Zombies from the Beyond

musicals and operas · the visceral company · Ages 8+ · United States

family friendly

*** DATELINE: MILWAUKEE 1955 – FLYING SAUCER INVASION ***

June 03, 2014

The Visceral Company, winner of “best LA theater season” accolades for 2013 from review aggregate site Bitter Lemons, is pleased to present the Los Angeles premiere of ZOMBIES FROM THE BEYOND, James Valcq’s musical comedy satire of 1950s sci-fi B-movies.

The year is 1955. The Space Race is in full swing in the midst of Eisenhower-era Cold War paranoia when a bevy of flying saucers from Planet X suddenly appears over the skies of Beertown. The invasion is led by evil alien aviatrix Queen Zombina, on a quest to “zombify” and abduct all of Earth’s men to repopulate her planet!

The Milwaukee Space Center and the US military prepare to meet the otherworldly foes head on, until Zombina unleashes her “stratospheric” secret weapon. It’s up to a mild-mannered scientist, an all-American girl-next-door, a man-hungry secretary and one plucky, tap-dancing delivery boy to save the...