hey kids! i was thrilled this afternoon when i got to see legendary actress karen black (join her on myspace) perform live on stage in a new play/musical called missouri waltz (which she also wrote!) down at the blank located on santa monica blvd at wilcox (a simply adorable little theater that has been up & running since 1990) i've been a huge fan of hers as long as i can remember - i saw burnt offerings & trilogy of terror back in the day and ever since then i've been hooked on ms. black!
she has done a ton of work and was even nominated for a best supporting actress oscar for five easy pieces (with jack nicholson) and garnered a golden globe nom for the day of the locust - at almost 68 - she's still got it! the show itself was just ok (it could use a little tightening) but seeing her live up on stage was totally worth my time! plus she screamed twice in the play - something any horror aficionado would love! the show is running in june as well - there's about twenty shows left - anyone local to los angeles who happens to be a karen black fan - go & see it! i hope everyone is enjoying the long holiday weekend - i'm about to get back to playing my wii - i can't stop! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
PS make sure to watch the karen black film clip montage below - i really need to rent airport 1975 (special thanks to rick for the heads up on that one!)
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POPBYTES LOVES KAREN BLACK!
I just saw "Gypsy 83" on Logo this past weekend, and Karen Black was fantastic in it! She's great - I've always admired her work.
» this comment was posted by SugarKane on may 29, 2007 8:37 am «
How could you forget Mama Firefly in "House of 1,000 Corpses?" She looks like Jennifer Coolidge on crack in that movie.
» this comment was posted by lljellybean on may 29, 2007 1:54 pm «
If you dug seeing Karen onstage in Missouri Waltz, on Saturday, August 4th, she'll be singing four songs at Synergy Cafe & Lounge in Culver City. [4437 Sepulveda Blvd, just south of Culver Blvd at Braddock. Phone #: 310-482-3490; www.synergycafelounge.com.]
The show starts at 8 p.m. and there'll be a half-dozen acts, one of whom just so happens to be the composer whose songs Black wrote her play Missouri Waltz around, Harriet Schock. I'll not just be emceeing, but I'll also be playing guitar for Karen Black on a couple of songs.
ASK KAREN BLACK!: Karen would like to answer audience questions about her storied career; so, we're putting out index cards for people to write down anything they've ever wanted to ask her, which she'll answer in & around songs in her set.
NO COVER CHARGE but 100% of any audience donations will be turned directly over to The Blank Theatre Company (www.theblank.com), which brought Missouri Waltz to the stage for the six weeks in between its Memorial Day opening & July 4th weekend closing.
Also appearing: Bryan Tysinger, Tom & Byron, Dudley Saunders & J. Scott Bergman. Special guest Cydney Robinson, who's gonna sing the Grassroots Acoustica show, Boats To Build, which was written by Guy Clark & Verlon Thompson.
Synergy Cafe & Lounge holds about 35 people comfortably, 75 uncomfortably. So com early to get a good seat!!
» this comment was posted by Mark Islam on august 2, 2007 5:47 pm «
Karen black one coolest actress i seen lots her movies burnt offerings one of the best..If any one has her email or way write her email me if you would kojak52143@yahoo.com. Shes also still one of the hottest actreess i think.I like to write her get autograph if i could..!!!
» this comment was posted by doug on march 30, 2009 8:54 pm «
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I just saw "Gypsy 83" on Logo this past weekend, and Karen Black was fantastic in it! She's great - I've always admired her work.