A David Bowie Christmas Special by New Millennium!
By: Steve Leary
The David Bowie Hepzikat Funky Velvet Flarney Solstice Spectacular, Live... From Space! (David Bowie's Christmas Special 1977 network edit)
New Millennium Theatre Company (NMTC) presents The David Bowie Hepzikat Funky Velvet Flarney Solstice Spectacular, Live... From Space! (David Bowie's Christmas Special 1977 network edit)
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60614
Tickets: $15 General Admission
312-458-9083 or Website (www.nmtchicago.org) On November 21, the Holiday season kicks into high gear when the greatest Christmas Special that never was is recreated for the stage: ‘The David Bowie Hepzikat Funky Velvet Flarney Solstice Spectacular, Live...From Space!’ (Or David Bowie's Christmas Special 1977 for short!). Starring the character of David Bowie, this one of kind variety show spectacular snatched from the archives of 1977 brings the kind of star power that only ‘Ziggy Stardust’ could command. Featuring character appearances by Mick Jagger, Annie Lennox, Iggy Pop, Marianne Faithfull, Nipsey Russell, Charo, and more, plus a special appearance by the Ghost of Freddy Mercury, audience members will be taken on an exciting journey of song and dance reminding us all of the joys of brotherhood and giving that the holiday season brings. But when the mysterious Bizarro Bowie appears to reveal his scattered past, it’s a race for time to save the holidays from the ultimate universal implosion. But with this many celebrities, what could possibly go wrong? Find out at ‘The David Bowie Hepzikat Funky Velvet Flarney Solstice Spectacular, Live...From Space!’.
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