Photos by Steven
Workers yesterday were fixing the wiring on the Orpheum Theatre's marquee... which required the removal of the (iconic? maybe?) "Stomp" signage.
We thought they might be tossing the panels... as the energetic percussion-based show closed here on Jan. 8 after a 29-year run... (we've seen other discarded "Stomp" goods around here on Second Avenue between St. Mark's Place and Seventh Street)...
At the end of the day, the workers returned the "Stomp" sign, albeit backward...
... and a little later...
As previously reported, a burlesque version of "Star Wars" is next for the Orpheum Theatre. Starting on May 10, "The Empire Strips Back" begins a limited run at the venue.
In the 1980s, the Orpheum was well-known for Off-Broadway productions such as "Little Shop of Horrors" in 1982, Sandra Bernhard's "Without You I'm Nothing" in 1988, Eric Bogosian's "Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll" in 1990, John Leguizamo's "Mambo Mouth" in 1991, and David Mamet's "Oleanna" in 1992.
3 comments:
I'd say iconic by now. But its days are numbered.
Burly-Q Star Wars parody? Got to be better than the recent films. Bring it on!
May the farce be with you.
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