This weekend across Fort Worth is relatively light on new events, but there are some big name performers coming to town. They include three comedians, a national tour of a Broadway musical, a new acclaimed film, two concerts featuring R&B and hip hop stars, and a country concert featuring two longtime collaborators.

Below are the best ways to spend your free time this weekend. Want more options? Lucky for you, we have a much longer list of the city's best events.

Thursday, July 18

Big Laugh Comedy Club presents Chris Redd
Chris Redd is an actor, writer, standup, sketch, and improv performer who has been part of the cast of Saturday Night Live since 2017. He's appeared in movies like Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping, The House, A Futile and Stupid Gesture opposite Will Forte, and Fat Camp. He's also been on TV shows like Kenan, Disjointed, Love, and more. He'll perform five times through Saturday at Big Laugh Comedy Club.

Broadway at the Bass presents Mamma Mia!
Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun always shines, Mamma Mia! is a tale of love, friendship, and identity that is beautifully told through the timeless hits of ABBA. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the father she’s never known brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited decades ago. The production runs through Sunday at Bass Performance Hall.

Improv Arlington presents Michael Colyar
The multi-talented Michael Colyar is an actor, comedian, and author whose wit, charm and unique sense of style has been captivating audiences since the 1980s. Colyar is best known for his roles in Blackish, House Party III, Norbit, The Princess & The Frog, and Martin. He'll perform six times through Sunday at Improv Arlington.

Friday, July 19

Magnolia at the Modern: June Zero
The 1961 preparations for the execution of Adolf Eichmann, a principal architect of the Holocaust, are revisited in a gripping film from director Jake Paltrow. Based on true accounts, June Zero is told from the unique perspectives of three distinct figures: Eichmann’s Jewish Moroccan prison guard, an Israeli police investigator who also happens to be a Holocaust survivor, and a precocious and clever 13-year-old Libyan immigrant. The film, which is in Hebrew with English subtitles, will screen seven times through Sunday at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

Chris Brown in concert
R&B singer Chris Brown is closing in on his 20th anniversary as a recording artist, a career that has seen every one of his 12 albums come in at No. 1, 2, or 3 on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop charts, and never out of the top 10 on the overall Billboard 200. That musical success has been overshadowed at times by his legal troubles, most notably his conviction for assaulting his then-girlfriend, Rihanna. He'll try to keep his fans focused on his music at this concert at Dickies Arena in support of his 2023 album, 11:11.

Hyena's presents Tom Rhodes
Tom Rhodes is celebrating his 30th year as a stand-up comedian. An adventurer forging his own path, Rhodes has built a career that includes stand-up specials, a sitcom, a travel show, a late night talk show, his podcast Tom Rhodes Radio, and being a travel writer for the Huffington Post. He'll perform four times through Saturday at Hyena's Comedy Nightclub.

Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen in concert
Over the past nine years, Red Dirt country singers Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen have developed a fruitful partnership. They released Hold My Beer, Vol. 1 in 2015, and that album went so well, going to No. 4 on the Billboard Country charts, that they came back for more, releasing two more Hold My Beer volumes and a live album, Watch This!. They'll play at Billy Bob's Texas on both Friday and Saturday in support of 2023's Hold My Beer, Vol. 3.

Sunday, July 21

  

Photo by Joan Marcus

The national tour Mamma Mia! will be at Bass Performance Hall through July 21.

Missy Elliott in concert
Rapper Missy Elliott has been a big name in the music world for almost 30 years, but somehow she has never headlined her own tour until now. Despite her last official album coming out in 2005, she remains iconic thanks to hits like "Get Ur Freak On," "Work It," and "Lose Control." Her recent work has included collaborations with Dua Lipa, David Guetta, and Flo. She'll be joined by special guests Busta Rhymes, Ciara, and Timbaland at this concert at Dickies Arena.