Die Roten Punkte Plays One-Week Engagement At Barrow Street Theatre 6/23-28

Paul Lucas Productions and Richard Jordan Productions today announced a special one-week limited engagement of Pop-Punk/Electro-Clash and Comedy sensation Die Roten Punkte, the international award-winning hit of the Edinburgh, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto and Spoleto Festivals. Performances of the group's hugely-successful Robot/Lion Tour 2010 will run at Barrow Street Theatre, New York from June 23 through June 28, with performances Wednesday to Saturday at 10pm and Monday June 28 at 8pm (no performance Sunday).

Die Roten Punkte (the comic and utterly dysfunctional pairing of German siblings Otto and Astrid Rot) became an instant household name in Europe after topping the charts in Germany and Poland with its 2005 hits 'I'm In A Band' and ‘Best Band In The World'. Described as a "tantrum-loving, sonic collision between Plastic Bertrand, Kraftwerk and early Ramones," Die Roten Punkte is truly unique. The duo's songs are ridiculously infectious and their live show is one of the most irreverent and hilarious gigs on the scene today.

Things have not always been easy for the Rots. After being orphaned at a young age (their parents were killed by a lion or a train, depending on which sibling's story you believe), the pair scraped by in squats in Kreutzberg and became homeless in Amsterdam. But after a baptism by fire (started by one of Astrid's cigarettes) in the underground rock scene of Berlin, they have clawed their way to European fame in true punk rock tradition. Fuelling the band's intrigue are Astrid's off-stage antics. She most famously came to blows with Courtney Love at a New York nightclub and was arrested later that night for DUI on the Staten Island Ferry. "Whoever heard of a ferry that didn't allow cars?" she is said to have remarked in her defense. This led to her brief four-month stay in rehab in early 2008.

Otto's reputation as the newest Prince of Punk continues to thrive. Recent comparisons in the European Press have been made to Iggy Pop and Kurt Cobain "but with a straightedge twist." His stage presence and live energy have been described as "all five of The Hives trapped in the body of a lipstick-smeared Pete Townsend". A favorite with critics and audiences alike, Die Roten Punkte's recent awards include: Best Production - Montreal Fringe; Best Production (Cabaret) - Green Room, Melbourne; Best of Fest Winnipeg Fringe; Most Outstanding Production - Ottawa Fringe; Best Comedy - Victoria Fringe and a Total Theatre Award nomination (UK).

Performances will run at Barrow Street Theatre, New York from June 23 through June 28, with performances Wednesday to Saturday at 10pm and Monday, June 28 at 8pm (no performance Sunday). Tickets are priced at $35.00. For tickets, visit www.smarttix.com, call (212) 868-4444, or visit the Barrow Street Theatre Box Office at 27 Barrow Street, New York, NY 10014. Box Office Hours are Monday - Sunday 1:00pm-Curtain.

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