Blythely Ever After

May 6, 2022 | 7:30 pm

Directed by John Jarboe
Music and Arrangements by Daniel Kazemi
Co-written by John Jarboe & Stephanie Blythe

Featuring:
Stephanie Blythe as Blythely Oratonio
Blythely Oratonio’s Band “The Fluffers”

Opener Sapphira Cristál

Runtime 90 minutes

 

Blythely Ever After is a musical journey through the life of the tender, testosterone-filled tenor of the century, Blythely Oratonio. Known as the outrageous alter ego of renowned mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, Oratonio takes you on a journey through his art and life in a mouthwatering musical cocktail that includes Puccini, Freddie Mercury and everything in between, in a musical mash-up of disco, rock and opera.

Effective and irresistible! Oratonio instantaneously won the crowd over…. [An] incredibly sonorous, magnetic tone….The exquisite rearrangement of musical motifs left an unforgettable impression….Crowd pleasing! Oratonio has absolute command over the wonderfully radiant and breathtaking depth of his voice.
Boston Musical Intelligencer

Oratonio rocked…[with] legit-voiced glam rock!
New England Theater Geek

Welcome to Blythely Ever After, a journey through the life of the tender, testosterone-filled tenor of the century, Blythely Oratonio. Drawing on the interdisciplinary roots of the cabaret form, Oratonio mixes opera, pop, rock and roll, and a fair amount of facial hair in this utterly true autobiographical evening. As he regales you with the roses and thorns of a life on the opera stage, he invites you to put down this program, turn off your phone (unless you are instagramming him), relax, and revel in the vibrations of his voice.

Stephanie Blythe

Blythely Oratonio

Blythely Oratonio

John Jarboe

WRITER & DIRECTOR

MUSIC DIRECTION & ARRANGEMENTS Daniel Kazemi

BLYTHELY AND FLOWERS COSTUMES AND THRONE DESIGNED BY  Machine Dazzle with Rebecca Kanach

STAGE MANAGER Sara Meehan-Maranich

LIGHTING DESIGNER AND BEARDED LADIES PRODUCTION MANAGER Calvin Anderson

ORIGINAL SOUND DESIGNER Dan Perelstein Jaquette

TOUR SOUND DESIGNER AND MIXER Taylor Jedlinski

ADDITIONAL PROPS AND COSTUMES BY Rebecca Kanach

Featuring

Blythely Oratonio’s Band “The Fluffers”
Daniel Kazemi (piano, Music Director, lead Fluffer)
Jimmy Coleman (drums)
Mike Ian (guitar)
Andrew Nelson (bass)

From the 9/24/18 performance of Blythely After Hours

photos by Dominic M. Mercier

From the 9/28/18 performance of Dito & Aeneas

photos by Steven Pisano

From the February 2017 premiere of Dito & Aeneas

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SEATING
General Admission seating: GA seating is first come, first served, and is available for both theater-style seats and lounge seating. Please call 617.542.6772 or email us at boxoffice@blo.org if you need accessible or specific seating accommodation.

Premium Tables with table service for drinks: A limited number of premium tables are available for $400 per table of four, and include one complementary drink per person and assigned priority seating. Premium tables may only be purchased by phone at 617.542.6772 or email at boxoffice@blo.org.

Individual Table Tickets with table service for drinks: Tables seat four each. Those who purchase table seats ($75 each) will be assigned to a table on a first-come, first-served basis.

ACCESSIBILITY
Venue space and restrooms are located on third floor, accessible via elevator

RESTROOMS
Restrooms for Royale patrons are available only on the performance space level, accessible by elevator as mentioned previously

COAT CHECK
Coat check is available at the rear of the audience area, near the ladies restroom.

COVID-19 POLICY
Royale will adhere to BLO’s safety policies – masks worn at all times, vaccine cards must be presented upon entry.