STG Announces Upcoming Events: Doug Benson and More

By: Feb. 26, 2013
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Seattle Theatre Group (STG) announces the following concerts going on sale this week.

KISW's BJ Shea
Comedy Riot
Starring Doug Benson
Date: April 14, 2013 @ 8:00pm
Venue: The Neptune (All Ages / Bar w/ ID)
Price: $20.00 not including applicable fees
Seating: General Admission Seated
On Sale: Friday, March 1, 2013 @ 10am
Ticketing Information: Available online at Tickets.com, or in person at the Paramount Theatre box office (M-F 10am-6pm), 24-hour kiosks located outside the Paramount and Moore Theatres, Sonic Boom Records in Ballard, or charge by phone at (877) 784-4849, or online atSTGPresents.org.
The BJ Shea Comedy Riot is back for a fourth year to provide fans of the BJ Shea Morning Experience and KISW an evening of gut-busting comedy! The 2013 Comedy Riot will star Doug Benson along with a special guest. Doug has been featured frequently on The BJ Shea Morning Experience, entertaining listeners with his views on pop culture; BJ himself was also recently featured on Doug's podcast "I Love Movies." Past Comedy Riots have included such notable and well-loved comedians as Lisa Lampanelli, Norm McDonald, Jim Norton, Dave Attell, Bill Burr, Jim Breuer, Chris Hardwick, and Craig Gass.


Beardyman
Date: April 16, 2013 @ 8:00pm
Venue: The Neptune (All Ages / Bar w/ ID)
Price: $16.00 advance, $18.00 day of show, not including applicable fees
Seating: General Admission
On Sale: Friday, March 1, 2013 @ 10am
Ticketing Information: Available online at
Tickets.com, or in person at the Paramount Theatre box office (M-F 10am-6pm), 24-hour kiosks located outside the Paramount and Moore Theatres, Sonic Boom Records in Ballard, or charge by phone at (877) 784-4849, or online atSTGPresents.org.

What exactly is Beardyman? One minute he's winning the UK Beatbox competition, twice, next he's winning best MC at Breakspoll, then he's playing a sold-out run of solo comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. That's not fair... Most people only get to do... well... none of those... but this is Beardyman we're talking about. A leading light on the Beatbox scene since he landed on it with a bang in the mid noughties, Beardyman, (real name Darren Foreman) has always pushed beatbox way beyond what most beatboxers consider its limits. A uniquely gifted performer, his refusal to be put in a box has seen him beatbox all over the world including support slots touring with Groove Armada and hosting huge festival main stages. However, all this was not enough for Foreman. Frustrated with the restrictions of the human mouth, but still obsessed with it's unparalleled capabilities, he quickly became a leading figure in the emerging trend of live-looping, being the first to appropriate the Korg Kaoss Pad as a live-looping tool and pushing his beatbox-based art form into the entrancing and uncharted realms of live-production. "Beatbox for me is just the quickest way of getting the ideas in my head out into the world where people can hear them" he says. Now, when playing to screaming fans all over the world, he uses an ever-growing arsenal of sound manipulation technology to take the ever-growing crowds with him on full-length musical journeys, darting from exhilaratingly ad-hoc rave-up to comedic musings and interpretations and mash-ups of classic tunes from a huge range of genres.


Jay & Silent Bob's
Super Groovy
Cartoon Movie
Date: May 15, 2013 @ 7:30pm
Venue: The Moore (All Ages / Bar w/ ID)
Price: $39.50 - $59.50, not including applicable fees
Seating: Reserved Seating
On Sale: Friday, March 1, 2013 @ 10am
Ticketing Information: Available online at
Tickets.com, or in person at the Paramount Theatre box office (M-F 10am-6pm), 24-hour kiosks located outside the Paramount and Moore Theatres, Sonic Boom Records in Ballard, or charge by phone at (877) 784-4849, or online atSTGPresents.org.
Jay and Silent Bob are back! Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes are hitting the road with their new animated film, JAY & SILENT BOB'S SUPER GROOVY CARTOON MOVIE - which blazes across America in a series of one-night-only shows starting April 20, 2013 in Atlanta at the Center Stage Theater. The legendary best buds from Jersey are back to dispense weed and wisdom in cartoon form and audiences will have the opportunity to watch the new movie and stick around for a rip-roaring Q&A afterwards. Produced by Mewes and directed by first-time filmmaker Steve Stark, JAY & SILENT BOB'S SUPER GROOVY CARTOON MOVIE features the voice talents of Eliza Dushku, Tara Strong, Ralph Garman, Neil Gaiman, Ben Gleib, Jon Lovitz and the podcast stars of Smith's SModcast Network! When they can no longer stomach the ever-growing weed of suburban crime, Jay & Silent Bob take on the mantles of costumed avengers Bluntman & Chronic, smashing super-villains they accidentally create! Can the Doobage Duo save their beloved Jersey 'burbs from their new arch enemies, the League of Shitters? While clearly not the comic book movie the world wants, GROOVY MOVIE is the comic book movie the world needs!

"This is what can happen when you put the plug in the jug, kids!" said screenwriter and SModCo head honcho Kevin Smith of Producer (and friend of Bill W.) Jason Mewes. "I'm crazy proud of Jay for turning the soul-crushing bummer that is sobriety into productivity, making something as funny and fun as GROOVY MOVIE in the process!"

"As an actor, it was awesome to play Jay again," said producer and voice talent Jason Mewes. "But as a producer, I sweated every nickel because I wanted to keep the budget low... And dirty."
ABOUT STG:
Our mission is to make diverse performing arts and education an integral part of our region's cultural identity while keeping three historic venues, The Paramount, Moore and Neptune, alive and vibrant. STG presents a range of performances from Broadway, off-Broadway, dance and jazz, to comedy, concerts of all genres, speakers and family shows - at these three iconic theatres in Seattle and venues throughout the Puget Sound region and in Portland, Oregon.

Based on Pollstar, the Concert Hotwire Magazine's 2011 Mid-Year Worldwide Ticket Sales, STG ranked #43 of the Top 100 promoters and The Paramount (ranked #12) and The Moore (ranked #44) were placed very well among the Top 100 Theatre Venues.

STG is the 501 (c)(3) non-profit arts organization that operates the historic Paramount, Moore and Neptune Theatres in Seattle, Washington.


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