthcoming EP expected to arrive this fall via RED MUSIC. CLICK HERE to listen to the irresistibly catchy pop anthem available now across all digital streaming platforms. 'Cave In' continues the 20-year-old's critically acclaimed collaboration with renowned production duo The Orphanage--who have penned and produced massive hits for the likes of Demi Lovato, Alessia Cara, Lizzo, and The Chainsmokers--and follows Elle's debut singles 'Sick of You' and 'Do You,' which have led outlets like Billboard,Nylon, and MTV to rave about the rising star's vocal and songwriting prowess.

L.A. power-pop outfit The Regrettes have released their highly-anticipated sophomore album, How Do You Love? today via Warner Records. The record has been released to overwhelming global acclaim from the likes of NPR,NME, Elle, Teen Vogue, Consequence of Sound, Nylon, Kerrang and many more, and the band will make their morning television debut on Good Morning America this Monday, August 12. The Regrettes wrap up their nearly sold-out North American summer headline tour this weekend, including a sold-out record release show tonight in New York City, followed by the “How Do You Love Tour” this fall.

Miranda Lambert continues to fuel rampant anticipation for her upcoming studio album, releasing her latest track “Mess with My Head” today on Vanner Records/RCA Records Nashville.  

Throughout 2019, GKIDS and Fathom Events' STUDIO GHIBLI FEST 2019 presents a series of Studio Ghibli's celebrated animated masterpieces on cinema screens nationwide, along with some very special surprises.

Vevo announces the release of A$AP Ferg's performance of “Floor Seats” as the next artist in their new Ctrl series. 

The iconic ROCK OF AGES bursts onto the Montecasino Teatro stage later this year bringing the 80s alive and boasting top local talent. This production celebrates the rock musical's 10th Broadway anniversary this year, with newcomer Jessica Driver celebrating her first lead role as small-town rockstar wannabe Sherrie.