Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow Review performing during the Face Your Fears USA 2021 Tour at Come and Take It in Austin, Texas on March 20, 2021, with Bryce Graves, Dan Sperry, Short E. Dangerously, Ben Blaque, Willow Lauren, and Auzzy Blood. (Photo: Ralph Arvesen)
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.Bryce "the Govna" Graves
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!
This vaudeville freak show of wonder is brought to you by Hellzapoppin's Ringleader and Producer, Bryce "the Govna" Graves. He is an American producer, creator, director, master of ceremonies, and sideshow stuntman in the entertainment industry. Though the Govna is primarily known for his creation of Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow Revue, it is not where his career began. The Govna, at the tender age of 18 and a dropout of Garland (Texas) High School and student of the National Stuntman Association, set out on his own. He tried his hand at college for 2 years but it wasn’t for him. Full of just the right amount of ambition, gumption, and big dreams, the Govna moved to Hawaii to become an entrepreneur and all before he was of legal drinking age. It was at this time that he began a full and exciting dangerous career in high-rise window cleaning. In his free time he studied the entertainment industry. A man of his word and a firm believer in a solid handshake, there is no mold that the Govna could fit, or any other could fill. A true visionary with an open mind, there are no limitations to creative and prosperous ventures ahead. He once said, "I was the kid that had to show my mother everything!" True to form, the Govna has continued to the world of his many, interesting and albeit peculiar discoveries.
Dan Sperry
Anti-conjuror of Magic. This shock illusionist is by far my most favorite magician in the world! He's known as the Rockstar of Magic. Dan has traveled and performed the world over and with some of the most successful magic shows. Dan has appeared on America's Got Talent, Fool US with Penn and Teller, Masters of Illusions, Germany's Das Super Talent and he was the only illusionist awarded the title of “Most Original Magician” on Fox-TV’s “World Magic Awards.”
Short E. Dangerously
The world's most amazing half-man. This tiny daredevil is a half of a man cut in half at the waist and walks bare-handed on broken shards of glass while on fire. Shorty is featured in 2 of Ripley's Believe It Or Not books! Ripley's also has a wax figure of Shorty in Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museums all over the world and he was featured on Ripley's brand- new international TV show. You may have also even seen him on AMC's Freakshow!
Ben Blaque
World renown AGT Champion Crossbow artistt. Ben performs death defying stunts right before your very eyes live on stage. Ben Blaque established himself as the world's foremost master of the crossbow after appearing multiple times on America's Got Talent and Britain's Got Talent. His 'Danger Act' was one of the 'Judges' Favorites', which propelled him into the quarterfinals, he returned at the request of Howard Stern for the "Wild Card Show". He performed on international TV, including the NBC show "I Can Do That" and Argentina's "Susana Gimenez", the best-selling magic show in Broadway history, The Illusionists! Ben appeared as "The Weapon Master" touring across America, Australia, Europe & South America.
Willow Lauren
lovely sideshow starlet , mysterious, sultry and spellbinding fabulous woman of enchantment
Beautiful beyond desire, and cruel beyond words Willow is a former motorcycle stunt-rider turned international touring sideshow stunt-woman and aspiring illusionist and aerialist. Willow performs the contortion bladebox of death! She not only eats fire, she eats and regurgitates razor blades and she'll even swallow a lifesaver down her throat and will pull it out of her neck before your very eyes! You will see Willow all throughout the show because in addition to performing her incredible stunts she also assists many of the other performers on their life threatening stunts. Willow is a true dare-devil and is 5 times more likely to be injured on the show than any other performer. She performs death defying stunts as an assistant with the legendary Ben Blaque who will attempt to shoot crossbow arrows around her body live on stage. And if that doesn't toot your horn, you should see when I throw razor sharp knives around her!
Auzzy Blood
first ever tour with Hellzapoppin. Auzzy is coming straight from Cirque Du Soleil in Las Vegas and will be performing Sword Swallowing, Eye Socket Weight Lifting, the art of FAKIR and of course his signature stunt where he takes a giant cork screw and drives it right through his face. This stunt is a demonstration of mind over matter and with no blood and no pain!
Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow Review was the main act at Come and Take It with guests Downfall 2012. They continue across the United States with the last stop at the The Howlin Wolf in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 12, 2021.
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