The Flying Karamazov Brothers have been "in the biz" since 1973 performing everywhere, from their early days on the streets of San Francisco (the actual streetsÑnot the TV show) to more recent appearances on Broadway; they have trod the stages of the most prestigious theatres in the English-speaking World, from Singapore to Scotland; they've toured through every state in the Union; and they've traveled silver screens, both large and small.
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They've also enjoyed six successful and critically acclaimed runs on Broadway; Juggling and Cheap Theatrics at the Ritz Theatre in 1983, Juggling and Cheap Theatrics reopening the Vivian Beaumont Theatre at Lincoln Center in 1986, The Comedy of Errors at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in 1987, The Flying Karamazov Brothers Do The Impossible at the Helen Hayes Theatre in 1994 and Sharps, Flats & Accidentals at The New Victory Theater in 1996 and at Alice Tully Hall in 1998.
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In addition to their juggling shows, the Karamazov's have created and performed in their own adaptations of Dumas' Les Trois Musketeers (The Three Moscowteers) - Goodman Theatre, 1984 - Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier's Tale) - Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival, 1986 - the aforementioned Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors - Lincoln Center, 1987 - and Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov - Seattle Repertory Theatre and Arena Stage, 1993. In 1997 they premiered their revival of Room Service at A Contemporary Theatre in Seattle, Washington, followed by runs at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. and The Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, CA.
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Though generally performing only as themselves, The Flying K's have shared the stage with such people as Frank Sinatra, The Grateful Dead, Dolly Parton, The Who, Robin Williams, Joan Rivers, The Blues Brothers, Bobcat Goldthwait, Kenny Rogers and with Peter Schickele (P.D.Q. Bach) at Carnegie Hall. They have also performed two separate shows (In Concert and Life Begins at Forte) with numerous symphony orchestras around the country, including (to name just a few) The National Symphony, The Boston Pops, The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, The Detroit Symphony, The St. Louis Symphony, The Atlanta Symphony, The Cleveland Orchestra, The Seattle Symphony, The Oregon Symphony, The Nashville Symphony and in 2003 with The Cincinnati Pops at Carnegie Hall.
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In 1980, they won an OBIE Award. In 1983, they starred in their own Showtime special, in an hour culled from their first Broadway show. Their 1989 PBS special, The Flying Karamazov Brothers: Stars of New Vaudeville won a local EMMY for Outstanding Entertainment Programming. In 1994 they were nominated for an Olivier Award for their run of Juggle & Hyde in London's West End. In 1998 Room Service was nominated for an Ovation Award in the category of Best Adaptation.
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The Brothers have appeared on an episode of Seinfeld as The Flying Sandos Brothers and, as themselves, on Ellen and the PBS shows Bill Nye, the Science Guy and Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. In 1997 they appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Other television credits include: Public Television's Great Performances, Live from Lincoln Center, several Smothers Brothers shows, numerous appearances on such shows as NBC's Today Show, ABC's Good Morning America, CBS's This Morning, The Wayne Brady Show, TNN's Crook & Chase, Home, Regis and Kathie Lee, The Pat Sajak Show, The Late Show with Joan Rivers, Dolly with Dolly Parton, Comedy Tonight, CBS' Happy New Year America, and the Disney Channel Special The New Vaudevillians.
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The Flying Karamazov Brothers co-starred, with Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny De Vito, in the hit movie, The Jewel of the Nile.
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In 1999 they collaborated with the wizards at M.I.T.'s Media Lab in Boston, Massachusetts to create their high tech, multi media extravaganza, L'Universe, which toured through 2002 (US and the Netherlands) including runs in Boston, Detroit, and at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. That same cool technology was used at the 2003 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas for Intel and, later that year, for Cisco Systems at their annual convention in San Francisco. They've also performed in events and campaigns for such corporations as Avaya, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, NEC, K-Mart and Holiday Inn Worldwide.
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| In February 2004, in collaboration with Director, Michael Preston (Karamazov alum), Doug Elkins (New York choreographer supreme) and numerous high profile designers, composers and musicians, they premiered their most ambitious work yet, LIFE: A Guide for the Perplexed. | |
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