POETRY ELECTRIC | April 6
Monday, April 6th
7:30pm
Community Arts Space
74A East 4th Street
New York, NY 10003
Tickets:
Adults: $15
Students/Seniors: $10
Ticket price is inclusive of all fees.
Curated, Written, and Directed by
William Electric
Photos by
Desiree Conston
JOHNNY DOO WOP DRACULA
GREASE MEETS TWILIGHT – in writer – director, William Electric Black’s bopping Drac-apella Musical – JOHNNY DOO WOP DRACULA. Former Sesame Street writer, William Electric Black aka Ian Ellis James, and an ensemble of 10 actors go back in time to 1955, Pittsburgh, PA where we meet a singing, swinging vampire named Johnny Dracula. He comes to Pennsylvania, because it sounds like Transylvania, to put a bite on the local teens. But not with his fangs. He’s a doo wop singing vampire who just arrived to make a name for himself in the music scene. This FANGTASTIC, FANGTABULOUS immersive show with 11 Drac-a-pella doo wop songs will have you clapping and snapping – while eating twinkies, rice pudding, popcorn – and sipping a coke or two. Get ready for Johnny Doo Wop Dracula – the TRANSYLVANIA KID – YEAH BOPPIN’ IS HIS BIZ— BOP-SHE-BOP -SHE-BOP, BOP-SHE-BOP -SHE-BOP…BOP-BOP!
Cast
William Electric Black
Sam Baum
Fernanda Becher
Chyna Jackson
Zoe Ray Prawda
Mizzie
Nick Schiro
Caitlin Snyder
Malikah Stafford
Nicole Toshima
Poetry Electric
La MaMa Program
The Poetry Electric fuses music, movement, sound, and dance with the spoken word and presents artists working in a wide range of styles including beatboxing, jazz and hip-hop theatre. This series has presented over 200 emerging poets from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Poetry Electric 2025–2026 is made possible by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, the Howard Gilman Foundation, The John Golden Fund, and The Shubert Foundation. Additional funding from the Axe-Houghton Foundation is gratefully acknowledged.


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