Hey O!  As you know, we here at Squeak E. Clean are always getting into really big things and it just so turns out that today we have some really big news to share with you.  Our fearless leader, Sam Spiegel, is working on a “psycho-opera” spearheaded by his good friend and front woman of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Karen O.  We can’t quite let the entire cat out of the bag just yet but let it be known that this show will be “an assault on the tragic joys of youth”.

“Stop The Virgens” will premiere at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn on October 12th for 8 performances, concluding on October 22nd.  It’s being produced by our homies at The Creators Project and directed by the amazing Adam Rapp.  The opera will serve as a live version of the songs from an album that Sam produced and wrote with Karen with Sam and Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner serving as musical directors.

Also contributing to the “original live experience” are musicians Money Mark, the YYY’s drummer Brian Chase, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler of the Greenhornes/Racanteours as well as sound design by Andres Velasquez.  Rumor has it that the one, the only, indie film legend Lily Taylor will also be involved along with Karen’s right-hand fashion guru Christian Joy designing all of the costumes.

Karen’s aim is to have this “feel like a psychedelic ride laced with catharsis that will have all the good stuff of escapist entertainment with a few sucker punches to the gut along the way”.  Well said.  I’m sure we’ll all agree once we have the chance to take it all in.  If you are anywhere near Brooklyn in October make sure and scoop yourself up a ticket b/c this is something you will not want to miss!

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