Cooking Competitions, Audience Participation Included
DALLAS, TX, July 9, 2025 – TCG Entertainment, the leader in live tour productions, and Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of Banijay Entertainment, today announced last season’s show winner Michael Leonard and Season 9 winner Gerron Hurt will join the cast of MasterChef All-Stars Live!, the new high-energy stage show based on the hit competition series, MasterChef. Additional cast members from Season 15 MasterChef: Dynamic Duos airing Wednesdays (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX, next day on Hulu, will join the tour and be announced closer to the tour kick off date. The tour begins on September 16 in Williamsport, PA and travels to 30 cities across the U.S. Tickets available now at www.mastercheflivetour.com.
In MasterChef All-Stars Live!, chefs Leonard and Hurt and more will take their cooking skills to the stage and face head-to-head challenges, host Q&A sessions and inspire fans with tips and tricks to apply in their own home kitchens. Audiences will enjoy candid conversations with the chefs about the thrill of competing in America’s famous kitchen under the scrutiny of the toughest judges. A limited number of VIP Packages will be available in most markets for fans to personally meet and greet the MasterChef winners and take photos.
MasterChef All-Stars Live! cast members announced today:
Michael Leonard, winner of Season 14, embodies a bold cooking style and holds strong intuition in the kitchen. Since the wrap up of the show, he has focused on growing his brand through food content, private dinners, and time spent working in professional kitchens. He’s now building out FlavorPerfection—a platform for new projects focused on his passion for food that connects with people. | |
Gerron Hurt rose to culinary fame as the Season 9 winner of hit culinary competition series,MasterChef. Hailing from Louisville, Kentucky, Gerron impressed judges Gordon Ramsay,Joe Bastianich, and Aaron Sanchez with his southern-inspired dishes and heartfelt cookingstyle. Since his victory, Gerron has continued to pursue his culinary dreams, sharing his love forfood through cooking demonstrations, collaborations, and inspiring others with his journeyfrom educator to acclaimed chef. His win on MasterChef not only validated his talent butalso solidified his place in the culinary world as a rising star with a promising future. |
MasterChef season 15 MasterChef: Dynamic Duos airs Wednesdays (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX, next day on Hulu. On tonight’s episode of MasterChef, the five duos on the losing team from the previous challenge face the first Pressure Test of the season. The pairs enter the MasterChef kitchen to find a Mystery Box with a mallet inside. Gordon reveals the Mystery Box IS their ingredient. The box is made completely out of chocolate! In this first dessert challenge of the season, each duo must smash up their box and use the chocolate to make a stunning sweet dish to avoid elimination in the all-new “Mystery Box” episode of MasterChef: Dynamic Duos airing Wednesday, July 9 (8:00-9:02 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (MCH-1507)
MasterChef is produced by Endemol Shine North America, a Banijay Americas company and One Potato Two Potato in the U.S. and is part of the global offering from Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of content powerhouse Banijay Entertainment, which encompasses brand licensing, merchandising, gaming and gambling and represents brands from the world’s largest content catalogue, comprising 200,000+ hours of original programming.
Represented internationally by Banijay Entertainment, MasterChef is the world’s most successful cookery television format (Guinness World Records). Now commissioned across 70 markets, the life-changing show has aired over 700 seasons and more than 16,000 episodes to-date. Created by Franc Roddam and first launched in 1990, the superbrand is known and enjoyed across the globe.
For information about MasterChef All-Stars Live!, visit www.mastercheflivetour.com
MASTERCHEF All-Stars Live! 2025 TOUR DATES
| September 16 | Williamsport, PA | Community Arts Center |
| September 17 | Red Bank, NJ | Count Basie Center for the Arts |
| September 18 | Schenectady, NY | Proctors |
| September 19 | Lowell, MA | Lowell Memorial Auditorium |
| September 20 | Morristown, NJ | Mayo Performing Arts Center |
| September 21 | Brooklyn, NY | Kings Theatre |
| September 23 | Tysons, VA | Capital One Hall |
| September 24 | Richmond, VA | Dominion Energy Center |
| September 25 | Philadelphia, PA | Miller Theatre |
| September 26 | Virginia Beach, VA | Sandler Center for the Performing Arts |
| September 27 | Greenville, SC | Peace Center |
| September 28 | Wilmington, NC | CFFC’s Wilson Center |
| September 30 | Auburn, AL | Jay & Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center |
| October 1 | Orange Park, FL | Thrasher-Horne Center |
| October 2 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | The Parker |
| October 3 | Middleton, FL | The Tracy Performing Arts Center |
| October 4 | Saint Petersburg, FL | Duke Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theatre |
| October 5 | Pensacola, FL | Saenger Theatre |
| October 7 | Indianapolis, IN | Murat Theatre |
| October 8 | Shipshewana, IN | Blue Gate Performing Arts Center |
| October 9 | Wheeling, WV | Capitol Theatre |
| October 10 | Detroit, MI | Fox Theatre |
| October 11 | Waukegan, IL | Genesee Theatre |
| October 12 | Champaign, IL | Virginia Theatre |
| October 14 | North Little Rock, AR | The Center for Humanities & Arts |
| October 15 | Birmingham, AL | BJCC Theatre |
| October 16 | New Orleans, LA | Mahalia Jackson |
| October 17 | Sugar Land, TX | Smart Financial Centre |
| October 18 | San Antonio, TX | Majestic Theater |
| October 19 | Austin, TX | Bass Concert Hall |
| October 21 | Albuquerque, NM | Kiva Auditorium |
| October 22 | Mesa, AZ | Mesa Arts Center |
| October 23 | Cerritos, CA | Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts |
| October 24 | Funner, CA | Harrah’s Resort SoCal |
| October 25 | Modesto, CA | Gallo Center for the Arts |
| October 26 | San Francisco, CA | Curran Theatre |

