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Vaudevisuals interview with Jennifer Miller

Post author By Jim R. Moore
Post date February 25, 2020

Dick Zigun’s rock-opera ‘Bloody Brains in a Jukebox‘ is being directed by none other than Circus Amok’s own Jennifer Miller. I sat down with her at Coney Island USA and ask about the upcoming show and her directing of it.

Bloody Brains in a JukeBox is a rock opera, with a libretto by Dick D. Zigun, music by Nikos Brisco, and direction by Circus Amok’s Ethyl Eichelberger Award-winning Jennifer Miller. In this sung-through and psychedelic sci-fi satire, characters resembling Sidney Poitier, Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Coogan, and Jayne Mansfield tussle with a talking, flying, brain-eating Wurlitzer Model 1100 jukebox – with results as mind-blowing and out there as anything you’ve ever seen at the sideshow.

Composer Nikos Brisco checking the score for “Bloody Brains in the Jukebox”.

**Some props and multi-media projections during rehearsal.**

For more information/tickets click here!

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Tags Absurd, Audrey Hepburn, Bloody, Bloody Brains in the Juke Box, Circus Amok, Comedy, Coney Island USA, Dick Zigun, Ethyl Eichelberger, Horror, Interview, Jackie Coogan, Jayne Mansfield, Jennifer Miller, Nikos Brisco, Rock and Roll Music, Rock Opera, Sidney Poitier, Singing

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2019 – Vaudevisuals Year in Review

Post author By Jim R. Moore
Post date December 31, 2019

All together I posted 73 times in 2019! Over 1000 views per month. Pretty good for an ‘eccentric’ performing arts blog!

You can use the drop-down menu for Month to Month Archive viewing. I will list some of the highlights here.

Dec 2019 – Interview with Cirque Mechanics Chris Lashua ~ Interview with Coney Island’s own Dick Zigun – Sideshow Hall of Fame.

November 2019 – Corn Mo and The Love Show ~ Vaudevisuals interview with Hilary Chaplain ~ Bindlestiff Open Stage Variety Revue ~ Karen Gersch Portfolio ~ Vaudevisuals Bookshelf ~ Martin Ewen’s ‘Panto Damascus’.

October 2019 – Vaudevisuals interview with Kevin Venardos.

September 2019 – Vaudevisuals interview with Noah Diamond & Amanda Sisk ~ Vaudevisuals interview with Adrienne Truscott.

August 2019 – Vaudevisuals interview with Tammy Faye Starlite ~ Ernie Kovacs Centennial Panel Discussion ~ Vaudevisuals interview with Dick Zigun – ‘Bloody Brains in the Juke Box’ ~ Vaudevisuals interview with Sarah the Bird Girl ~ The Seashore Variety Hour

July 2019 – Southern Sideshow Hootenanny Benefit ~ Vaudevisuals interview with Amber Martin ~ Vaudevisuals interview with Tyler West.

June 2019 – Vaudevisuals interview with Trav SD ~ Vaudevisuals interview with Bill Bowers ~ Vaudevisuals interview with Mallory Catlett ~ Vaudevisuals interview with Ralph Lewis ~ Bindlestiff’s ‘brooklyn abridged’ show ~ Vaudevisuals interview with Kevin Augustine ~ Vaudevisuals interview with Everett Quinton. ‘Galas’.

May 2019 – A.J. Silver – A Cowboy from the Bronx ~ Vaudevisuals interview with Boxcutter Collective.

April 2019 – Congress of Curious People – James Taylor ~ Vaudevisuals interview with Greg Dubin ~ Vaudevisuals interview with A.J. Silver ~ Trav SD’s American Vaudeville Theatre.

March 2019 – Vaudevisuals interview with John Jesurun & Nicky Paraiso ~ Vaudevisuals interview with Coney Island Ritual Cabaret Festival.

February 2019 – Coffeehouse Chronicles: Ethyl Eichelberger ~ Bindlestiff Open Stage at Big Apple Circus ~ Lord Buckley by Heathcote Williams.

January 2019 – Vaudevisuals Bookshelf: ‘Atomic Clown’ by Sara Moore ~ Bindlestiff Open Stage ~ Tribute To Rob Torres.

~ HAPPY NEW YEAR ~ 2020 ~

Tags A.J. Silver, Adrienne Truscott, Amanda Sisk, Amber Martin, American Vaudeville Theatre, Atomic Clown, Bill Bowers, Bindlestiff Open Stage, Boxcutter Collective, Chris Lashua, Cirque Mechanics, Coney Island Ritual Cabaret, Corn Mo, Dick Zigun, Ernie Kovacs, Ethyl Eichelberger, Everett Quinton, Galas, Greg Dubin, Heathcote Williams, Hilary Chaplain, James Taylor, John Jesurun, Karen Gersch, Kevin Augustine, Kevin Venardos, Lord Buckley, Mallory Catlett, Martin Ewen, Nicky Paraiso, Noah Diamond, Panto Damascus, Ralph Lewis, Rob Torres, Sara Moore, Sarah the Bird Girl, Sideshow Hall of Fame, Southern Sideshow Hootenanny, Tammy Faye Starlite, The Love Show, The Seashore Variety Hour, Trav SD, tyler west, Variety Arts, Vaudevisuals, Year in Review

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Coffeehouse Chronicles #151: Ethyl Eichelberger @LaMama

Post author By Jim R. Moore
Post date February 24, 2019

Celebrating the life and work of Ethyl Eichelberger with panelists, live performances and archival materials!
Moderated by Miss Joan Marie Moossy
Panelists: Brian Belovitch, Joe E Jeffreys, John Kelly, Lori E Seid, Black Eyed Susan and Mark Russell
Performances by: Jennifer Miller with Heather Green | Jeremy Halpern with Auntie Belle.

Coffeehouse Chronicles’ Michal Gamily introduces the event.

(l to r) Miss Joan Marie Moossy, Joe E. Jeffries, Mark Russell, Lori E. Seid, John Kelly

Black Eyed Susan performing a short piece written for her by Ethyl Eichelberger.

Still from short film by Peter Hujar featuring Ethyl Eichelberger shown at event.

Coffeehouse Chronicles #151 Panel and performers.

For more information on upcoming Coffeehouse Chronicles visit this site.

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Performance Space New York – Grand Re-Opening Celebration

Post author By Jim R. Moore
Post date February 21, 2018

PERFORMANCE SPACE NEW YORK

East Village Series!

Sunday Night – Feb. 18th from 6 pm till 9 pm

The OPENING of the PS122 building after years of renovation proved to be worth the wait!

The two new spaces – Derek Lloyd stage and Neilma Sidney Theatre – were utilized for the OPENING NIGHT ‘Avant-Garde-Arama.’

Here are my images and video from the AGA Extravaganza on this night!

Opening the show in the Derek Lloyd Stage was Pat Oleszko and her beautiful inflatables.

The theater was packed for the AGA show in the Derek Lloyd theater.

Salley May and the ensemble players bust open the place with a great song and dance exorcism.

Performer list:

Mediums: Jacqueline Zahora, Pedro J. Rosado Jr.

Pure Evil: Salley May and Tony Stinkmetal

Kid Evil-Slayers: Louise May, Annabel Sexton-Daldry, Graham Greene, Lois Houck, and Logan Martinez.

Ghosts: Heidi Dorow, Laurie Berg, Agosto Machado, Nicky Paraiso, Annie Lanzillotto, Simba Yangala, Audrey Kindred, Jodi Bender, Sarah Trignano, Diana Y Greiner, Ed Boland, Jessie Weiner, Lizzie Donahue, Julian Fleisher, David Thorpe, and Sam Zalutsky

invoking the ghosts of

Billy Swindler

Fred Holland

Gerard Little / Mr. Fashion

Peter Rose

Carsin

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Spiderwoman Theater (Muriel Miguel & Gloria Miguel) had some stories to tell.

In the other space – Neilma Sidner Theatre – I walked in on Cornelius Loy playing the theremin.

Murray Hill was on hand hob-nobbing with the crowd in the hallway.

Lois Weaver and Holly Hughes having a drink together.

Hanging out near the bar before the performance was Patti Spliff.

James Godwin (performing in the Neilma Sidney Theater) and Gary Ray.

The sound and lighting crew did a great job running the shows in both theaters.

The upcoming shows already scheduled go here!

Click Here for Twitter for Performance Space New York.

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Tags Adrienne Truscott, Agosto Machado, Alexandra Tatarsky, and Sam Zalutsky, Annabel Sexton Daldry, Annie Lanzillotto, Antonio Ramos, Audrey Kindred, Avant Garde Arama, Billy Swindler, Blondell Cummings, Carsin, Charles Dennis, Cornelius Loy, Courtnee Roze, Daphne Always, David Thorpe, Derek Lloyd, Diana Y Greiner, Diane Torr, Ed Boland, Erin Markey, Ethyl Eichelberger, Forty Second Street, Frank Maya, Fred Ho, Fred Holland, Graham Greene, Hamm, Heidi Dorow, Holly Hughes, Huck Snyder, Jacqueline Zahora, Jade Hicks, James Godwin, Jessie Weiner, Jim Neu, Jodi Bender, Joe E. Jeffreys, John Bernd, John Kelly, John Zorn, Julian Fleisher, Justin Hicks, La Bruja, Laurie Berg, Laurie Carlos, Lizzie Donahue, Logan Martinez, Lois Houck, Louise May, Mina Nishimura, Momo Shade, Morgan Bassichis, Murial Miguel & Gloria Miguel, Murray Hill, Nicky Paraiso, Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Pat Oleszko, Patti Spliff, Pedro J. Rosado Jr., Peggy Pettitt, Penny Arcade, Performance Space New York, Peter Rose, Pharmakon, PS122, Reggie Watts, Ruth Maleczech, Salley May, Sarah Trignano, Seung Min Lee, Shane Shane, Sibyl Kempson, Simba Yangala, Sister Jean Ra Horror, Spiderwoman Theater, The Gang Bangers, The Hawtplates, The Illustrious Blacks, Tom Murrin, Tony Stinkmetal

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The Vaudevisuals Bookshelf – “Grove New American Theater”

Post author By Jim R. Moore
Post date January 6, 2016

GROVE NEW AMERICAN THEATER

A Good dose of downtown NYC theater!

Plays included in this volume are: Dasvedanya Mama, Ethyl Eichelberger; The Theory of Total Blame, Karen Finley; The Mysteries and What’s So Funny?, David Gordon; The American Plan, Richard Greenberg; Dead Mother, or Shirley Not All in Vain, David Greenspan; and Sincerity Forever, Mac Wellman.

Included are photographs from some of the productions including Karen Finley’s “The Theory of Total Blame”. Presented in 1989 at Pyramid Arts Center, Rochester, NY. The cast included Karen Finley, Tom Murrin, Carol McDowell, Gary Ray, Chazz Dean and Michael Owen. Photograph by Dona Ann McAdams

Tags Carol McDowell, Chazz Dean, David Gordon, Dona Ann McAdams, Downtown NYC, Ethyl Eichelberger, Experimental Theater, Gary Ray, Grove Press, Karen Finley, Mac Wellman, Michael Feingold, Michael Owen, Richard Greenberg, Tom Murrin, Underground The

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PS122 – AVANT GARDE ARAMA – June 17th, 2011 – Old coming into the NEW!

Post author By Jim R. Moore
Post date December 15, 2014

I am thinking about the NEW PS122 and remembering the old PS122.

Here is a video of the last Avant-Garde-Arama performance that was presented at that site.

Here is a compilation video I made from photographs and video I shot at the Friday, June 17th AGA. It has the stills from the show embedded in the video of the finale WRECKING BALL! It was a great show. Murray Hill hosted the evening. Very Funny! The following performers were on hand to add pizazz to the night’s festivities.
Tom Murrin (the Alien Comic), Tigger, John Kelly, Lucy Sexton (the Factress), The Dazzle Dancers, Julie Atlas Muz, Hank and Cupcakes. The show finished with a accordion solo by Geo and everyone sang the Ethyl Eichelberger song ‘We Are Women Who Survive”.
In the basement was the Lori E. Seid cafe.

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Tags Avant Garde Arama, Ethyl Eichelberger, Geo, Hank and Cupcakes, John Kelly, Julie Atlas Muz, Lori E. Seid, Lucy Sexton, PS122, Salley May, Tigger, Tom Murrin, Wrecking Ball