Stavros Halkias Extends "The Dreamboat Tour" to Include the Lexington Opera House on Sunday, February 15, 2026
LEXINGTON, KY. (October 21, 2025) – Critically acclaimed standup comedian Stavros Halkias announced today that he will extend his The Dreamboat Tour into 2026. The multi-city North American tour continues into 2026 including at stop in Lexington, KY at the Lexington Opera House on Sunday, February 15, 2026.
Halkias has quickly become a breakout star in film and TV and can be seen in Academy Award-winning director Yorgos Lanthimos’ feature film Bugonia which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and opens October 31st, and in A24’s Tony, a film about Anthony Bourdain. He also stars in the hit Netflix comedy series Tires, which was recently renewed for a third season. Halkias wrote, produced and starred in indie comedy film Let’s Start A Cult for which Vulture declared “Stavros Halkias has star power.” His most recent special Fat Rascal is available on Netflix.
Tickets will be available for purchase starting at 10 A.M. on Friday, October 24. Purchase tickets at ticketmaster.com, lexingtonoperahouse.com, or in person at the Central Bank Center Box Office from 12-4 P.M. on Wednesdays and Fridays. Lexington Opera House will be offering Bravo Boxes available for purchase for this show.
Media Contacts:
Sam Srinivasan | sam@sechelpr.com
Caroline Groarke | caroline@sechelpr.com
Troi Ratchford | troi@sechelpr.com
Venue Contact:
Samantha Luse | SLuse@centralbankcenter.com
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About Stavros Halkias
Stavros Halkias is a comedian, actor, and writer from Baltimore, Maryland, now based in New York City. He most recently wrote, produced, and starred in the indie comedy Let’s Start a Cult. His latest stand-up special, Fat Rascal, is streaming on Netflix, following his debut special Live at the Lodge Room, which hit one million views in its first four days and has since surpassed seven million.
One of the most in-demand touring comedians today, Halkias is currently on The Dreamboat Tour. His podcast Stavvy’s World debuted at #3 on the iTunes Comedy Charts, amassing hundreds of thousands of subscribers in its first year. He will soon appear in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia, premiering at the Venice Film Festival, and in A24’s Tony, a film about Anthony Bourdain. He also stars in the Netflix comedy series Tires, bringing his quick wit and offbeat charm to television audiences.
A founding member and former co-host of the hit podcast Cum Town (2016–2022), Halkias has also been featured in Steven Soderbergh’s sci-fi series Command Z. Outside of comedy, he made his runway debut at Kid Super’s Paris Fashion Week show in 2023, earning Vogue’s nod as “the plus-est of plus-size models.” His ultimate dream? Get just famous enough to buy his mother a nice home—then retire from show business to open a surf-and-turf restaurant in East Baltimore.
About Lexington Opera House
Located in Lexington, Kentucky, the Lexington Center Corporation (LCC) is a not-for-profit 501c3 corporate agency of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government. It was established in 1974 to manage and maintain Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center, the Central Bank Center (formerly Lexington Convention Center), Triangle Park, and the Lexington Opera House. One of the nation’s most storied entertainment destinations, Central Bank Center venues collectively welcome an average of 1.3 million patrons annually.
The Lexington Opera House, built in 1886 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is one of the premier performing arts centers in the region. Since its opening, the Opera House has played host to such famous stage performers as W.C. Fields, The Marx Brothers, Al Jolson, Julie Harris, Steve Martin, Brian Wilson, and Graham Nash. It has undergone two major renovations and remains a cultural destination in downtown Lexington.
About Oak View Group
Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in live experience venue development, management, premium hospitality services, and 360-degree solutions for a collection of world-class-owned venues and a client roster of arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions. Founded by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff in 2015, OVG is the leading developer of major new venues either open or under development across four continents. Visit OakViewGroup.com, and follow OVG on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.