MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 LIVE Comes to San Jose

The award-winning TV comedy "Mystery Science Theater 3000" (MST3K) is coming to San Jose in an all-new LIVE show featuring Joel Hodgson, original host and the creative vision behind the beloved TV and Netflix comedy series for more than three decades, in his final live tour. Produced by Alternaversal LLC, Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live: The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour will play the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (255 S. Almaden Blvd.) on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 7:30 p.m., with the never-before-screened film Circus of Horrors. Single tickets ($38-$98) are on sale now at www.broadwaysanjose.com, in-person at the San Jose Civic Box Office (M-F 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; 135 W. San Carlos St., San Jose), or by calling 800-982-ARTS (2787). Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 669-242-8559. Ticket prices are subject to change without notice.

Following the wildly successful Watch Out for Snakes! Tour in 2017 and30th Anniversary Tour in 2018, Hodgson will don the red jumpsuit one final time as Joel Robinson to host Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live: The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour alongside the world's greatest-and only-movie riffing robots, Tom Servo, Crow, and Gypsy. The show gives fans the chance to sit in the same theater with their favorite characters and promises all of the MST3K signatures and rapid-fire hilarity that have built MST3K's loyal following over more than 30 years: a cheesy B-movie, hilarious riffing, wisecracking robots, silly sketches, and Hodgson in the red jumpsuit as host Joel Robinson.

"This is our third national tour, and it's bigger than the first two combined," said Hodgson. "I really wanted to do something special since it's my farewell tour withMST3K Live. Also, Tom, Crow, and Gypsy have become such great live performers, I decided to give them the ultimate challenge: a movie riffing robot circus!"

Premiering in 1988 on KTMA-TV in Minneapolis, MST3K has earned its place in history as one of the Top 100 TV Shows of all time (Time, Rolling Stone,Entertainment Weekly), receiving multiple Emmy nominations, and a Peabody Award along the way. Following a record setting Kickstarter campaign, the series was revived in 2017 with all new episodes now streaming on Netflix.

For the latest tour stops and scheduled films, visit mst3klive.com

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