Kamikaze Fireflies Coming to Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre, 4/17

The Kamikaze Fireflies bring their modern vaudeville act to Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu on Sunday, April 17 at 2 p.m.

Tickets, priced starting at $17 for youth 17 and under, $17 for adults, and $10 for full-time Pepperdine students, are available now by calling (310) 506-4522 or online at http://arts.pepperdine.edu/. More information about Kamikaze Fireflies available at: http://www.kamikazefireflies.com/

There will be a free, open to the public Family Art Day from 12 noon to 2 p.m. before the performances, featuring hands-on art projects, food trucks, backstage tours and Weisman Museum tours.

Whether spinning gigantic metal cubes, juggling, stilt-walking, performing daring stunts, breathing fire, breaking into contortionist backbends, or making a sandwich using only their feet, the Kamikaze Fireflies are a modern vaudeville act filled with stunts and laughs for the whole family. Co-created and starring Casey Martin and Rob Williams (co-creator of the touring show The Flaming Idiots), the Kamikaze Fireflies have performed around the world, including the Uptown Comedy Festival in Ontario, the Festival of Fools in North Ireland, the Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne Comedy Festival in Australia, and many universities and comedy festivals across the United States, as well as a special performance on America's Got Talent.

The Flaming Idiots was the first show Rob Williams created (along with Kevin Hunt and Jon O'Connor). They toured the world for twenty years before retiring the show in 2004. As part of The Flaming Idiots Rob went from living in a van and street performing all over America to performing on Broadway (four separate runs) at The New Victory Theater on 42nd Street in Times Square. Zach Scott Theater in Austin, TX also gave The Flaming Idiots the stage and support they needed to grow their show from a festival act into a theatrical experience.

Casey Martin has been working as a professional acrobat and variety performer for over a decade. Casey graduated summa cum laude from Westchester University with a degree in Education and moved to Los Angeles where she immediately began getting cast in film, television, commercials, and music videos. She can be seen all over the world breathing fire in a California Tourism commercial starring William Shatner.

The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at Pepperdine University provides high-quality activities for over 50,000 people from 664 zip codes annually through performances, rehearsals, museum exhibitions, and master classes. Located on Pepperdine's breathtaking Malibu campus overlooking the Pacific, the center serves as a hub for the arts, uniquely linking professional guest artists with Pepperdine students as well as patrons from surrounding Southern California communities. Facilities include the 450-seat Smothers Theatre, the 118-seat Raitt Recital Hall, the "black box" Helen E. Lindhurst Theatre, and the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art.