OBERON presents Justin Vivian Bond One Night Only May 26
OBERON, the American Repertory Theater's destination for theater and nightlife on the fringe of Harvard Square, is bringing exciting and original programming to the space in 2011. The home of the A.R.T.'s hit productions of The Donkey Show, Cabaret and Prometheus Bound, OBERON also presents the work of local and visiting talent. For one night only, OBERON presents Justin VivIan Bond singing from the new album Dendrophile on Thursday, May 26. Doors open at 7:30pm, performance begins at 8:00pm.
"The greatest cabaret artist of his generation." - The New Yorker
"Justin Bond is a trans-atlantic cabaret messiah" ***** - Time Out London
A beloved member of both the downtown New York music scene and the international queer avant garde, the singer, songwriter and Tony-nominated performance artist Mx Justin VivIan Bond, is an Obie, Bessie and Ethyl Eichelberger Award winner. Justin has won rave reviews for writing directing and starring in Christmas Spells (one of the top 5 theatrical experiences of 2009 -The New Yorker), Re:Galli Blonde (A Sissy Fix) at The Kitchen in New York City, the GLAAD nominated show Lustre which premiered at PS122 in the East Village and toured the UK culminating in a critically acclaimed run at London's Soho Theatre. Bond recently released a new album, Dendrophile, that encapsulates the various- and constantly evolving-dimensions of Bond's career post-Kiki and Herb: music. As one-half of the Performance duo Kiki and Herb, Justin Vivian toured the world headlining at Carnegie Hall, The Sydney Opera House, London's Queen Elizabeth Hall and starred in the Tony nominated Kiki and Herb Alive on Broadway (The Helen Hayes Theatre) and Off-Broadway Coup de Theatre (The Cherry Lane Theatre). V regularly Emcees the performance series Weimar New York which has played in such varied locations as the SFMOMA, The Speigeltent, and Joe's Pub at The Public Theater in New York. Justin's film credits include a starring role in John Cameron Mitchell's feature Shortbus, Charles Hermann-Wurmfeld's Fancy's Persuasion as well as Imaginary Heroes and television appearances include Ugly Betty and Late Night With Conan O'Brian.
Tickets are $25. OBERON is located at 2 Arrow Street at the corner of Mass Ave. in Harvard Square. For more info and tickets visit www.cluboberon.com
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