Must-see entertainment in The USA

  • Mystère

    Las Vegas

    What Dalí did for painting, this Cirque du Soleil production aims to do for the stage. Although it doesn't have the wow factor of the aquatic O or musical…

  • Berkeley Playhouse

    Berkeley

    This lively little theater runs plenty of musicals, including a fair number of shows (Pippin, The Wizard of Oz, and The Little Mermaid, for example) that…

  • Folger Theatre

    Washington, DC

    The 270-seat, Renaissance-style theater attached to the Folger Shakespeare Library stages classic and modern interpretations of the bard's plays, as well…

  • Barclays Center

    New York City

    The Brooklyn Nets in the NBA (formerly the New Jersey Nets) hold court at this high-tech stadium. Basketball aside, Barclays also stages boxing,…

  • Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

    Hudson Valley

    Architecture buffs will want to drop by to view this Frank Gehry–designed building, whose spectacularly modern metal waves make for a great contrast to…

  • Duplex

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    Cabaret, comedy and campy dance moves are par for the course at the legendary Duplex, on song since 1950. Pictures of Joan Rivers line the walls, and…

  • United Center

    Chicago

    This busy facility is Chicago’s arena for big-name concerts and sporting events. The pro-hockey team the Blackhawks (www.nhl.com/blackhawks) and pro…

  • BAM Café

    New York City

    Upstairs at the Peter Jay Sharp Building within the Brooklyn Academy of Music is the Lepercq Space, once a ballroom and now home to the BAM Café. This…

  • Hard Rock Stadium

    Miami

    The newly renovated (and renamed) Hard Rock Stadium (formerly known as Sun Life Stadium) is the home turf of the Miami Dolphins. ‘Dol-fans’ are…

  • V & Saxe Theaters

    Las Vegas

    The energetic extravaganza Vegas! The Show, featuring a live orchestra and a cast of more than 40 showgirls, dancers, singers and celebrity impersonators,…

  • Tiger Stadium

    Louisiana

    LSU's Tiger Stadium is also popularly known as 'Death Valley,' and lest you think that title is a little too grim, try coming here as an opposing team on…

  • BAM Rose Cinemas

    New York City

    A former playhouse that retains ornate original design features and an old-timey feel, the theater in the Peter Jay Sharp Building at the Brooklyn Academy…

  • CSz Theater

    Chicago

    The signature show here is ComedySportz. The gimmick? Two teams compete to make you laugh. The show is totally improvised, with the audience dictating the…

  • FedEx Field

    Washington, DC

    Washington’s NFL team, the Redskins, plays September through January at FedEx Field. The team has experienced a lot of controversy recently, and not only…

  • Weeds Poetry Night

    Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village

    Verse comes in all shapes and sizes at this longstanding weekly Monday night event, now at the Hideout. A cast of delightfully eccentric poets get on the…

  • House of Blues

    Chicago

    Bands of all genres play in the eye-popping Music Hall, a wildly colored space decorated with far-out art. Some pretty big names take the stage. In…

  • Marathon Music Works

    Nashville

    Located inside the former Marathon Motorworks factory (Nashville’s only local automobile manufacturer, which shuttered in 1914), this venue is simple but…

  • Smith Center for the Performing Arts

    Las Vegas

    Brilliant acoustics and art-deco-inspired design are just part of the wow factor at this Downtown performing arts complex. It's also sustainably built,…

  • Blue Jean Blues

    Fort Lauderdale

    Get away from the beach for a low-key evening of jazz and blues at this cool little neighborhood bar, often packed. There's live music seven nights and…

  • Martini Club

    San Antonio

    Singer/guitarist/trumpeter/saxophonist Wayne Harper recently sold his kitsch lounge bar – a taste of Las Vegas in the heart of San Antonio. But this fun…

  • Neptune Theater

    Seattle

    Providing an ideal pulpit for young indie bands and smirking comedians sharpening their teeth on the university-gig circuit, the Neptune, a historic…

  • Eastville Comedy Club

    New York City

    A welcoming bar and diverse program combine for big laughs and community vibes at this comedy club. Shows take place in a tiled back room where local…

  • Green Line Performing Arts Center

    Chicago

    This stark-black, newly built venue opened in late 2018. It holds an 80-seat theater for music, dance and storytelling performances, and an outdoor…

  • Joffrey Ballet

    Chicago

    The famed Joffrey has flourished since it relocated from New York in 1995. Noted for its energetic work, the company frequently travels the world and…

  • Arena Stage

    Washington, DC

    The mod, glassy Arena Stage is the second-largest performing-arts complex in Washington after the Kennedy Center. The three theaters inside (including a…

  • Comedy Works

    Denver

    Denver’s best comedy club occupies a basement space in Larimer Sq (enter down a set of stairs near the corner of Larimer and 15th) and routinely brings in…

  • Ritz At The Bourse

    Philadelphia

    The place to come to see independent and art-house movies as well as special-event screenings such as those offered by National Theatre Live and the Royal…

  • FringeArts

    Philadelphia

    FringeArts lives up to its name by sticking to its mission of celebrating all that's at the cutting edge (and beyond) of performing arts. Drop by on the…

  • Miami Symphony Orchestra

    Miami

    Miami's well-loved hometown symphony has many fans. Its yearly series features world-renowned soloists performing at either the Adrienne Arsht Center for…

  • Musicians Corner

    Nashville

    Hailed as Nashville’s weekly lawn party, this is much more than a concert series. Set in beautiful Centennial Park with the famous Parthenon as a backdrop…

  • Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center

    Los Angeles

    Grammy-nominated jazz singer and educator Barbara Morrison has sung with the likes of Ray Charles and Dizzy Gillespie and at jazz festivals worldwide, but…

  • Theater for a New Audience

    New York City

    Part of the emerging cultural district surrounding BAM, the Theater for a New Audience opened in late 2013 in an ultramodern, ecofriendly building…

  • Public Theater

    SoHo & Chinatown

    This legendary theater was founded as the Shakespeare Workshop back in 1954 and has launched some of New York's big hits, including Hamilton in 2015…

  • International House

    Philadelphia

    The International House Philadelphia celebrates cultural diversity, hosting more than 200 events each year including concerts, cultural celebrations and…

  • Boston Center for the Arts

    South End & Chinatown

    There’s rarely a dull moment at the BCA, which serves as a nexus for excellent small theater productions. Over 20 companies present more than 45 separate…

  • Rock & Roll Hotel

    Washington, DC

    The R&R Hotel is a great, grotty spot to catch rockin’ live sets from the likes of Thurston Moore, St Vincent and the Dead Kennedys. Don’t let the name…

  • Penn & Teller

    Las Vegas

    Rio's star performers, this intellectual odd couple (one talks, the other doesn't) has been creating and destroying illusions for more than two decades,…

  • Littlefield

    New York City

    This performance and art space occupying a 6200-sq-ft former textile warehouse showcases a wide range of live music and other shows, including comedy,…

  • Charles Playhouse

    South End & Chinatown

    Built in 1839, the Charles Playhouse was originally a speakeasy, later a jazz club and finally a theater. With its backstreet location and underground…

  • ʻAha ʻAina

    Waikiki

    This oceanfront dinner show is like a three-act musical play narrating the history of Hawaiian mele (songs) and hula. The buffet features good renditions…

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