Shaming Press Release - March 12, 2012
CalProg
is honored to announce the only show of the epic rock opera by the brilliantly
twisted late, great Kevin Gilbert called “The Shaming of the True”. This
full-scale theatrical production is being directed by Mark Hornsby (Rewiring
Genesis) and Nick D’Virgilio who also is featured in the starring role as
Johnny Virgil. The band is comprised
of musicians that all performed with Kevin at some point in his career. They
are:
Dave Kerzner – Keys (Thud)
Paul Ill – Bass (Kaviar)
Brian MacLeod – Drums - (Toy
Matinee, Tuesday Night Music Club, Thud, Shaming, Kaviar)
Plus Special
Surprise Guests
“Shaming”
was something that Kevin worked on off and on for years throughout his career.
NDV who had been intimately involved in many aspects of the project decided to
complete it for him following his untimely tragic passing, and the finished
product was this brilliant piece of work. It was performed live only once in
2002 at ProgWest. It had been recorded for a live release, but due to glitches
in the recording it was never released. This time it will be recorded digitally
for a DVD/CD production, and there will be no “glitches”!
Shaming
of the True Live
Saturday
June 2, 2012 - 8:00pm
The Shannon Center for the Performing Arts at Whittier College (seats 400)
Tickets go on sale This Saturday (March 17) at 8am, only at http://www.calprog.com
(do not call the theater)
$80 – Orchestra
$70 – Mezzanine and Balcony
Don’t
miss this!
THE STORY
The
album follows the career of a singer/musician named Johnny Virgil, which follows
an arc common to many big rock and roll bands/stars. It starts out promisingly,
but he is lured into the common trap of record-company exploitation and seduced
by fame and drugs/alcohol. He becomes more and more burned out and withdrawn as
his career becomes larger than life, feeling like he's losing touch with his
humanity, until the whole thing culminates in a breakdown. He goes through a
period of disillusionment and depression but eventually makes peace with
himself. A number of clues (last song title, lyric "End of a long days
life," reprise of train whistle in distance, etc..) may also indicate that
Johnny dies penniless on the street or takes his own life.
(Wikipedia)