Broadway Divas opens Nov. 13 ahead of Nov. 16 Grammy nominations

Live theater revues, national music awards, and film preservation efforts are headlining the November cultural calendar. In Southern California, Segerstrom Center for the Arts prepares for two nights of Viva Las Divas: A Drag Spectacular on Nov. 13 and Nov. 14, the Recording Academy readies its Nov. 16 announcement of the 69th Annual Grammy Awards nominations in New York City, and documentary producer Pam Kasper has assembled more than 300 movie memorabilia items to fund a $230,000 bronze statue of film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert in Chicago.

Viva Las Divas Brings Ninth Broadway Divas Revue to Costa Mesa

Presented by Miss Clair Voyance and Voyance Productions — whose Costa Mesa appearances began with a 2020 Halloween screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and included a 2024 drag brunch that drew more than 300 guests — Viva Las Divas: A Drag Spectacular will play two 7 p.m. performances on Friday, Nov. 13, and Saturday, Nov. 14, inside Samueli Theater at 615 Town Center Drive, according to Hoodline. Tickets range from $34 to $54 with a 10% discount using the code COMMUNITY, and venue performance parking is listed at $15.

The ninth full-length Broadway Divas revue features Miss Clair Voyance, April Showers, Dolly Levi, Big Deelish, Mama St. Merman, Leeko Rae, Thai Teaze, Mariah Carey Carrie, and Glen Alen performing tributes styled after Lady Gaga, Cher, Celine Dion, Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, and Michael Jackson. Following its summer run of Haus of Mayhem at the House of Blues in Anaheim, Voyance Productions plans to tour that production to San Diego and Los Angeles and stage a Mean Girls parody titled Haus of Plastic alongside a tenth Broadway Divas show in early spring.

69th Annual Grammy Nominations Set for Nov. 16 in Times Square

In New York City, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. and Board of Trustees Chair Dr. Chelsey Green will host the 69th Annual Grammy Awards nominations special presentation on Monday, Nov. 16, beginning at 7:45 a.m. ET (4:45 a.m. PT) at The Square in Times Square, with the complete nominees list posting on Grammy.com at 9 a.m. ET (6 a.m. PT) and live coverage airing on Good Morning America and the Grammys YouTube channel, as reported by ABC7 News.

Presenters joining the announcement include Olivia Dean, Kehlani, Pharrell Williams, Alan Menken, Amy Allen, Carly Pearce, David Guetta, FYÜTCH & Aura V, Herbie Hancock, Israel Houghton, Juanes, Linda Perry, Meghan Foley & Michelle Holme, Renée Fleming, YUNGBLUD, and Ziggy Marley. The 2027 Grammy Awards ceremony will air live on ABC and stream on Disney+ and Hulu from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2027, introducing 5 new categories announced in June: best Asian pop music performance (spanning K-pop, J-pop, and C-pop), best Latin song, best traditional pop vocal performance, best R&B collaboration or duo/group performance, and best traditional folk album.

Memorabilia Auction Supports $230,000 Siskel and Ebert Statue in Chicago

In Chicago, documentary producer Pam Kasper — supported by the widows of late Chicago newspaper and television film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert — is working to raise $230,000 to erect a bronze statue of the pair in Chicago by 2028, according to ABC7 News. With a statue rendering created by Steve Hannah for Heritage Auctions, Kasper and her collector partner have gathered more than 300 memorabilia items for auction.

Lots include signed movie posters from Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and a The Sound of Music poster signed by the cast including Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, as well as a private tour of The Brady Bunch house in Los Angeles for the winning bidder and 3 guests led by actor Christopher Knight, who played Peter Brady.