Performer such as Tatum is brought to vacant theatre (7)
I believe the answer is:
artiste
'performer' is the definition.
(artiste is a kind of performer)
'such as tatum is brought to vacant theatre' is the wordplay.
'such as tatum' becomes 'art' (Art Tatum).
'brought to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'vacant' suggests removing the centre.
'theatre' with its centre removed is 'te'.
'art'+'is'+'te'='ARTISTE'
(Other definitions for artiste that I've seen before include "professional dancer?" , "One entertaining" , "Performers" , "Entertainer, singer or dancer" , "Attires like entertainer" .)