Performance Calendar OCTOBER 2025

Featured Hosts and Entertainment:  The ShowBroads

Our Annual gala not only showcases what we do as a Chamber, but highlights the important contributions our members provide throughout the year for the LGBTQ+ business community and Sacramento Region.

Celebrate with us and enjoy a night of glamorous award ceremonies, live entertainment and a fabulous auction. We will have plenty of libations to enjoy while we recognize the continued efforts of our committee members, volunteers and innovative businesses in our region.

This prestigious event allows for optimal networking opportunities, elevated sponsorship offers and provides a great excuse to dress to the nine! Bring your best and celebrate with us! You won’t want to miss out!

Friday, October 10, 2025

Big voices. Bigger laughs. One unforgettable night.
The ShowBroads… Living Out Loud!
Presented by the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce
Friday, October 10, 2025
Mission Blue Center, Brisbane, CA
Doors: 6:30 p.m. | Show: 7:00 p.m.

MD: Cesar Cancino

Get ready, Brisbane—the divas have landed!
For one night only, New York cabaret sensations Marta Sanders and Leanne Borghesi are bringing their critically acclaimed act, The ShowBroads, to Mission Blue. Think big voices, bigger personalities, and a night packed with music, comedy, and just the right amount of mischief.

"The ShowBroads, Livin' Out Loud! "

NEW YORK October 2025

“There’s a new duo in town and they're on their way to paradise. Everyone needs to get a ticket, get on board, buckle in, and get ready for the ride of their lives. Broadway World

The critically acclaimed New York Cabaret “Dynamic Duo” The SHOWBROADS! Staring MAC Award Winning Artists: Leanne Borghesi & Marta Sanders are at it again in “The SHOWBROADS! Livin’ Out Loud!” Join these “Dames of dynamite to die for” (Nightlife Exchange) Saturday, October 25th 1:00pm (Doors 12:15pm) and Sunday, October 26th 4:00pm (Doors 3:15pm) at New York’s legendary main room at Don’t Tell Mama’s, 343 w.46th street, New York 10036. Musical Direction by the talented Nicolas Perez (Music assistant/substitute conductor Broadway: Buena Vista Social Club) Tickets: $25 Cover +$20 min cash only, (2 drink min* food menu available.) Reservations: www.donttellmamanyc.com. (702) 207-0788. Publicity photos: Stephen Mosher.

36th Annual Mabel Mercer Foundation, New York Cabaret Convention

Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC

October 21, 2025- October 23

• 6:00 PM  
• Jazz At Lincoln Center's Rose TheaterColumbus CircleNew York

October 21st, I join the opening night festivities.

Hosted by Jeff Harnar and Andrea Marcovicci. Featuring Karen Akers, Ari Axelrod, Leanne Borghesi, Carole J. Bufford, Ann Hampton Callaway, Eden Casteel*, Eric Comstock, Frank Dain*, Bryce Edwards, Barbara Fasano, Tovah Feldshuh, Jonathan Karrant, Ann Kittredge, Karen Mack, Donna McKechnie, Carolyn Montgomery*, Lee Roy Reams, Craig Rubano, Marta Sanders, Richard Skipper, Those Girls, and Nicole Zuraitis. 

The Mabel Mercer Foundation proudly presents the annual New York Cabaret Convention, to be held at the Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, located at The Shops at Columbus Circle, New York, NY. This year’s event promises three nights of spectacular performances from October 21st to October 23rd, 2025. Celebrating its 36th anniversary, the New York Cabaret Convention continues to showcase the timeless artistry and vibrant diversity of the cabaret world. The concerts will feature our largest three day lineup ever of over 75 performers including cabaret legends, exciting new talents, and artists making their Cabaret Convention debuts. ( * denotes New York Cabaret Convention debut)

August 2025 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley New Works Festival. Leanne Borghesi plays the hilarious & furious Queen Victoria in this new acapella musical written by Mark Saltzman. Plays August 9,13,16