Insurgo Theater Movement Brings Trey Parker's CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL To Las Vegas 8/14 Thru 9/27

Visitors travelling South of the Strip have been complaining about horrific screams and toe-tapping musical numbers emanating from the direction of Town Center, where the Insurgo Theater Movement has been in rehearsals for their remount of Trey Parkers CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL.

Director John Beane and Insurgo were asked to bring their adaptation of Trey Parker's cult favorite to the former Shear Madness Theatre after that show closed earlier this summer. Rustling up the required assortment of fake barnyard animals, freaks, monsters and showgirls, the theatre group has restaged the show for the new space and will open for an extended run August 14th at the newly renamed Stage Door Theatre.

"Basically, Terrence Williams is just a sick, twisted, sick, sick man. He's sick. He loved the show. We've had a lot of interest in the show from the public since closing our Onyx run last year and have been searching for the right venue to blow it out to the masses properly. You're looking at ten pounds of show in a five pound bag here - it requires a specific combination of balls and absolute cosmic idiocy. Town Square is about to get bloody."

** PATRONS ARE WARNED, THERE IS A BLOOD SPLASH ZONE IN EFFECT IN THE FIRST FEW ROWS OF THE AUDIENCE!**

CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL! is the true story of the only person convicted of cannibalism in America - Alferd Packer. The sole survivor of an ill-fated trip to the Colorado Territory, he tells his side of the harrowing tale to news reporter Polly Pry as he awaits his execution. And his story goes like this: While searching for gold and love in the Colorado Territory, he and his companions lost their way and resorted to unthinkable horrors, including toe-tapping songs! Featuring mass carnage, horse love, and the fearsome Cyclops!

Written by Trey Parker, the creator of SOUTH PARK and TEAM AMERICA, the production features the talents of Brandon McClenahan, Samuel Craner, Cynthia Vodovoz, SAndy Stein, Heather Chamberlain, Jason Morrison, John E. Carson, Glenn Heath, Mick Axelrod, Michael Drake, Jenna Wurtzberger, Ashley Wall, Kevin Matthews, Scott Autrey, Marko Westwood, Breon Jenay and a host of other freaks, aliens, actors and dancers.
Group rates are available.

Trey Parker (South Park, Team America): Originally a student of music, director Trey Parker transferred from the prestigious Berklee School of Music to Colorado University at Boulder to study film, and it was there he gave birth to his twisted brainchild "Alferd Packer: The Musical". Parker not only wrote, produced, directed and played the leading role in the film, he also wrote the songs and collaborated on the score.

The film began as a three minute fake trailer made for an advanced film production class and, as a joke the director said he was going to make the actual film. "People kept asking 'Where's the movie?" says Parker "The response was so positive, we decided we'd do it"

Together with fellow students Matt Stone, Jason McHugh and Ian Hardin (average age 23) they formed the Avenging Conscience Inc Production Company and raised $75,000 from private investors, friends and family by the day they needed to start shooting. They employed fellow students as cast members and took parts in the film themselves each stepping into each others shoes behind the camera when necessary. From conception to being in the can the film took around twelve months.

CANNIBAL THE MUSICAL! is directed by John Beane, Artistic Director of the Insurgo Theater Movement. Musical Direction and Arrangement is by Justin Pyne, Insurgo company member and score arranger for Wicked, Tick Tick Boom and others. Choreography is provided by Insurgent Marko Westwood who has worked for Siegfried and Roy, Signature Productions and others and won Best Choreography for his work on Cannibal last year.

Hailed as "intimately related to the betterment for a quickly evolving Las Vegas theater status quo" and "wild west avante-garde theatre", the Insurgo Theater Movment is a non-profit organization dedicated to an exploration the theatrical form including classics, alternative and original works. ALso horse musicals. Most recently, Insurgo was named Best of Vegas for 2009 from the Review Journal.

CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL runs from August 14 to September 27 at the Stage Door Theatre (6587 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89119). Plays Wednesday through Saturday at 8:00pm. Tickets are $20 and $15 for students/seniors/military. For reservations, call 702-949-6123 or visit www.insurgotheater.org.

 

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