Photo Coverage: Hunter Bell Visits Happy Kung Fu Sunshine Flower

On July 26th, 2008, Hunter Bell, co-creator and co-star of Broadway's [title of show] was a featured special guest for Off-Broadway's Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower. Also appearing was author, pundit, and Iraq veteran, First Lt. Paul Rieckhoff who's book critically acclaimed book Chasing Ghosts details his tour in the region. He has appeared as on Bill Maher, Colbert Report, and Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann, in addition to contributing writing to many publications including the New York Times and Huffington Post.

Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower is a multimedia socio-political satire centering on a group of outsourced Japanese Ninjas hired by China to infiltrate the American Psyche by taking on roles in the Media, Pop Culture, and Politics. The savvy show, now at The Zipper Factory, began at Lotus and later moved to Comix and Ars Nova, gaining recognition and a cult following in NYC for integrating political pundits, celebrities, journalists, and music from the NYC underground scene into its raw comedy format. Past guests have included Mo Rocca, Amy Goodman, Rachel Maddow, Rachel Sklar, and Michael Musto, among others.

Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower is written by Matthew-Lee Erlbach (Till the Break of Dawn), directed by Darren Katz (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), with music arrangements by Ian Wehrle, and features Lynn Andrews (Annie), Tarik Davis (Boom Chicago), Kevin R Free (TMLMTBGB), Brooke Ishibashi, Stephen Sheffer, and Stephen Reyes. Heath Calvert (The Huffington Post) and Jeff Ashworth are contributing writers/creative consultants, Kelli Jo Claxton (Countdown with Keith Olbermann) is Production Manager, and Wendy Harris is the General Manager

Photos by Peter James Zielinski

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