Before Broadway blockbuster Hamilton dethroned The Book Of Mormon as the musical-theatre-pop-culture phenomenon of our generation, Lin Manuel-Miranda first broke ground on the Great White Way with the hip-hop/latin music-infused score and story of In The Heights. The four-time Tony-winning musical comes to the Basie this fall from Phoenix Productions, with its sizzling salsa-tinged energy and joyful celebration of a tight-knit neighborhood in New York.

Created by multi-instrumentalist Marc Muller, Dead On Live is THE tribute to The 'Dead, offering one of the most authentic, note-for-note experiences of the influential band's oeuvre. With performances including some of The Grateful Dead's most celebrated and beloved periods, (and with plenty of jamming thrown in for good measure), this is as close as you can get, without a time machine!

One of the musical inspirations for guitar legends like Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones and Jimmy Page, this American blues guitarist is considered to be one of the greatest axemen of all time. Buddy Guy is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, six-time Grammy winner, and, as if that isn't enough, Eric Clapton once called him "without a doubt the best guitar player alive". Enough said.

A nurse with a background in healthcare isn't who you usually go to see in concert, but with social media, anything is possible. Blake Lynch, better known as Nurse Blake amassed a large online following due to his comedic videos providing insight into the nursing profession. He has also been the pioneer of campaigns including 'Nurses Support Their Young' and 'Banned4Life' which challenged the FDA blood donor policy that excluded gay and bisexual individuals.

David Sedaris is a Grammy Award-nominated humorist, writer, comedian, bestselling author, and radio contributor. Much of his humor is drawn from his unconventional North Carolina upbringing, his varied stream of odd-jobs (Christmas elf at Macy's, anyone?) and plays to his self-deprecating strengths, and now often concerns his life today in France with his partner.