Entertainment & Performing Arts

Find a Presenter

Entertainment & Performing Arts

If you don't see who you are looking for, contact one of our experts. We will help you locate the speaker or provide you additional suggestions. 1-914-940-0075 or info@pdaspeakers.com

All A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Bethany Mota

YouTube Star

YouTube superstar and entrepreneur Bethany Mota has become one of the most powerful voices in social and new media. Today, Bethany’s YouTube channel has over 10 million subscribers, and her…

Award-Winning Actor, Producer, Director & Writer

Bryan Cranston is an Academy Award nominee, and Emmy®, Golden Globe, SAG, Tony® and Olivier Award winner. His vigorous ambition for high-quality performances has made him a household name, principally…

Granite Mountain Hotshot & Subject of the Film Only the Brave

Brendan McDonough’s journey has been nothing short of extraordinary. A heroin addict with a daughter on the way, McDonough was facing a bleak future. After recovering from that addiction, he…

Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield | PDA Speakers

Co-Founders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream and Pioneers of Caring Capitalism

Ben and Jerry's presentation is an inspiring tribute to America’s entrepreneurial spirit, full of anecdotes and radical business philosophy—and comes complete with servings of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream for…

Billy Eichner | PDA Speakers

Actor, Comedian & Writer

In 2019, Billy Eichner was seen in two Disney features. He voiced the character of Timon in Jon Favreau’s highly-anticipated live action remake of The Lion King opposite Donald Glover,…

Bebe Rexha | PDA Speakers

Grammy®-nominated Singer-Songwriter

From the beginning of her journey to streaming dominance atop the Billboard charts, Bebe Rexha has never shied away from sharing vulnerable truths with her adoring legions of fans and…

Brad Stone |PDA Speakers

Bestselling Author and Senior Executive Editor, Bloomberg News

The bestselling author of The Everything Store and the forthcoming Amazon Unbound, Brad Stone paints an unvarnished portrait of Amazon’s unprecedented growth and its billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos — revealing…

Bryan Fogel | PDA Speakers

Academy Award-Winning Director and Writer of ICARUS

When Academy Award Winning Director Bryan Fogel set out to make ICARUS he had one goal: to examine how easy it is to get away with doping in professional sports.…

Bob Balaban | PDA Speakers

Acclaimed Actor, Writer, Director & Producer

Balaban speaks about finding and utilizing creativity in business and in life. Witty and insightful, Balaban reveals how an individual does not need to fall into the “right-brain/left-brain” stigma; rather,…

Actor, Singer, Theatrical Producer and Hamilton Actor

Brandon Victor Dixon, following his Tony Award nominated role as Eubie Blake in Shuffle Along on Broadway, now has joined the cast of Hamilton on Broadway in the role of…

World’s Best Beatles Tribute Band Established in 2003, Britishmania has developed into one of the leading Beatles Tribute Bands in the world

A Premier Beatles Tribute! Having performed at numerous colleges, birthdays, corporate parties, outdoor festivals, weddings and the legendary Cavern Club in Liverpool England, Britishmania invites you to take a trip…

Conductor, Teacher, Speaker and Best-Selling Book, "The Art of Possibility," which has been translated into fifteen languages

Benjamin Zander is the conductor of The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and a guest conductor around the world. With London's famed Philharmonia Orchestra he is…

Former Baseball Player and Latin Grammy Nominated Jazz Musician

Growing up in Puerto Rico, Bernie Williams discovered his love for baseball and music at roughly the same time, when at the age of eight he fell in love with…

Black Violin is the blend of classical, hip-hop, rock, R&B, and bluegrass music

Black Violin is the blend of classical, hip-hop, rock, R&B, and bluegrass music.  Accompanied by a drummer and a DJ, Black Violin (declared one of the “hottest bands of SXSW”)…

Tony Award-Winning Entertainer

Few entertainers today are as accomplished or as versatile as Ben Vereen. His legendary performances transcend time and have been woven into the fabric of this country's artistic legacy. A…

Comedian and Actor Known for Portraying "Bud" on "Grace and Frankie"

Baron Vaughn is a series regular on Netflix’s Grace & Frankie in the role of “Bud” with 3 seasons currently streaming. He is the voice of "Tom Servo" in the…

brianna taylor | PDA Group

Reality show personality, singer and songwriter, having appeared on both the fifth season of American Idol and The Real World: Hollywood

Brianna Taylor, a reality show personality, singer and songwriter, having appeared on both the fifth season of American Idol and The Real World: Hollywood.

Award-Winning College Comedy Speaker

Buzz Sutherland is a man who is sincerely and seriously committed to entertaining audiences with humor that is 100% clean and 200% funny. Buzz has been at the very top…

Political Economist; Author and Actor; Cult Icon. Longtime Columnist for The Wall Street Journal, Barrons and The New York Times; Speech Writer and Aide for Presidents Nixon and Ford

Economist; Longtime Columnist for The Wall Street Journal, Barrons and The New York Times; Speech Writer and Aide for Presidents Nixon and Ford; Emmy-winning Television Gameshow Host; Commentator for CBS…

The Science Guy & Author. Nye starred in a documentary about his life and science advocacy titled Bill Nye: Science Guy, is now a Netflix series, entitled Bill Nye Saves the World

Bill Nye, scientist, engineer, comedian, author, and inventor, is a man with a mission: to help foster a scientifically literate society, to help people everywhere understand and appreciate the science…

New York Time's Best-Selling Author of "Bringing Down the House" and "The Accidental Billionaires"

New York Times Bestselling Author, Ben Mezrich cracked the Hollywood Reporter’s annual hot list: Hollywood’s 25 Most Powerful Authors. Mezrich was chosen among a group of 11 new authors to…

10-time Grammy Award-Winning Musician; Conductor Known For "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

Ten-time Grammy Award winner/vocal innovator Bobby McFerrin surprises us yet again with VOCAbuLarieS, his first new release in eight years. Like his #1 worldwide hit song Don´t Worry Be Happy…

Comedian

You’ve seen Bob Marley on Leno, Letterman, Conan, the late show with Craig Ferguson, and in the movie Boondock Saints! Comedian Bob Marley rcelebrating 20 years as a stand-up comic,…

Game Show Host, Sports Radio Host and Actor

You know Roger Lodge as the cool, sharp-witted host of "Blind Date." Or maybe you know him as Uncle Jesse's buddy from "Full House." Or perhaps he was your favorite…

Comedian known for roles in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Pineapple Express and The Dictator; Former Regular on FOX's "MAD TV"

Bobby Lee, best known from his numerous years as a cast member on Fox’s long running comedy series Mad TV, was most recently seen as a regular guest on E!’s…

TV Journalist, Producer, Narrator and News Anchor; Currently the scorekeeper/announcer for National Public Radio comedy/quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! & Through the Decades, a documentary-style

An Acclaimed documentary host and producer, network and major market news anchor, multimedia production company president, and grass-fed cattle rancher, Bill Kurtis is celebrating his 45th anniversary in the field…

Exploring culture and gender identity with nation’s preeminent Latino dance company

Ballet Hispanico was founded in New York in 1970 by Tina Ramirez. The daughter of a Mexican bullfighter and grandniece of a Puerto Rican educator, Ramirez was born in Venezuela…

Grammy-Winning Singer and Songwriter

Combining shuddering, groove-laden funky soul and folky, handcrafted acoustics, singer/songwriter Ben Harper cultivated a cult following during the course of the '90s that gained full fruition toward the end of…

Stand-Up Comedian, Actor, Voice Actor and Professional Poker Player. He has appeared in numerous television and film roles

A versatile-voiced man well-known for his Emmy winning role as Ray Romano's brother on the hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, Brad Garrett was the first 100,000 dollar grand champion winner…

Singer-Songwriter and Record Producer

Ben Folds played in a band name Majosha around early 1988 and they played their first gig at Duke University's Battle of the Bands. They won. At that time, Majosha…

Stand-Up Comedian and Actor

These days, Bill Burr is the perennial classic comedian. He's funny, incredibly wry and he doesn't seem out to push any boundaries. In essence, he's no maverick, but goddamn it…

Comedian Known as "The Mayor of Comedy"

Bruce Bruce is a name synonymous with keeping audiences rolling with laughter thanks to his captivating improv skills and larger than life comedic style. Bruce’s steady style of comedy has…

Comedian and YouTube Sensation

Bo Burnham is a comedian, singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and Internet celebrity. Writing comedic and satirical songs with a politically incorrect slant, his YouTube videos have received more than 70 million…

Bob Arno | PDA Speakers

Comedy Pickpocket Entertainer

Bob Arno is a leading international provider of theft risk management solutions for the business and leisure sectors. Today, Fortune, Kiplinger’s, National Geographic Traveler, Law and Order, and others

Dance Troupe

Drawing upon the vast and vibrant history of Mexico, "Ballet Gran Folklorico de Mexico" takes you on a dazzling journey covering 1,000 years of Mexican heritage. The performance is filled…

A professional aggressive jam skating team that attempts to push the limits of what can be done on quad skates. They travel across the United States

Breaksk8, based out of Kokomo Indiana was established in late 2000 and created by Shannon Anthony and Jessy Nice. By 2001 they had picked up Jordan McQuiston and Tyson Neal…

Branford Marsalis- tenor and soprano Joey Calderazzo- piano Eric Revis- bass Justin Faulkner- drums

World-renowned saxophonist Branford Marsalis, born in 1960, has always been a man of numerous musical interests. The three-time Grammy winner has continued to exercise and expand his skills as an…