Atomic Vaudeville

Come witness the premiere of AV's award-winning cabaret in Vancouver November 10th -11th 2007

“Victoria’s Secret is out: Vaudeville has the capital's hottest pack of young actors” -Vancouver Sun

“Can it be that Atomic Vaudeville is poised to become the next big buzz in Canadian theatre?”
–Victoria Times-Colonist

“Marinates in a real and bitter flavour… More please.” –The Globe and Mail

Atomic Vaudeville after 3 years, is bringing its hit cult cabaret to Vancouver as part of Here Be Monsters company’s The Carnival of the Arts.

Atomic Vaudeville, a Victoria company led by director Britt Small and playwright Jacob Richmond has produced over 30 cabaret episodes winning them the Monday Magazine Award for best comedy act three years running. They have worked with more than 150 local and visiting artists and plan to increase that number when they come to Vancouver as they will be inviting a handful of Vancouver actors to be a part of the show. Atomic Vaudeville may be known to Vancouver audiences through their productions of The Qualities of Zero which played Vancouver in the fall of 2006 and Legoland which won the Georgia Straight Critic’s Choice award at the 2006 Vancouver Fringe Festival. Legoland will also be presented at this year’s TREMORS festival.

The company is composed of a collective of writers, performers and musicians supported by Richmond and Small. The company's mission is to redefine performance in their community by creating a living theatre environment combining a variety of performance disciplines as well as stimulating dialogue with the audience.

It is Vaudeville re-conceived for the present age, embracing the concerns and sensibilities of an undefined generation; attempting to reach out to an audience that is ready for a live, entertaining and relevant theatrical art form.

Show details:

-Dollhouse Studios: 42 West 8th Ave (2 blocks west of Main Street)

-Saturday November 10th @ 8pm

-Sunday November 11th @ 8pm

-Tickets and Information call 778.371.4731

For more information on Atomic Vaudeville, please visit: OUR WEBSITE

Lounge-zilla Returns!

2007 VANCOUVER FRINGE HIT STOMPS BACK INTO TOWN FOR ONE SHOW ONLY!

'LOUNGE-ZILLA!' RETURNS

UNAPOLOGETIC, UNPREDICTABLE, UNSTOPPABLE COMEDY

Vancouver's favorite (and most controversial!) ballad butcher and media cover-boy is back! But get your tickets quick -- he's only around for ONE NIGHT ONLY as part of the Here Be Monsters Collective's Carnival of the Arts II Theatre Festival!

This past September, 'LOUNGE-ZILLA!' played to raucous houses at the Vancouver International Fringe Festival (including several OVER-SOLD HOUSES that made the musical-comedy spoof one of the highest-selling shows at the fest)!

AND NOW . . . HE'S BACK TO SCARE UP MORE LAUGHS!




Who: LOUNGE-ZILLA!
What: One of the 2007 Canadian Fringe circuit's biggest hits featuring TWISTED MUSIC, NAUGHTY COMEDY and an OUTRAGEOUS X-RATED 3D FINALE that must be seen to be believed!
Where: THE DOLLHOUSE STUDIOS, 42 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC
When: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 at 10:00pm (ONE SHOW ONLY!)
Tickets: $15 General Admission, or Festival pass for $25
How: Reservations -- 778.371.4731

But Really, Why?:

'LOUNGE-ZILLA!', a musical-comedy spoof of horrifically funny lounge acts, has scored numerous AWARDS and HONORS throughout the Canadian Fringe circuit:

*'BEST COMEDY' -- 2007 Ottawa Fringe Festival
*'BEST OF THE FEST' -- 2007 Saskatoon Fringe Festival (StarPhoenix)
*'BEST OF VENUE/BEST OF FRINGE' -- Atlantic Fringe Festival (Halifax)
*'BEST OF FEST' -- San Francisco Fringe Festival
*'BEST OF CABARET' -- San Francisco Fringe Festival
*'BEST OF FEST' -- Orlando International Fringe Festival
*'BEST MALE PERFORMER', 'BEST PRODUCTION' nominee -- Orlando International Fringe
*'CULT HIT OF THE FRINGE' -- 2007 Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival (Scott Thomas, Fringe Director on CBC Radio)
*'3RD HIGHEST SELLING SHOW' -- 2007 Saskatoon Fringe Festival (out of 51 groups)
*'3RD HIGHEST SELLING SHOW' -- Atlantic Fringe Festival (Halifax)
*'TOP 10 SELLING SHOW' -- 2007 Vancovuer International Fringe Festival
*5-STAR REVIEW -- Edmonton Sun (Graham Hicks)
*CRITIC'S PICK -- Edmonton Journal (Sandra Sperounas)
*5-STAR REVIEW -- CBC (Saskatoon)
*5-STAR REVIEW -- StarPhoenix (Saskatoon)
*4-STAR REVIEW -- Vue Weekly (Edmonton)
*RAVE REVIEW/EDITOR'S PICK -- Xtra West! (Vancouver)
*RAVE REVIEW -- Only Magazine (Vancouver)
*RAVE REVIEW -- Chronicle Herald (Halifax, Atlantic Fringe)
*4 SOLD-OUT HOUSES -- Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival (145-seat Walterdale Playhouse)
*2 SOLD-OUT HOUSES -- Saskatoon Fringe Theatre Festival (160-seat Oskayak venue)
*2 OVER-SOLD HOUSES -- Vancouver International Fringe Festival (152-seat Performance Works -- 180 seats sold each over-sold evening!)
*5 SOLD-OUT HOUSES -- Orlando International Fringe Festival (100-seat venue)


And he's played internationally to SOLD-OUT HOUSES and RAVES:

CAMP COMEDY FEST -- Singapore
VANCOUVER INTL COMEDY FESTIVAL -- Vancouver
USA NATIONAL GLBT THEATRE FESTIVAL -- Columbus, OH
DC COMEDY FEST -- Washington, DC
CHICAGO IMPROV FESTIVAL -- Chicago
SAN FRANCISCO SKETCH COMEDY FESTIVAL -- San Francisco
WE'RE FUNNY THAT WAY COMEDY FESTIVAL -- Toronto
MIAMI IMPROV FESTIVAL -- Miami
GAY DAYS FEST/CRUISE -- Orlando, Key West, Cozumel
OUT ON THE EDGE THEATRE FESTIVAL -- Boston
NYC INTERNATIONAL FRINGE THEATRE FESTIVAL -- New York City
AQUAFEST -- Houston, Belize
SKETCHFEST -- Seattle
PRAGUE FRINGE FESTIVAL -- Prague, Czech Republic


RAVE REVIEWS: Here, There and Everywhere in between!

THEATERMANIA.COM -- New York City 'FIELY A. MATIAS IS SUCH A BITCH AND WE LOVE HIM FOR IT . . . A HELLUVA LOT OF FUN'
XTRA! WEST -- Vancouver 'A RIOTOUS SEND-UP . . . A MUST-SEE'
EDMONTON SUN -- Edmonton '5 STARS! VERY, VERY FUNNY. SCREAMINGLY FUNNY'
VUE WEEKLY -- Edmonton 'WELL DONE AND MAKES YOU LAUGH SO HARD YOU CRY'
CBC RADIO/TELEVISION -- Saskatoon '5 STARS! HILARIOUS FROM START TO FINISH'
STARPHOENIX -- Saskatoon '5 STARS! THE MOST FUN YOU'LL HAVE AT THE FRINGE . '
CHRONICLE HERALD -- Halifax 'HILARIOUSLY INTERACTIVE . . . EXPLOSIVE'
ONLY MAGAZINE -- Vancouver 'A NEAR PERFECT CABARET . . . I LOVED THIS'
CAPITAL XTRA! -- Ottawa 'A HILARIOUS SELECTION OF ORIGINAL SONGS'
SEATTLE GAY NEWS -- Seattle 'LAUGH SO HARD YOU NEARLY WET YOUR PANTS!'
EDGEBOSTON.COM -- Boston 'A+! BE PREPARED TO LAUGH . . . GO GET TICKETS!'
SFIST.COM -- San Francisco 'FULL-OUT HYSTERICAL . . . A FRINGE MUST-SEE'
ORLANDO SENTINEL -- Orlando 'LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY'
ORLANDO WEEKLY -- Orlando 'SAVAGELY FUNNY . . . A FESTIVAL FAVORITE'
COLUMBUS DISPATCH -- Columbus, OH 'HILARIOUS . . . CLEVER . . . FRESH, FUNNY'
YOUNGGAYAMERICA.COM -- USA 'FAST-MOVING AND HIGHLY ENTERTAINING'
EDGEPTOWN.COM -- Provincetown, MA 'GRADE: A! VASTLY ENTERTAINING'
GAYOGUNQUIT.COM -- Ogunquit, ME 'HIGH ENERGY . . . IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO LAUGH'



'LOUNGE-ZILLA!' -- ONE NIGHT ONLY!

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 at 10:00PM
THE DOLLHOUSE STUDIOS, 42 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC

'LOUNGE-ZILLA!' appears as part of the Here Be Monsters Collective's CARNIVAL OF THE ARTS II FESTIVAL. This celebration of off-beat theatre, art and music also features such acts as Victoria's ATOMIC VAUDEVILLE and Toronto's MONSTER THEATRE.


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Press Contact: Jennifer Fitzpatrick: hbmcollective@gmail.com