New, from the Creators of this Summer's Musical Theater Smash hit,
the Critically Acclaimed "Jollyship the Whiz-Bang"

TERRIBLE BABY PRESENTS:

Paula Abdul's

Straight Up Vampire:

(a Gothic Political Romance)

or:

The History of Vampires in Colonial Pennsylvania
as Performed to the Music of Paula Abdul

book by Nick Jones, Zak Vreeland and Peter James Cook

music and lyrics by Paula Abdul,

arranged and performed
by Dr Steam Whipple and the Prescriptions

directed by Peter J. Cook

COMING SOON TO THE PHILLY FRINGE AND NEW YORK CITY!!

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In Philadelphia:

Sat. 9/6 at 3 PM and 9 PM, Sun. 9/7 at 6PM and 9 PM

First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia
2125 Chestnut Street

$10

Buy Tickets Now

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In New York City:

9/11 at Ars Nova

$10

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It's 1763 and there are vampires in Philadelphia.
Paula Abdul Blackwood is a beautiful young quaker girl being forced into marriage with the wheelwright's son.
Jack Sheridan, a politically idealistic young vampire, is the man she loves.
Everywhere there is dissent. Fractious parties debate the future of the colony.
MC Skat Kat and Benjamin Franklin vie for power in the Assembly.
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A touching, informative, and spooky musical hayride through fake American history,
set to the music of Paula Abdul, as performed by the likes of CORN MO, THE O'DEBRA TWINS,
members of Jollyship the Whiz-Bang, and more. . .

with performances by
Jason Quarles
The O'Debra Twins
Nick Jones
Megan Stern
Justin Noble
Zak Vreeland
Peter James Cook
Drae Campbell

and Corn Mo as Benjamin Franklin

PRESS:

***FEATURED** (The New Yorker)
What does Paula Abdul have in common with vampires, werewolves, and Benjamin Franklin? One group of performers, including members of the puppet-human hybrid company Jollyship the Whiz-Bang, set out to find the answer this past weekend, at the Bowery Poetry Club. Michael Schulman caught the show and offers this report:“Straight up, now tell me / do you really want to love me forever?” The songs of Paula Abdul obviously carry hidden messages about the living dead. That, anyway, was the idea behind “Straight Up Vampire: The History of Vampires in Colonial Pennsylvania as Performed to the Music of Paula Abdul.” The show, by Nick Jones (of the inspired rock-and-roll puppet band Jollyship the Whiz-Bang), Zak Vreeland, and Peter J. Cook, was surprisingly intricate, with a cast of characters that included Paula Abdul Blackwood—a young Quaker girl with a penchant for bloodsuckers—and a werewolf incarnation of Benjamin Franklin (Corn Mo). No telling whether Abdul’s oeuvre will be fodder for the next Broadway jukebox musical. Still, now seems as good a time as ever to revisit the Abdul songbook through the lens of vampire-human love.

***CRITICS PICK*** (Time Out NY)
“The ragtag poet-punks of Jollyship put on Straight Up Vampire, a period romance set in 18th-century Philadelphia. The performers include members of local combos the O’Debra Twins and the Pizzas. In a brilliant piece of casting, accordion-toting songsmith Corn Mo plays Benjamin Franklin.”

**FEATURED** (The Gothamist)
“Paula Abdul's Straight Up Vampires is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: vampire stories set to the music of Paula Abdul as performed by other musicians (Jason Trachtenburg, Corn Mo and more). The synopsis tells us "It's 1763 and there are vampires in Philadelphia. Paula Abdul Blackwood is a beautiful young quaker girl being forced into marriage with the wheelwright's son. Jack Sheridan, a politically idealistic young vampire, is the man she loves. Everywhere there is dissent. Fractious parties debate the future of the colony. MC Skat Kat and Benjamin Franklin vie for power in the Assembly." This could be the best 10 bucks you've ever spent.”

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