Emmy-nominated television personality, New York Times bestselling author, podcaster, and hairstylist to the stars Jonathan Van Ness brings his “Imaginary Living Room Olympian” tour to the Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at 7 p.m.

It follows the wildly successful “Jonathan Van Ness: Road to Beijing” which sold-out theatres in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.

Famed for his role on the Emmy Award-winning Netflix reboot series Queer Eye, where he shines as the hair guru and self-care advocate, Van Ness takes audiences on a journey in a stunning night of comedy, a side of self-expression, discovery, life lessons and, of course, a bedazzling gymnastics routine.

In September 2019, Van Ness released his revelatory memoir, Over The Top: A Raw Journey To Self-Love, that has been named a must-read book by The New York Times, Time Magazine and NPR. Three months later, he made history as the first non-female solo cover star of Cosmopolitan UK in 35 years.

His appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to discuss the book, living with HIV and HIV stigma earned a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode. 

Van Ness worked closely with Planned Parenthood and The Trevor Project on campaigns tied to the book’s release that focused on removing the shame and stigma that comes along with talking about sexual health, as well as the long-lasting effects of bullying and how to overcome it.

His second book, Love That Story: Observations from a Gorgeously Queer Life, was released in April and is also a New York Times bestseller. His children’s picture book, Peanut Goes for The Gold, stars a gender non-binary guinea pig who does everything with their own personal flare.

On television, Van Ness starred on the Emmy-nominated web series Gay of Thrones, a witty social commentary series recapping HBO’s Game of Thrones which garnered Emmy nominations in three consecutive years for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series.

Van Ness is the host and executive producer of the Netflix series Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness, based on his popular podcast of the same name. That podcast was named one of the Top Podcasts of 2018 by Time Magazine, won the iHeart Radio Award for Best LGBTQ Podcast, and was a 2020 People’s Choice Award nominee for Best Pop Podcast.

Tickets are $45-$150 with $130 Spirit Club Level tickets and $285 VIP tickets that offer a meet and greet with the artist.

The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is located at 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Buy tickets online at BrowardCenter.org, or Ticketmaster.com; by phone at 954.462.0222, or in person at the Broward Center’s AutoNation Box Office.