Taylor Swift’s ‘The Official Release Party of a Showgirl’ Headed to Theatres: ‘I Invite You to a Dazzling Soiree’

Taylor Swift is giving fans a creative way to celebrate the release of The Life of a Showgirl, with the pop star planning to unveil a screen project titled Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl in theatres alongside the album.

The news was shared by Variety on Friday (Sept. 19), the morning after The Hollywood Reporter first reported that Swift had a secret theatrical event in the works. The Official Release Party of a Showgirl will be 89 minutes and features the premiere of the music video for the album’s opening track, “The Fate of Ophelia.”

Also included in the project are behind-the-scenes footage of Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” video shoot, lyric videos for the other tracks on Showgirl, and the 14-time Grammy winner’s own “never-before-seen personal reflections” on the songs.

“I hereby invite you to a dazzling soirée,” Swift wrote when sharing the news on Instagram. “Dancing is optional but very much encouraged.”

The film will run all release weekend, from Oct. 3-5. Fans can now purchase tickets via the event’s website. For international fans in Canada, Mexico, the U.K., France, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, tickets will go on sale Tuesday, September 23. - Billboard Canada

Swift is no stranger to film, starring in Netflix’s Miss Americana documentary in 2020 and releasing her Eras Tour concert film in 2023. The latter pulled in $179.2 million in the domestic box office, becoming the highest-grossing concert film of all time.

The musician has also directed a number of her own screen projects, including 2021’s All Too Well: The Short Film. She has also reportedly been in the process of developing an original film for Searchlight Pictures, which she would direct with a script she wrote.

The report of the Showgirl theatrical event comes just two weeks ahead of Swift’s highly anticipated 12th studio album, which she announced in August through an appearance on now-fiancé Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast. Made entirely with past collaborators Max Martin and Shellback, the full-length is expected to deliver a number of pop bangers.

“I was so mentally stimulated and excited to be creating,” Swift reflected of making Showgirl while she was on her global Eras trek. “[The album is] a lot more upbeat, and it’s a lot more fun pop excitement. My main goals were melodies that were so infectious, you’re almost angry at it.”

See Swift’s announcement for The Official Release Party of a Showgirl below.

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.