How often is your spouse, significant other, or mother telling you to put down those comics and get some culture by seeing a play or musical. Well here is your chance boys and girls. If you missed last year’s Too Much Coffee Man opera – and there is a good chance you did as it was completely sold out – then you have a chance to see the sequel Too Much Coffee Man Opera: The Refill.
If you are in the Portland, Oregon area from April 4 to April 20th you can head down to the Portland Center for Performing Arts and check it out for yourself.
Not only will fans get a chance to see the sequel, but those who missed out on the original will have an opportunity to experience both shows as show creator Shannon Wheeler and his crew have brought the first show back for an encore that run before all showing of the the sequel. The first and second shows will play back to back with a short intermission between.
The Too Much Coffee Man Opera is the story of an idealistic hero, named Too Much Coffee Man, as he competes with rival Espresso Guy for the attention of a Barista. Unfornately, she has her own agenda, to be a super hero.
The original cast from the first opera are reuniting for the sequel.
The second opera, entitled Too Much Coffee Man Opera: The Refill l, picks up two years later. The Barista has fulfilled her superhero dreamS and she’s married a Martian. Unfortunately she’s bored. She hopes caffeine will cure her ennui and calls Too Much Coffee Man for help. Antics ensue as Espresso Guy tries to win her back by pretending to be Too Much Coffee Man.
So, comics plus original opera equals fun for everyone. Tickets are on sale now, for $20 to $25.
via Too Much Coffee Man