BEYOND
THE
STARDUST
A RADICAL AND REVELROUS
LIVE-ALBUM EXPERIENCE
New York City. Tonight. The Stardust Club at The Flea is electric with the spirit of intergalactic royalty who've come here to...well...to put it simply, honey, shake off all that shit going down and stay in the groove.
SEPTEMBER 10 - OCTOBER 18
BEYOND THE STARDUST
WORLD PREMIERE
@ THE FLEA THEATER
Conceived by The Illustrious Blacks and Niegel Smith | Original Music by The Illustrious Blacks | Directed by Niegel Smith
Tickets start at $25
STARDUST SUPERNOVA STATUS!
Celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or just a fun night out?
For an additional $150, you get:
Bottle of bubbly (alcoholic or non-),
Shout-out from the stage (participatory or non-), and
20% off any Beyond the Stardust merchandise
Interested in bringing a group of 8 or more?
Email boxoffice@theflea.org before purchase.
CREATIVE
CO-CREATOR, LYRICS & ORIGINAL MUSIC
The Illustrious Blacks
CO-CREATOR & DIRECTOR / CHOREOGRAPHER
Niegel Smith
SCENIC & PROPS DESIGNER
Oscar Escobedo
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Kate McGee
COSTUME DESIGNER
DeShon Elem
SOUND DESIGNER
German Martinez
MUSIC PRODUCTION
W. Andrew Raposo
MUSIC PRODUCTION FOR “Order In the House”
David Morales
MUSIC PRODUCTION FOR “Cloud 9”
Kenny Summit, Eric Kupper & LRX
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
Savanha Moore
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
Cassey Kivnick
Conceived by Flea Artistic Director Niegel Smith and The Illustrious Blacks. Featuring 12 original songs, stunning visuals, and a host of nightlife’s most enchanting aerialists, dancers, go-go boys, girls, and they/thems, Beyond the Stardust is an Afro-disco-space-punk-extravaganza of no-fucks-futurist-fabulousness, inviting audiences into intercosmic dance floor liberation.
CAST
THE ILLUSTRIOUS BLACKS
Monstah & Black!
AMAZONIAN ROCKSTAR
BLAINE PETROVIA
COURTNEY J. COOK
QUEEN RAVENDEN
DESHAWN MARSHALL
WHAT TO EXPECT
This is an immersive club show for people of all ages. There is scantily-clad body positivity, curse words directed at oppressive forces, and kissing. But there is no overt sex, violence, gore, or nudity. All are welcome to join our dance floor liberation.
REVIEWS
“The Illustrious Blacks have arrived to save the world one beat at a time!”
— Broadway World
“The Illustrious Blacks…channel the androgynous glamour of Prince, David Bowie, and Grace Jones.”
— Tidal Magazine
“…you get one part rock show and one part theatrical experience.”
— Billboard
“Monstah’s theatrical flair and punk aesthetic, combined with Manchild’s commanding soul singing, dancing and deejaying, have earned them raves…”
— The New York Times Style Magazine
“[The Illustrious Blacks] take some of the most joyous genres of Black music — funk, disco, soulful pop — and put them in a blender to create a fresh, intoxicating message.”
— Paper Magazine