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Embark on an otherworldly journey through David Bowie’s illustrious discography spanning decades of groundbreaking music. Propelled by a 65-piece orchestra, jazz quartet, and special guest performers, Artistic Director Donny McCaslin and conductor Jules Buckley present new arrangements of Bowie’s extraordinary music by world-renowned orchestrators including Tim Davies, Vince Mendoza, Maria Schneider, Jamshied Sharifi, Tony Visconti, and more.

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BLACKSTAR Symphony: The Music of David Bowie

California Center for the Arts

Artistic Director Donny McCaslin is best known as the saxophonist on David Bowie’s last album, Blackstar. The noted composer and bandleader has released a dozen albums over his genre-defying, GRAMMY-nominated career.

He now brings you BLACKSTAR SYMPHONY, the most electrifying presentation of Bowie’s final work to date. Set for a 55-70 piece orchestra featuring arrangements by some of the world’s best musicians, the evening is truly not to be missed!

Blackstar Symphony: The Music of David Bowie

Gaillard Center

Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen John Cameron Mitchell (Joe vs. Carole, Hedwig and the Angry Inch), one of alt-culture’s boldest creators, joins forces with international cabaret star Amber Martin and special guests for an evening of songs, stories and characters, all chosen by the hand of fate and the ‘cassette roulette.’  Backed up by Hedwig’s Broadway Music Director, Justin Craig and band, it’s never the same show twice.!

Cassette Roulette

Long Center for the Performing Arts

Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen John Cameron Mitchell (Sandman, Hedwig and the Angry Inch), one of alt-culture’s boldest creators, joins forces with international cabaret star Amber Martin for an evening of songs, stories and characters, all chosen by the hand of fate on the ‘cassette roulette.’ Backed up by Hedwig’s Broadway Music Director, Justin Craig and band, it’s never the same show twice!

John Cameron Mitchell and Amber Martin

Stanford University

Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen John Cameron Mitchell teams up with international cabaret powerhouse Amber Martin for Cassette Roulette, an irreverent and hilarious evening of songs and stories—all chosen by the hand of fate and the artists’ unpredictable game of “cassette roulette.” With a house band led by Grammy nominated music director Justin Craig, Mitchell and Martin perform music and scenes from their vastly entertaining repertoire—from Mitchell’s triumphant Hedwig and the Angry Inch; theater hits Big River and The Secret Garden; his musical Anthem: Homunculus; and his lockdown album New American Dream. Highlights include a recent song co-penned with Hedwig collaborator Stephen Trask (their first in 20 years!) and an ode to Joe Exotic, the gay polygamist zoo owner immortalized in Netflix’s Tiger King, who Mitchell portrayed in a TV miniseries. “Ever the magnetic and dynamic performer, Mitchell held the crowd in the palm of his manicured hand the entire night” (DC Metro Arts).

John Cameron Mitchell and Amber Martin in Cassette Roulette

University of California, Berkeley

Back by overwhelming demand, Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen John Cameron Mitchell (“Joe vs. Carole,” Hedwig and the Angry Inch), one of alt-culture’s boldest creators, joins forces with international cabaret star Amber Martin and special guests for a world premiere evening of songs, stories and characters, all chosen by the hand of fate and the ‘cassette roulette.’ Backed by Justin Craig and the Hedwig house band Tits of Clay, it’s never the same show twice.

John Cameron Mitchell & Amber Martin: Cassette Roulette

Joe's Pub

Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen John Cameron Mitchell (Sandman, Hedwig and the Angry Inch), one of alt-culture’s boldest creators, joins forces with international cabaret star Amber Martin for a world premiere evening of songs, stories and characters, all chosen by the hand of fate on the ‘cassette roulette.’ With very special guest surprises. Backed by Justin Craig and the Hedwig house band Tits of Clay, it’s never the same show twice.

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