EASTON, Pa. — A controversial comedian and another who also has been a successful radio host, English blues singer, guitarist and an Irish male singing ensemble are all coming to Easton's State Theatre, the venue announced Tuesday.
Also coming are tributes to Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Bee Gees, Johnny Cash and the music of Motown and Johnny Maestro, an improv comedy act and a beloved canine comedy act.
Ten new shows were added to the State Theatre's 2024-25 season lineup. Unless otherwise stated, tickets will go on sale to State Theatre members at 10 a.m. Dec. 4 and to the public at 10 a.m. Dec. 11 at the State Theatre website or its box office at 453 Northampton St.State Theatre release
Andrew “Dice” Clay, who in the 1980s was controversial for his crude and misogynistic humor, will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 15.
Tom Papa, who has more than 20 years as a stand-up comedian, actor, host and author in film, TV, radio, podcasts and on stage, will perform at 7:30 p.m. May 2.
Also coming are blues singer Joanne Shaw Taylor at 8 p.m. April 1, Celtic Thunder at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13, and Mutts Gone Nuts — Unleashed! at 1 and 3:30 p.m. Oct. 12.
Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood from TV's "Whose Line is it Anyway?" will perform Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Asking for Trouble at 7:30 p.m. March 29.
Also, tribute acts Get The Led Out at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5, The Fab Faux at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8, The New York Bee Gees at 8 p.m. April 26, The Folsom Prison Experience at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 and That Motown Band and Step By Step at 7 p.m. March 8.
The 10 new shows were added to the State's 2024-25 season lineup.
Unless otherwise stated, tickets will go on sale to State Theatre members at 10 a.m. Dec. 4 and to the public at 10 a.m. Dec. 11 at the State Theatre website or its box office at 453 Northampton St.
Membership to the nonprofit State Theatre starts at $75 a year.
A controversial career
Clay was “banned for life” by MTV in 1989 (later rescinded) for his “adult nursery rhymes” during that year’s Video Music Awards.
“Saturday Night Live” cast member Nora Dunn and music guest Sinead O’Connor both refused to appear with him when he hosted the show in 1990.
Tickets for Clay are $55-$89.
With more than 20 years as a stand-up comedian, Papa has been an actor, host, and author, in film, TV, radio, podcasts, and on stage.
He hosts the Sirius XM Satellite Radio show "Come to Papa" and, with Fortune Feimster, the show "What a Joke with Papa and Fortune."
He previously hosted the Food Network show "Baked" and was head writer and a performer on the radio variety show "Live from Here."
He also was the host of NBC's "The Marriage Ref" for two seasons and Papa appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "Late Show with David Letterman" and 'The Joe Rogan Experience."
Papa also has had five stand-up specials on Hulu, Amazon and Netflix.
Tickets, at $29 to $69, are on sale now.
Blues singer Taylor and her band will perform songs from her new album, "Heavy Soul," released in June. It's her ninth album and hit No. 2 on the U.K. Jazz & Blues chart.
Tickets are $39-$79.
Celtic music, dogs, tribute acts
Celtic Thunder, formed in 2007 in Ireland, performs a show of songs sung in solo and ensemble numbers. It has released 17 studio albums, the first three of which placed in the Top 10 on the World Music chart.
Its latest, “Celtic Thunder: The Live Experience," was released Nov. 22.
The group is known for its eclectic, theatrical show, backed by the Celtic Thunder Band. The live shows use dramatic sets, visual effects, and choreographed staging.
In December 2009, Billboard magazine chose Celtic Thunder as the Top World Album Artist.
Tickets are $55-$85.
Mutts Gone Nuts has high-flying Frisbee dogs, tightwire dogs, dancing dogs, magic dogs and Sammie the Talking Dog. The show’s nine canine participants all were adopted from animal shelters and rescues.
Tickets are $12-$24.
Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Asking for Trouble will have Mochrie and Sherwood transform the audience’s suggestions into
unpredictable comedy routines.
Tickets are $45-$52.
Get The Led Out performs the music of the 1970s heavy metal band Led Zeppelin. The Philadelphia-based band of six veteran multi-instrumentalists re-creates Led Zeppelin's catalog, with a strong focus on the early years and deeper cuts.
Tickets are $35-$65.
The Fab Faux, a well-known Beatles tribute, will perform with The Hogshead Horns and The Creme Tangerine Strings. Tickets are $59-$85.
The New York Bee Gees Show is comprised of musicians who have played with the Happy Together Tour, Meatloaf, Queen, and more in a heavy production show. Tickets are $29.99-$52.99.
The Folsom Prison Experience recreates Cash's 1968 show in the prison with June Carter and the Statler Brothers. Tickets are $35-$65.
That Motown Band brings to life the music of Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, The Supremes and more groups of the Motown era. Step by Step celebrates the music of Johnny Maestro. Tickets are $28-$51.
