Two Opportunities to See This Rare Gem of the Ridiculous Theater Movement in NYC: The Thrillpeddlers and The HOWL! Festival present VICE PALACE: The Last Cockettes Musical A Concert Version of the 1972 Musical Revue Extravaganza Two nights only! October 21 & 22 2011 – 11pm at Theater 80, 80 St. Marks Place – New [...]
Shocktoberfest 12: FEAR OVER FRISCO – A Trio of Noir-Horror Plays – Our 12th Annual Extravaganza of Terror and Titillation A collaboration between the city’s renowned Thrillpeddlers and “Czar of Noir” Eddie Muller, author of the evening’s three plays. Sept. 23 – Nov. 19, 2011 (Thurs., Fri. & Sat. at 8:00 pm) At The Hypnodrome [...]
“Vice Palace” creator and musical director “Scrumbly” Koldewyn recently sat down for an interview with the SF Chronicle theatre critic Robert Hurwitt to talk about the Cockettes and our new production of their last musical. On “Vice Palace:” Vice Palace” was written because, although the Cockettes had officially disbanded, it was getting close to Halloween. [...]
April 22 – July 31, 2011 Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM Sundays at 7:00 PM At the Hypnodrome – 575 10th St., in SF 94103. (Bryant & Division Sts.) Tickets available online at
Our gender-bending revival of The Cockettes’ psychedelic musical inspired by sin-soaked Old Shanghai and Busby Berkeley movie musicals from Hollywood’s Golden Age. Now in its second smash year! Click for more info.
Our 11th annual ‘pageant of terror and titillation’ featuring plays from, and inspired by, the notorious Grand Guignol theatre. Don’t come alone! Click for more info.
By Nicole Gluckstern for the SF Bay Guradian ::
Thrillpeddlers has slyly redefined its brand of thrills to embrace a wholly different genre besides the Grand Guignol revivalism for which it is best known; setting aside its usual quotient of twisted naturalism and splattered gore for the rambunctious, over-the-top glitter and glam of Theatre of the Ridiculous.
College rhythm meets the Peloponnesian War in our revival of the 1972 Cockettes musical extravaganza HOT GREEKS. The show is loosely based on Aristophanes’s LYSISTRATA and is set to the sounds of the big-band hit parade of the 1940′s. It is the fabled and fabulous Cockettes’ only other scripted book musical besides PEARLS OVER SHANGHAI. May 2 – June 27, 2010 Thursdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 7:00 PM
Young devotees of Horror, Sci-Fi and Suspense have a summer camp to call their own! Creepshow Camps face “fright” with curiosity and creativity, revealing the secret techniques behind scary entertainments’ vitality and power. Workshops led by our dedicated staff of teaching artists engage participants, hands-on, in activities that teach and reinforce the fundamental skills in monster make-up, special effects, sleight of hand and stage combat. In our theatre venue, campers rehearse on-stage for a farewell performance given for family and friends at the end of every Creepshow Camp session. Four 2-week sessions: June 14, July 5, July 19, and August 2. Ages 8 – 15.
Channeling spirits, science, and seduction… A Musical Seance returns to The Hypnodrome! TWO NIGHTS ONLY!
March 7 & 8, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Hailed by LA Weekly as “the cult darling of the underworld,” our favorite chanteuse fatale Jill Tracy returns to Thrillpeddlers’ Hypnodrome to resurrect her wildly popular “Musical Seance”, a collaboration with Atlanta cult composer/violinist Paul Mercer, and featuring master percussionist Randy Odell, and special guests.
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- There are a handful of tickets left for tonight's Shocktoberfest: Fear Over Frisco. The rest of the run is SOLD OUT. http://t.co/0uRthA9V 2011-11-11
- RT @SFExCulture: ‘Shocktoberfest 12’ — campy, chilling noir trio from Thrillpeddlers http://t.co/6zsmLv4g 2011-10-06
- We're taking the 'Vice Palace' company to NYC for the HOWL festival, but need your help. Only $450 away from our goal: http://t.co/LjIJOfZE 2011-10-03
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