Star Michaels — alter ego of Legacy Cares board member Chaselyn Wade Vance — hosts Divas at Dusk, a special Halloween-themed drag event featuring special guest MayMay Graves along with Gloria Devine, Bleach, Kandy Aisle, Kylee O’Hara, Dallas Sheraton, G Licious G, Raquel Blake, Serif, Jada Pinkett Fox and Kiana Raye. All of the performers’ tips go to Legacy Cares, as does 10 percent of all food sales and 25 percent of all sales of Vampire Queen cocktails, which are available for $5. You can also get alcoholic snow cones for $5 and other frozen drinks for $6. The event takes place from 6-8:30 p.m. at Top Round restaurant, 4800 Bryan St. Tickets are $15 and include a free Pride Vodka drink. Costumes are encouraged.
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A magical show
Dallas Summer Musicals present the magic and mayhem of Penn & Teller, the edgy, provocative and hilarious duo who have been captivating live audiences since 1975 with their unique brand of comedy and magic combined. Seen them before? No worries: This show combines their years of stage experience with some creative and innovative twists mixed in to keep fans new and old entertained. Penn & Teller perform Friday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. in the Music Hall at Fair Park. Tickets start at $45 and are available at DallasSummerMusicals.org.
Get Horrors-fied
The weather has been perfect for outdoor theater, and Theatre Three’s production of Little Shop of Horrors, now playing at the Samuell-Grand Amphitheater, takes full advantage of that. Starring Alejandro Saucedo as Seymour, Lee Walter as Audrey, Bob reed as Mr. Mushnik, Parker Gray as Orin the dentist and Rodney M. Morris as Audrey II, the show offers a bright and colorful set and stellar performances in telling the now-familiar tale of a man in love and a blood-thirsty plant. It all combines for a show you don’t want to miss, but don’t waste any time because the show’s run ends Sunday, Oct. 31. Get all the details at
Theatre3Dallas.com.
A taste of Horror
You can’t have Halloween without a taste of Rocky Horror, and the queens of The Urban Cowboy Saloon offer exactly that with the Rocky Horror Drag Brunch — Glamazon Prime on Sunday, Oct. 31, at noon. Lucy Goosey and Porter Bella Graves host, with guest performers Rolla Derby, Tara St. Stone and MayMay Graves. Tickets start at $10. Check out the Facebook event page at Facebook.com/Events/392095689132086 for more info.
The shade queen
Actor, costume designer, drag performer, RuPaul’s Drag Race season six winner and stand-up comedian Bianca del Rio, known for her shady comments (aka insults), brings her Unsanitized tour to Dallas. We all know Bianca is never afraid to shock and offend, which puts her in a class by herself as the queen of insult comedy. And what better place for a queen to perform than The Majestic?! You can catch her there Monday, Nov. 1, starting at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $39.50 but are selling out fast; get them at TheBiancaDelRio.com.