Hey friends!  So, for those of you who are in, on, or around Los Angeles and would like to see Thugs, The Musical in the theater at the L.A. Comedy Shorts Fest on April 26th at 8pm you can now buy tickets for our screening RIGHT HERE!

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

Awwww snap!  Friends, we just got word today that Thugs, The Musical has been selected to screen at the L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival where it will make its West Coast premiere!!!

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

Here’s a review of Thugs, The Musical** in the Dallas Weekly, from Melyssah Jade Colerangle!  Check it out…

Melyssah Jade Colerangle with Kevin Avery after a screening of "Thugs" at the Texas Black Film Festival

**It should be noted that the director of Thugs, The Musical is actually Liam Sullivan and NOT Kevin Avery, as indicated in the review.

Richmond Magazine (richmag.com) posted a nice article about the MIX International Short Film Festival that took place February 17-19 in Richmond, Virginia.  The article also mentions the Audience Choice award win in the “Other” category for Thugs, The Musical.  Check out the article right here…

Kevin Avery answers a question about "Thugs" during a filmmaker Q&A (Photo by Liz Lukens)

Yes, friends in Richmond, VA and the D.C. area, Thugs, The Musical is coming to you THIS SATURDAY, Feb 18th as part of the Mix International Short Film Festival!  They’ll be screening the film at 2pm in the historic Byrd Theater in Richmond.

So far, response to the film has been great.  Here’s what they had to say about it in Dallas:

“Thugs, The Musical was hands down, THE funniest and wittiest film at the TBFF 2012 fest! Welcome to a new generation of black social parody.”
– Festival Director, Texas Black Film Festival

So, if you’re in the Richmond, VA or DC area, or you’re just somewhere on the East Coast and don’t mind traveling long distances to see movies, come see “Thugs” and a ton of other great short films this Saturday, Feb 18th at 2pm at the Byrd Theater!

To get tickets online, CLICK HERE!

YEEESSSS, the Thugs, The Musical official poster is finally here!  “Thugs” is coming ya’ll, and this is what it looks like…

Come see the WORLD PREMIERE of Thugs, The Musical at the Texas Black Film Festival in Dallas, THIS FRIDAY, Feb 3rd at 10pm at the Studio Movie Grill!  GET TICKETS HERE.

And if you’re in the DC/Virginia area, see “Thugs” make its EAST COAST PREMIERE at the Mix International Short Film Festival on Saturday, Feb 18th at 2pm in Richmond, VA at the historic Byrd Theater! GET TICKETS HERE.

More dates and updates will be announced soon!

   Well everybody, it’s been a long road from funding to shooting and post-production, and now to the festival circuit – none of which we could have done without help and support from you guys.  So, I’m incredibly excited to announce to all of you that Thugs, The Musical will be making its WORLD PREMIERE NEXT WEEK IN DALLAS at the Texas Black Film Festival!!!

The Texas Black Film Festival runs from Wednesday, Feb 1st thru Saturday, Feb 4th.  “Thugs” will be playing on Friday, Feb 3rd at 10pm at The Studio Movie Grill in Dallas.  And I’m incredibly honored that the fest is showing our film with the Bernie Mac tribute film, I Ain’t Scared of You.  So, if you’re in the Dallas area, or you’re crazy enough to fly/drive/boat/hot-air balloon to Dallas, you can purchase tickets ($8) to see Thugs, The Musical with I Ain’t Scared of You RIIIGHT HERE!

And if that wasn’t enough, 2 weeks after that, “Thugs” will be making it’s EAST COAST DEBUT in RICHMOND, VA at the Mix International Short Film Festival! I’m looking at you, friends of mine in DC and all of Virginia!

The Mix International Short Film Festival takes place Friday, Feb 17th thru Sunday, Feb 19th.  Thugs, The Musical will be screening on Saturday, Feb 18th at Richmond, Virginia’s historic Byrd Theater in the 2pm shorts block.  And yours truly will also be taking part in a Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.  To get tickets ($7) to see the film (including the other short films shown in the 2pm block), click RIIIGHT HERE!

We’ll be announcing more screenings in more cities in the coming weeks and months, so stay tuned.  And I know what a lot of you are thinking.  “Hey, that’s awesome Kev, but where’s my crap?”  We are working on that right now, and will finally start rolling out your donor gifts very soon.  It’s been a hectic, crazy process, so I really appreciate all of your patience.

Again, thank you so much.  I’ll have more updates again for you all very soon, including posts, pics, and even video from our Dallas and Richmond, VA screenings!

Keep it gangsta!

– Kevin Avery

“Thugs” Crew: Daresha Kyi (exec producer), Kevin Avery (writer, exec producer, “Michael”), David Alan Grier (“Peppermint”), Margaret Cho (“Yvette”), Keri Smith (producer), Nefertiti Lovelace (producer)