Comedy

Comedian Stavros Halkias brings his Dreamboat Tour to Minneapolis on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at the Orpheum Theatre

TICKETS GO ON SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON FRIDAY, NOV 22 AT 10 A.M.

MINNEAPOLIS (Nov. 19, 2024) — Hennepin Arts has announced that the critically acclaimed standup comedian Stavros Halkias announced his 2025 The Dreamboat Tour will include a stop in Minneapolis. The multi-city North American tour kicks off Friday, February 21st at Hard Rock Live Sacramento in Wheatland, CA, and continuing on to stops across the U.S. and Canada including Toronto, Denver, San Diego, Las Vegas, Chicago, Montreal and more before wrapping in Washington D.C. at the Warner Theatre on May 11th. Stavros brings The Dreamboat Tour to the historic Orpheum Theatre (910 Hennepin Ave.) on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 22 at 10 a.m. to the general public at the State Theatre Box Office (805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) and online at HennepinArts.org.

Most recently, Halkias wrote, produced and starred in indie comedy film Let’s Start A Cult for which Vulture declared “Stavros Halkas has star power.” He’s currently in production on season 2 of Netflix’s “Tires.” Halkias wrapped the final leg of his fast-selling The Fat Rascal tour in 2023. His latest special Fat Rascal is available on Netflix.

THE DREAMBOAT TOUR DATES: Fri Feb 21 — Wheatland, CA — Hard Rock Live Sacramento Sat Feb 22 — San Francisco, CA — The Masonic Weds Feb 26 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre Thurs Feb 27 – Spokane, WA – The Fox Theater Fri Feb 28 – Seattle, WA – The Moore Theatre Sat March 1 – Portland, OR – Keller Auditorium Sun March 2 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre Tues March 5 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Fremont Theater Fri March 7 – Los Angeles, CA – The Orpheum Theatre Sat March 8 – San Diego, CA – San Diego Civic Theatre Sun March 9 – Anaheim, CA – City National Grove of Anaheim Weds March 12 – Fresno, CA – Tower Theatre Thurs March 13 – Bakersfield, CA – The Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater Fri March 14 – Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan Sat March 15 – Phoenix, AZ – Celebrity Theatre Fri March 21 – Grand Junction, CO – Avalon Theatre Sat March 22 - Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre Thurs April 3 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion Fri April 4 – San Antonio, TX – H-E-B Performance Hall at Tobin Center for the Performing Arts Sat April 5 – Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Centre Sun April 6 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater Mon April 7 – Birmingham, AL – The Lyric Theatre Weds April 9 – Fayetteville, AR – JJ’s Live Thurs April 10 – Kansas City, MO – The Midland Theatre Fri April 11 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha Sat April 12 – Davenport, IA – Capitol Theatre Mon April 14 – Columbia, MO – TBC Thurs April 17 – Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre Fri April 18 – Madison, WI – Orpheum Theater Sat April 19 – Chicago, IL – The Chicago Theatre Thurs April 24 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre at Old National Centre Fri April 25 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium Sat April 26 – Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theatre Sun April 27 – Charlotte, NC – Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Mon April 28 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall Tues April 29 – Raleigh, NC – Meymandi Concert Hall Thurs May 1 – Pittsburgh, PA – Benedum Center for the Performing Arts Fri May 2 – Toronto, ON – Meridian Hall Sat May 3 – Montreal, QC – L’Olympia Weds May 7 – Albany, NY – The Egg Thurs May 8 – Hampton, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Fri May 9 – Portsmouth, VA – Rivers Casino Sat May 10 – Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Event Center Sun May 11 - Washington, D.C. – Warner Theatre

About Stavros Halkias Stavros Halkias is a comedian, actor, and writer originally from Baltimore, Maryland and currently based in Queens, New York. Most recently, Halkias wrote, produced, and starred in the indie comedy “Let's Start a Cult”. His latest special "Fat Rascal" is available on Netflix. His debut special, “Live at the Lodge Room” reached a million views in its first four days and currently sits at over 7M million views. Last year, he was named to Vulture’s 2023 list of “Comedians You Should and Will Know,” and identified by GQ as “at the front of a new wave of comedians.” His podcast “Stavvy’s World” debuted at #3 on the iTunes comedy charts and garnered hundreds of thousands of subscribers in its first year. He’s a former co-host and founding member of the popular podcast “Cum Town,” which ran from 2016-2022 and he was recently featured in Steven Soderbergh’s sci-fi series “Command Z.” Halkias is also an accomplished model, walking in Kid Super’s Paris fashion week show in 2023 where he was described by Vogue as “the plus-est of plus size models”. His goal is to get just famous enough to buy his mother a nice home and then quit show business to open a surf and turf restaurant in East Baltimore.

Hennepin Arts drives cultural and economic vitality in Minnesota through leadership of the dynamic Hennepin Theatre District in downtown Minneapolis and educational programming that reaches every area of the state. Its historic theatres — Orpheum, State and Pantages — and the Dudley Riggs Theatre light up Hennepin Avenue with top-tier entertainment, including the best of Broadway and a wide variety of arts programming. Hennepin Arts is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at HennepinArts.org.

This activity is made possible by voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.