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Are you bound for the Philadelphia area this fall.  There’s so much to see and do that our readers will like to know about. 

The world-famous Comedy Cellar has announced the September 2023 lineup for its first West Coast location, an exact replica of its New York club, at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Tony award-winning Broadway set and costume designer Franne Lee, best known for her work on Hal Prince's Sweeney Todd and Candide, has passed away. She was 81.

The first Broadway revival of the American comedy Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch by legendary Ossie Davis will officially open on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at The Music Box Theatre. Meet the cast of Purlie Victorious here!

Austin Rainbow Theatre, Central Texas' new home for LGBTQIA+ theatre, presents their inaugural production of Del Shores' raucous Texas comedy Sordid Lives at Ground Floor Theatre October 6-14th. This production stars nationally-acclaimed drag entertainer and local celebrity Nadine Hughes as Brother Boy, a role previously made famous by the late Leslie Jordan. Written by trailblazing playwright & 'master of Texas Comedy,' Del Shores, this hilarious romp is filled with southern charm and underscores what it means to be queer in Texas.

The League of Chicago Theatres will present the return of its Annual Gala, with “It’s Showtime, A Celebration of Chicago Theatre,” an evening celebrating the rich legacy of Chicago theatre and the theatre community’s resilience. Learn how to purchase tickets!

The McKittrick Hotel, home of Sleep No More, has announced the return of internationally acclaimed illusionist Scott Silven's At The Illusionist's Table. Performances of the intimate experience, where mystical mentalism intertwines with fine dining, will be offered from September 14 through October 21, 2023.

Broadwest Entertainment, a new production collective based in Los Angeles, has announced its inaugural 2023-24 season of programming featuring Garrett Clayton, Evan Rachel Wood, Jennifer Stone, and Richard White

Start your holiday engines and get ready to trim the tree: Murray & Peter Present proudly brings audiences across the nation a holiday tradition, A DRAG QUEEN CHRISTMAS, featuring contestants from the Emmy-Award winning television show RuPaul's Drag Race on MTV.

Ahead of his return to Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas for back-to-back shows this October, the Sebastian Maniscalco, announced today the extension of his highly-popular show “Sebastian Maniscalco: Live from Las Vegas” with 12 shows over six new dates in 2024.

The series reunites Vance with Keesha Sharp, who portrayed Dale Cochran in The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story, and Bentley Green, who starred alongside Vance in the drama series 61st Street. HEIST 88 also stars Keith David (The Nice Things), Xavier Clyde (City on Fire), Nican Robinson (Beef) and Precious Way (Days of our Lives).

The Krazy K-Pop Super Concert was held at UBS Arena on August 26, 2023. Find out what our K-pop correspondent thought of the event!

Princess Goes, the trio led by the charismatic showmanship and signature voice of vocalist, lyricist, musician and actor Michael C. Hall (Hedwig & the Angry Inch, Lazarus) alongside keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie, Cyndi Lauper) and drummer Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers, Morningwood), have released the video for their new single “BLUR”.

Veteran comedian / actor Rhonda “Passion” Hansome, (SiriusXM “John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everything,' 'Showtime At The Apollo')  headlines  an all female lineup  on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Governors  Comedy Club - 90 Division Avenue - in Levittown (Nassau County), New York.

The City of Aventura has announced the 2024 Aventura Broadway Concert Series: The Stars of Broadway which will present Tony Award winner Beth Leavel, four-time Tony nominee Judy Kuhn and Tony nominee Melissa Errico in intimate concerts at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center.

Broadway's master song man, Mandy Patinkin, accompanied by Adam Ben-David on piano, will bring his newest theater concert, “Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive,” to Westport Country Playhouse for one performance only on Thursday, September 28, at 8 p.m.

Nathan Louis Jackson, playwright and screenwriter, passed away on Tuesday, August 22 at the age of 44.  Born and raised in Kansas City, KS, Nathan was a graduate of Washington High School, an alum of Kansas City Kansas Community College and Kansas State University and The Juilliard School where he received his MFA in Playwriting. 

Don't miss out on STEREOPHONIC, a phenomenal play with music by Will Butler of Arcade Fire, exclusively at Playwrights Horizons. Find out the dates and book your tickets now for this unforgettable theatrical experience.

Comedy Works Entertainment and LC Live welcomes LEWIS BLACK LIVE as part of the 2023 Laugh Riot Comedy Series coming to The Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, CO on Sunday, February 4th at 7:00pm. 

 Jay Pharoah, the star comedian made famous by NBC’s Saturday Night Live, will take the stage in Newark, at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Friday, September 29, 2023, at 7PM.