Leslie Jordan News

Riverfront Playhouse will present SORDID LIVES, the black comedy written by Del Shores and directed by Patrick Deering, featuring a cast led by 2025 Lou Award recipient Ann Keen.

Terrific New Theatre opened the world premiere of THE RECIPE BOX, written and directed by Del Shores, starring Emerson Collins, on Thursday, February 5, 2026 running through February, 22, 2026 in Birmingham, Alabama. See photos of the production.

Hendersonville Theatre will present DRAG 101, a musical event hosted by internationally celebrated drag artist Delighted Tobehere, during its 4th Annual Pride Celebration.

With a notable career that spans stage and screen, musically-gifted actor Cheyenne Jackson delivered a wonderfully charming, wickedly hilarious OC solo debut set during his three-night run at Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Samueli Theatre from April 10-12, 2025. Backed by the superbly talented Willy Beaman behind the piano, Jackson not only showcased his impressive, Broadway-honed singing chops but also his knack for touching and comedic storytelling, providing OC with a program that was as magnificent as it was swoon-worthy—with plenty of emotion, laughs, and ribald cheekiness generously served in between.

Palm Canyon Theatre is headed back to Winters, Texas – this time for A Very Sordid Wedding. Del Shores wrote the sequel, originally as a movie, to his highly successful Sordid Lives.

IAMA Theatre Company will host its 7th Annual New Works Festival this December, featuring eight new plays presented as staged readings. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Comedy Works Entertainment and Steve Litman Presents will welcome VICKI LAWRENCE & MAMA: A TWO-WOMAN SHOW coming to Denver’s Paramount Theatre on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 3:00pm.

Drag icon and award-winning singer and comedienne Varla Jean Merman will return to Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood with her new show The Errors Tour for two performances only on Tuesday, October 8, and Wednesday, October 9, at 8:30pm.

This week, the Hollywood Museum’s Annual and LGBTQ+ Exhibit opening and Awards, Hollywood’s first LGBTQ+ Tribute/Exhibit and Awards, Donelle Dadigan (Founder/President of the Hollywood Museum) announced its 2024 salute to the LGBTQ+ community's contributions to the entertainment industry. Check out photos here!

Drag icon and award-winning singer and comedienne Varla Jean Merman is set to bring her new show Stand By Your Drag to Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood for one show only on Tuesday, April 23, at 8:30pm, it was announced by Catalina and Chris Isaacson Presents.

TheaterWorks Hartford will present international drag superstar and petty criminal Varla Jean Merman in her hit comedy cabaret Stand By Your Drag.

The cult classic play SORDID LIVES will open at Hendersonville Theatre this week. Learn how to purchase tickets.

After wrapping up her run as Miss Adelaide in the immersive U.K. production of Guys & Dolls on February 24, Broadway and West End star Marisha Wallace has officially entered the Big Brother house for the long-awaited return of Celebrity Big Brother.

Singer-songwriter Anna Krantz is kicking off the new year with a soul-stirring single 'The Gift'.

This year's Reportin' For Duty will be a remarkable live experience featuring intimate performances from Post Malone, EBRP Co-Founder Eddie Vedder, The War And Treaty, Jelly Roll, Jake Wesley Rogers and Dan Spencer. The event will take place at the world's longest bar, Humble Baron at Nearest Green Distillery, in Shelbyville, TN.

Del Shores directs the Off-Broadway debut of the award-winning play WOUNDED, opening Jan. 24 at SoHo Playhouse, NYC. Inquire for interview opportunities with the creative team and cast.

Rock artist and international singer/songwriter with 17 Billboard Top 20 Hits, Debby Holiday, for the first time on the East Coast will bring her full 10-piece “live” band, the sensational Tina Turner Tribute, to Manchester, N.H. at The Palace Theatre on May 21, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.

What did our critic think of SORDID LIVES at Austin Rainbow Theatre?

This was one of the special ones, and there are three chances left to see Cheyenne.

Discover the powerful documentary 'Body Electric' premiering at the SOHO International Film Festival. Directed by Nick Demos, this film delves into body dysmorphia and aging within the LGBTQ+ community.