VaudeVillain
Cops and Criminals. Headlines and Handcuffs. Villains and Vaudeville.
A surreal crime-and-headlines piece ripped from New Haven stories of 1913 and staged in a restored vaudeville theater.
VaudeVillain fused old newspaper sensation, stage showmanship, and West Rock atmosphere into one of ABUT's earliest fully site-charged productions.
New Haven Headlines
New Haven's newspaper culture captured crime, spectacle, and civic mythology in equal measure.
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View all coverage →Feature on the Lyric Hall production, its 1913 Westville murder source material, and the audience journey through the restored venue.
'VaudeVillain,' a murder done up Broken Umbrella Theatre style
Event notice and production details for VaudeVillain, including dates, venue, creative team, and the Westville murder-history premise.
Who Thought Murder in Westville Could Be So Much Fun?
