If you wanna see Thugs, The Musical at the San Francisco Black Film Festival NEXT WEEK, here are the links to purchase tickets!  The film will be screened twice:

Our regular screening is scheduled for Saturday, June 16th at 6pm at the African American Arts & Cultural Center (762 Fulton Street).  ”Thugs” will be shown in a film block with 3 other short films, including a pretty awesome documentary from Law & Order’s S. Epetha Merkerson (I saw it in Dallas – it’s amazing).

You can buy tickets for the SATURDAY, JUNE 16TH screening here!

And if you want to catch an early screening of “Thugs”, there will be a pre-festival screening & reception on Thursday, June 14th at 6:30pm at the Jazz Heritage Center (1330 Fillmore Street).  This will be a special double-feature event featuring “Thugs” and another short film, followed by complimentary food and drinks (1st drink is free).

You can buy tickets for the THURSDAY, JUNE 14TH screening here!

Both theaters are somewhat small (I think the Jazz Heritage Center only seats 39), so these screenings will very likely sell out.  I’d definitely recommend buying tickets as soon as you can.

Also, despite what the link page for the June 14th show says, I will NOT be appearing as “Elrus Pearsley” – that’s someone else.  I will be at both screenings though, so I hope to see all my SF peeps there!

The festival runs from June 15-17.  ”Thugs” will be appearing in a short film block that includes 3 other films, including S. Epatha Merkerson’s (yes, “Lt. Anita Van Buren” from Law & Order) film, The Contradictions of Fair Hope, which is an amazing documentary that I had the opportunity to see earlier this year in Dallas.  In other words, it should be a really cool screening, and we’re honored to be in the company of such great films and filmmakers.

Tickets go on sale today (June 1st), so we’ll post an update with the ticket link as soon as we get one!  But you’ll want to get them quickly because this event will likely sell out soon (the theater only seats about 200).

You have no idea how excited we are to finally bring Thugs, The Musical to San Francisco!  Can’t wait to see you all there!

Kevin holding the envelope and Audience Award trophy, which was made by 3rd graders.

Okay, let me back up! It’s been a minute since you guys have heard from me, and a lot of stuff has happened. So let’s start with the craziness that is the above photograph.

On April 26^th Thugs, The Musical made its west coast premiere on the opening night program of the L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival. And what does a packed opening night look like, you ask? Just like this!

Sold out opening night of the L.A. Comedy Shorts Festival at the Downtown Independent Theater

And as if that wasn’t cool enough, later that weekend, “Thugs” took home the Audience Choice award!

In addition to Los Angeles, “Thugs” has continued to hit the festival circuit, playing the New York No Limits Film Series on May 2^nd and the Tupelo Film Festival on May 19^th, where it won 1^st prize for Best Short Film and the Ron Tibbett Award for Best of Show!

“Thugs” Executive Producer Daresha Kyi at the Tupelo Film Festival

But let’s talk about what’s coming in the next few weeks. On June 9^th, Thugs, The Musical will be screening at the Bonnaroo Art & Music Festival in Manchester, TN! Yep…WE’RE GOIN’ TO BONNAROOOOO!!! Music, comedy, hippies, and now thuggin’.

Saturday, June 9^th at 5:30pm. You can get all the info at the Bonnaroo website!

And finally (almost), as “Thugs” was originally born in San Francisco, it’s only appropriate that we bring “the wrongness” back home. So, I’m incredibly excited to announce that Thugs, The Musical will come to SF for the San Francisco Black Film Festival on June 15-17.

We don’t have an exact date and time, but I’ll update you guys as soon as I have a schedule.

We expect/hope to be hitting other cities in the next few months, so stay tuned!

That’s all (and probably enough) for now. Thanks for reading and, of course, thank you guys for your super-awesome support. Talk to ya again soon…for real!

Hey everybody, wanna know what Thugs, The Musical looks like?  Yes?  Well, then kick back and enjoy the official trailer…

And check out this link to a cool write-up about “Thugs” along with the trailer, from the good folks at Laughspin.com!

Also, just a reminder: If you’re in Los Angeles this Thursday, April 26th and wanna see Thugs, The Musical make its West Coast/LA premiere, come see it screened on the opening night program of the L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Fest.  “Thugs” will be shown at the Downtown Independent Theater at 8pm!  Grab your tickets HERE!

And if you’re in New York, come see “Thugs” on May 2nd, as part of the New York No Limits Film Series at The Wild Project.  Showtime is 7:30pm.

And although, the exact date hasn’t been selected, Thugs, The Musical will also be screening in Tupelo, Mississippi at The Tupelo Film festival May 16-19.  So, if you’re in Tupelo that weekend, or know friends in the area, go check out or spread the word.  The official Tupelo screening date and time will be posted at http://www.tupelo.net/film-festival/ and here at thugsthemusical.com soon, so keep checking in!

Thanks everyone!

We’d love to see you all there!  And for more information on the festival, including screenings, parties and other events, you can go to http://www.lacomedyshorts.com/  where you can also get day passes, tickets for other events, or a buy a pass for the entire festival (which is quite worth it, actually – I was there last year).

Also, for our Mississippi and New York friends, we’ll be posting ticket links for our screenings at the Tupelo Film Festival and the New York No Limits Film Series soon, so stay tuned!

So far, everyone is loving the film!  Can’t thank you guys enough for your enthusiasm and support of the movie.  And I can’t wait for you all to see it!

- Kevin

Hey, everybody!  So, it’s been a busy week for “Thugs”.  Not only were we accepted to the LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival, as announced recently, but we’ve also been accepted to the New York No Limits Film Festival and the Tupelo Film Festival in Tupelo, Mississippi; both in May!

There will be more dates and announcements to come for other cities and festivals, but for now, if you’re in Mississippi, New York, or Los Angeles, here’s where and when you can see Thugs, The Musical!

April 26 – LOS ANGELES (8pm…OPENING NIGHT!!!)
L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival
Downtown Independent Theater
251 S. Main St, Los Angeles, CA
Purchase festival passes and see a link to the entire LA Comedy Shorts Film Fest screening schedule, including all panel discussions and parties by clicking HERE!

May 2 – NEW YORK (7:30pm)
New York No Limits Film Festival
The Wild Project
195 East 3rd St, New York, NY

May 15-19 – TUPELO, MS (Exact screening date and time: TBD)
Tupelo Film Festival
TBD

Thanks to all of you for your continued support.  We’ll have more updates and good stuff comin’ at you soon!

- Kevin

This is kind of a homecoming for us, as the screenplay for the “Thugs” was a finalist (top 3, baby) in last years LA Comedy Shorts Fest, so we’re incredibly excited to be invited back this year to show the finished film.

So if you’re in the L.A. area, this is your chance to come see it screened for the first time in L.A. (or anywhere on the West Coast, for that matter).  And hopefully we’ll have some cast and crew joining us for the event, so come on out and watch it with us!

The L.A. Comedy Shorts Festival takes place April 26-29 in downtown Los Angeles.  As soon as we know the date and time that “Thugs” will be screened, we’ll be posting it here and screaming it from every rooftop we can find, so stay tuned!

As always, thanks so much for your support, and keep it hood, ya’ll.

- Kevin Avery