Ben Blaque performing with Hellzapoppin at Come and Take It in Austin, Texas on March 20, 2021. (Photo: Ralph Arvesen)
Hellzapoppin Circus SideShow
Named after the most successful Broadway musical and movie from the late 30’s and 40’s, Hellzapoppin Circus SideShow Revue is a world renown theatrical Rock-N-Roll circus thrill-show where some of the deadliest stunts in live entertainment are performed to loud crowd-pleasing musical tracks.
Spectators will experience one of the world’s last authentic circus sideshows with performances using the human anatomy and death defying stunts and demonstrations of mind over matter, yet with no blood and no pain.
You’ve seen them on AMC’s Freak Show, Ripley’s Believe It Not, Guinness World Records, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, America’s Got Talent and more. This vaudeville freak show of wonder features live stunts like: Fire eating & fire breathing, Straight Jacket Escape, Magic and Illusions, Bed of nails, Crossbows, The human block-head, Knife Throwing, Acrobatic Stunts, Sword Swallowing, Human oddities & curiosities like a real-live half-man who walks on his bare-hands in broken hot shards of glass on fire and more!
Ben Blaque
Ben Blaque, originally from Springfield, Missouri (USA), mastered the crossbow and developed his amazing crossbow performance while working as a crew member at the Kirby VanBurch show in Branson, Missouri. Ben excelled at performing magic and target shooting with his crossbows and wanted to create an entertaining stage performance centered around his crossbow skills. Kirby gave Ben his shot by allowing him to perform as a featured variety act during the world-renowned Kirby VanBurch magic show. Ben’s crossbow act very soon became a favorite part of the show.
Ben has performed his amazing crossbow act on live TV in many countries: Indonesia, France and he’s especially proud of his 4 performances on America’s Got Talent. He has also performed with several international variety shows including: Bogota, Colombia; Dortmund, Germany; and at Harrah’s Casino in New Orleans.
Ben continuously strives to create new and exciting extreme crossbow stunts in order to provide his audiences the best entertainment experience they have ever had. Be sure to make his act a part of your next entertainment experience.
Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow
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