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Sandbox Radio to Present DAS BARBECÜ in Concert, 8/12-14

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DAS BARBECÜ IN CONCERT is set for August 12, 13 and 14. Doors open at 7:00, show starts at 7:30pm at West of Lenin, 203 N. 36th Street, Seattle, WA 98122. Tickets: $20 - available in advance online HERE. Unclaimed tickets sold to waitlist 5 minutes before curtain.

CELEBRATE WAGNER'S RING CYCLE IN THE SPECIAL EVENT OF THE SUMMER!

"There's a ring of gold in Fremont"... from AJ Epstein, West of Lenin and the people who bring you Sandbox Radio!

Originally commissioned by Seattle Opera to accompany their internationally renowned production of Wagner's RING CYCLE, DAS BARBECÜ is a two-hour retelling of Wagner's "Ring" cycle, specifically the fourth opera, Götterdammerüng, that sets Brünnhilde, Siegfried, Wotan and the gang in the middle of Texas and the "Valhalla" Ranch. With music by Seattle composer Scott Warrender and book and lyrics by Jim Luigs,BARBECÜ is a witty Texas fable with five actors playing more than 30 outrageous characters at breakneck speed. Songs run the gamut from Broadway to Texas swing, from jazz to twangy country and western. Mismatched lovers who meet on the day of their shotgun double wedding, three generations of feuding families and a magic ring of power make for a fast and furious love letter to Wagner's great epic.

This special 3 night concert event features an All Star cast of Seattle theater's best, many of them veterans of previous local productions, directed by Richard Ziman(Wotan in ACT Theater's most recent iteration) with music direction by Mark Rabe.

CAST:

Joshua Carter................Siegfried

Leslie Law......................Gutrune

John Patrick Lowrie........Wotan

Jayne Muirhead..............Fricka

Billie Wildrick.................Brünnhilde

BAND:

Eric Chappelle...................Fiddle

Ed Littlefield......................Drums

Dave Pascal........................Bass

Mark Rabe..........................Piano

Need your RING fix but can't afford the opera? DAS BARBECÜ gives you 1/4 of the epic for 1/40th the price!

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