Adam Lambert’s wild new role, Olympic hopeful Lady Gaga & all the new LGBTQ+ releases this week
Need a boost to get over Hump Day? The Hot Sheet is Queerty’s midweek pop culture catch-up, highlighting the entertainment stories everyone’s talking about, the ones you might’ve missed, and the notable LGBTQ+ film & TV releases in the days ahead. Here’s everything you need to stay in-the-know:ALL COMING BACK TO ME: Yes, it’s been confirmed that “the voice” herself, Miss Celine Dion, will make her comeback performance during the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, her first since being diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome in 2022.
And, apparently, Lady Gaga could bring a little “rah rah” to the proceedings, too—that is, if those reported sightings of her around Paris are to be believed. [NBC News]NEXT ON THE MARRIAGE MART: Dearest gentle reader, Netflix brings good tidings, revealing that Bridgerton‘s fourth season will focus on Benedict (Luke Newton), the bisexual Bridgerton brother who recently found himself in a little ménage à trois. [INTO]FINAL GIRL: Scream queen Hunter Schafer?
It’s more likely than you think! A new trailer for the Euphoria star’s upcoming Cuckoo proves the horror is going to be even scarier—and gayer—than we imagined.LIVE FOR THIS: Luca Guadagnino’s sex-filled drama Queer, starring Daniel Craig, is headed for a premiere at the Venice Film Festival next month, and now we’ve learned pop star Omar Apollo‘s joining in on the fun. [Queerty]CALL OFF THE WEDDING: Video game adaptation Borderlands was going to feature a sequence at a gay wedding—between characters played by hunks Cheyenne Jackson & Charles Babalola!—but director Eli Roth reveals it was left on the cutting room floor. [EW]MISS TODD IF YOU’RE NASTY: Already setting box office records at Broadway’s Lyceum Theater, Cole Escola‘s campy, smash-hit play Oh, Mary! will have its run extended through November 10, and they’ve enlisted Patti Lupone to help break the news.Now on Broadway through November 10.
