Comedian‑magician Justin Willman has played stages across the country, but Phoenix holds a particular draw. The St. Louis native says stepping in front of Valley audiences feels uncannily familiar — almost like performing for people he grew up with.
“It almost feels like a hometown crowd, even though I’m not from Phoenix,” Willman says. “I have so many friends and family who have ended up in Phoenix. Phoenix always feels like the perfect cross‑section of America.”
That comfort — and the city’s reliably enthusiastic audiences — is why Willman chose Phoenix’s historic Celebrity Theatre as the site of his next comedy‑magic special, taping Friday, Oct. 9, and Sunday, Oct. 10. The venue’s in‑the‑round layout, he says, is both a challenge and an opportunity…