May 6 at 7:30PM Vanity Crash at The Strand Theatre
May 13 at 11:30AM Bowie Brunch at JUKEBOX
JUST ANNOUNCED:
Larder Delicatessen & Bakery, recently nominated in 2023 for the prestigious James Beard Award, will provide a la carte offerings to ticket buyers of the Bowie Brunch at noon on Sat 5/13 at JUKEBOX, 1404 W. 29th Street in Ohio City. Brunch will be offered separately to ticket buyers.
Bowieologist Thomas Mulready partners with glam rock superstars Vanity Crash to mark the 50th anniversary of the artist’s classic album Aladdin Sane in a performance featuring live music by the band and David Bowie, interviews, and a compelling live presentation entitled, Cracked Actor, with a focus on how the artist nurtured his own mental health. Interviews with clinical psychotherapists are integrated into the show, along with clips of the artist discussing his own mental health concerns in vintage interview clips.
David Bowie’s mother and three of his aunts were schizophrenic, and his brother was institutionalized for years before taking his own life. David Bowie’s lyrics and themes are rife with allusions to alienation, suicide, fear and death, but he used these to fire his imagination and create his ever-changing personas. May is National Mental Health Awareness Month.
This dazzling presentation features a synchronized light show, interviews, a slew of new original songs by Vanity Crash from their forthcoming sixth release, plus a selection of Bowie deep cuts and favorites, all performed in the Glam Punk style foreshadowed by Bowie’s band The Spiders From Mars, which influenced Punk, Post-Punk, Glam, New Wave, Goth, New Romantic, and decades of styles since.
Sat 5/13: Bowie Brunch: On Sat 5/13, doors open at 11:30AM for a noon Bowie Brunch at JUKEBOX, 1404 W. 29th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113 in the Hingetown neighborhood in the heart of Ohio City. Tickets available here. Ticket buyers will have the option of purchasing brunch separately.
Vanity Crash: On Sat 5/6, doors open at 7:30PM for a Vanity Crash concert at The Strand Theatre, 220 S. Front Street, Fremont, OH 43420. Tickets available here.
View the video trailer here.
Aladdin Sane was Bowie’s first album as a bonafide superstar, written mainly on the road during the artist’s first tour of the United States following his US debut at Cleveland’s Music Hall on September 22, 1972.
That night was jazz pianist Mike Garson’s first gig with Bowie, and he eventually performed and recorded with the artist for decades, right up to his last public performances before his passing in 2016. An exclusive interview with Mike Garson is featured in the show, and Vanity Crash will perform their song, Angel and Me, which showcases Mike Garson on piano.
Woody Woodmansey, drummer for Bowie’s groundbreaking early-1970’s band, The Spiders From Mars, is featured in an exclusive interview, along with psychotherapists, an expert from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and a musician colleague of Bowie’s, as the show explores the issues of mental health and madness that Bowie explicitly deals with in his music.
Vanity Crash: On Sat 5/6, doors open at 7:30PM for a Vanity Crash concert at The Strand Theatre, 220 S. Front Street, Fremont, OH 43420. Tickets are now available here: https://precision-guesswork-productions-limited.square.site/product/vanity-crash-saturday-may-6-2023/201
Bowie Brunch will take place on Sat 5/13 at JUKEBOX, 1404 W. 29th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113. Doors will open at 11:30AM and the show starts at noon. A special brunch menu by Larder Delicatessen & Bakery will be available a la carte for purchase. Ticket buyers must purchase food separately. Tickets are now available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bowie-brunch-tickets-594111161477
Photo of David Bowie at his US premiere in Cleveland, Ohio on 09.22.72 by Anastasia Pantsios. A selection of photos by Anastasia Pantsios of David Bowie’s debut performance, and other appearances in Cleveland, will be available for sale at the event.
Cleveland, OH 44113