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 BREAKING NEWS  February 7, 2012
  

Save the NOTLD Chapel

In an effort to Save the Evans City Cemetery Chapel featured in the early scenes of George A. Romero’s 1968 classic “Night of the Living Dead,” Evenings in Quarantine: The Zombie Opera is donating a selection of opera goodies to the silent auction hosted by Steel City Zombies as part of their “Eat Your Heart Out Zombie Valentine’s Dance” fundraiser this Saturday, February 11th.  Proceeds go to benefit the restoration of the Evans City Cemetery Chapel.

To preserve this historic icon of our zombie heritage, The Zombie Opera is donating a basket of the following:
  • All 3 performance posters
  • Numbered, Limited edition, hand-made silk screen print
  • 2 postcards of the Zombie Opera Cast of Characters
  • 2 buttons
  • “Zombie Bite” hand-bloodied bandage
  • Special Edition “Zombie Green” t-shirt
Our sincerest gratitude goes to the lucky bidder this Saturday!
For more information on the effort to save the Evans City Cemetery Chapel, please visit fixthechapel.com and steelcityzombies.com. Facebook event link for the Valentines Party.
 BREAKING NEWS  December 23, 2011
  

Zombie Opera on iTunes and Amazon

Happy Holidays to our fans, cast, and crew!  We are happy to announce that you can now purchase Zombie Opera music at Amazon and iTunes! Say “Merry Christmas” with the gift of Zombie Opera.

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Want to experience the entire premiere performance of Zombie Opera in your own home from overture to finale? Buy the Premiere Show “Official” Bootleg Album (all 29 tracks) online today!

Available for Purchase at: CDBaby or iTunes or Amazon

 

The Studio Album features eleven select arias, recorded in studio with the original cast. Buy the Full album (11 tracks) online today!

Available for Purchase at: CDBaby or iTunes or Amazon

 

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For more information about our audio albums and show dvd, visit our Merchandise page today!

 BREAKING NEWS  November 12, 2011
  

Albums and DVD available online!

Missed the final run of The Zombie Opera but still want to experience the show? Enjoyed one of our three runs but wish you could take the music home with you?  Now you can enjoy The Zombie Opera in the privacy of your own home with the Bootleg Premiere Recording and Studio Album (available now in downloadable mp3 format on CdBaby.com AND Amazon.com) or purchase the Premiere DVD with Bonus audio commentary track!

Visit our Merchandise Page for more information on our audio albums and dvd!

 BREAKING NEWS  November 6, 2011
  

“Last Call” recall

If you purchased a hard copy of the Zombie Opera Studio Soundtrack, you might have noticed that we accidentally included a track from the song Last Call with some unnecessary pieces of the libretto dialogue added.  Sorry about that, folks- those pilots were never meant to be released on this album.  If you paid for the hard copy of the  studio album and want the REAL version of Last Call, you can download it here, on the house.  (If you didn’t purchase the album, you’re on the honor system.)  But if you want to forever remember just what happens plot-wise at that point in the opera, consider that “oops” track our gift to you!
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Please note: Since the downloadable CD Baby version of the Studio Soundtrack has been corrected/fixed, only people who purchased the hard copy at the October live performance have the flawed disc.
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Disclaimer:  The Zombie Opera can not guarantee that flawed copies of the Studio Album will ever become insanely valuable. 😉
 BREAKING NEWS  November 3, 2011
  

Thanks for three successful runs!

Words cannot express the depth of our gratitude toward everyone who made this October’s production of Evenings in Quarantine: The Zombie Opera spectacular.  It was truly amazing getting to work with some very talented people and hearing feedback from our audience.  Your enthusiasm made this project successful, and your dedication made it sensational.  Whatever the future may hold for the Zombie Opera, this will always be the first group of people to have participated in our “Love letter to Pittsburgh.”

With no immediate Zombie Opera performance plans on the horizon, we will be closing our regular email correspondence.  However, we will keep the Zombie Opera website updated with current and future events, so please drop by from time to time.

We will leave you now with our specific words of gratitude:

Thank you to the ever-attentive staff at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, some of whom we have worked with before, and some whom we had the pleasure to meet.  You made things run smoothly, and made us feel very much at home!  Thank you to our stage extras, who volunteered days upon days to making our performance chilling and dynamic.  We put you through the wringer, but you always came back smiling.  Thank you to our director, who infused this production with new life–reanimator style!  You transformed us, and really brought out the dept of our performance.  Thank you to our fabulous crew, who, after two previous runs, always found new ways to be creative and merge the new with the old in disturbing ways!  Thank you for making everything work, and for being such a soothing presence during stressful times.  Congratulations to our cast, who stuck with us from the very beginning, and pulled out all the stops to make this one the best show yet!  And a special thank you to our Production Team, who has been tirelessly charging since June toward the final goal of perfection.  Thank you to everyone who came out to see this show.  None of this would matter if it weren’t for you.  For everyone, our gratitude toward all your dedication is beyond words.
We meant what we said, and we said what we meant, but you were all faithful– one-hundred percent!
Sincerely,

Bonnie and Liz

 BREAKING NEWS  October 30, 2011
  

Final Performance of the Final Run TODAY

Don’t miss the FINAL performance of the very last FINAL run of our show this afternoon at 2pm at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater. It’s been quite a ride, over two years in the making, three successful runs, and this last show will be the best for sure! Tickets still available online and at the door.

PS: Don’t worry, Steelers fans! If you attend today’s performance of the Zombie Opera, it will be finished in time for the game.

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 BREAKING NEWS  October 28, 2011
  

Halloween Mayhem at the KST

Our third and FINAL run began last evening at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater. Many thanks who all came out to the VIP party as well.  Three more shows to go, Tonight (Fri) 8pm, tomorrow (Sat) 8pm, and Sunday matinee at 2pm.  Get your tickets online or at the door!

We will be at the Kelly Strayhorn during the afternoon tomorrow October 29th (Sat) as part of their family-friendly program, “Halloween Mayhem“.  Join us in the lobby to meet some of our crew and check out our merch table.  You can view performances by our team (3 songs at 1:30) and other local arts troupes in the main theater  all afternoon.

Halloween Mayhem runs 12-4pm and admission is FREE!

 

 BREAKING NEWS  October 26, 2011
  

New Studio Album and DVD available this week!

Don’t forget to check out the merchandise table at our FINAL run this Thurs-Sunday at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater. We’ll have physical copies of our newest audio CD “STUDIO ALBUM” (also available on CDBaby.com) as well as a limited run of a special DVD-Video of our premiere performance last fall with special bonus audio commentary track!

Visit our Merchandise Page for more information about the Studio Album, Premiere DVD, and other items available!

 BREAKING NEWS  October 24, 2011
  

Think Geek Ultimate Zombie Basket

Thanks to our monkey friends at ThinkGeek, we will once again be selling raffle tickets at the show for the ULTIMATE THINKGEEK ZOMBIE SURVIVAL KIT! It includes all you need to stay warm, cuddled, entertained and well studied during the zombie apocalypse. It’s not just entertainment – it’s an investment in your survival!

Raffle entries will be taken each show night, with the final drawing happening at the closing night cast party, following the sunday matinee. You do not need to be present for the drawing in order to win – we will call the winner and arrange a pickup or delivery.

This year’s basket includes:

Book:
Z-SAT Zombie Survival Aptitute Test

Clothing:
Plush zombie slippers
Plush zombie hat

Dolls/Plushies:
Exclusive Zombie Monkey
Dismember Me Plush Zombie (has velcro body parts that rip off)
Plush Zombie Cat “Mittens”
Plush Zombie Girl “Ophelia”
Plush Zombie Boy “Zack”

Board Game:
Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game

In addition to our Think Geek basket, we will also have a Steelers Basket, a Penguins Basket, and a Wine Date Basket. Raffle tickets are $1 a piece, or five for $3.”

 BREAKING NEWS  October 21, 2011
  

Zombie Opera Performing at Zom-B-Rama!

If you are planning on attending the “Zom-b-rama” this Saturday at the world-famous Monroeville Mall, swing by the stage and say hello to singers from the Zombie Opera. We will be performing some of our most memorable thematic pieces at 4pm that afternoon. So join the very twisted undead carnival, play some games, win some prizes, and take in an earful of chilling seasonal cheer while of Evenings in Quarantine: The Zombie Opera finds out just how far their screams echo through the halls of their favorite mall!

Zom-B-Rama and The Zombie Opera were both recently mentioned in this article on  YourMonroeville.com: “Zombie Fascination Continues to Fester…”