April 26 (Sideshow Hall of Fame Inductions) April 27, 28, May 4, 5, 6
Defending the Honor of American Popular Culture
Upcoming Events
Coney Island Circus Sideshow
Continuous Admission 1pm-7pm (last ticket sold at 7pm)
2019 Schedule: April 20, 21 May 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27, 31 June 1, 2, 3, Daily June 7 through September 2, September 6, 7, 21, 22, 28, 29
Coney Island Museum
Open Saturdays 12pm-6pm, Sundays 2pm-6pm. See 2019 schedule below.
September 8, 2018 through Mid June, 2019, Saturdays 12pm - 6pm and Sundays 2pm - 6pm.
Magic at Coney!!!
Sunday, April 21, 2019 - 12:00pm
Magical Promotions, together with Coney Island USA, presents an afternoon of fun and wonder for the entire family.
Special Events
Friday, April 26, 2019 - 3:00pm
The Brides beckon you to step back in time and run away to their quirky carnival.
Congress of Curious Peoples
Friday, April 26, 2019 - 8:00pm
Congress of Curious People Opening Night Hall of Fame induction Ceremony with Keynote Speaker James Taylor of Shocked & Amazed: On and Off the Midway.Drunken history fun!
Congress of Curious Peoples
Saturday, April 27, 2019, 12pm-6pm
For The Congress of Curious Peoples Annual event, Serpentinas Craft will be bringing some of the best Local Artist and Creators to Coney Island USA’s Freak Bar to sell their amazing products.
Congress of Curious Peoples
Saturday, April 27, 2019, 1pm-7pm (last ticket sold at 7pm)
Superfreak Weekend at Sideshows by the Seashore! This 10-in-1 sideshow is a once in a lifetime experience, featuring:
Congress of Curious Peoples
Saturday, April 27, 2019 - 9:00pm
Lecture/concert with Peter Stampfel of the Holy Modal Rounders and The Fugs.
Congress of Curious Peoples
Sunday, April 28, 2019, 12pm-6pm
For The Congress of Curious Peoples Annual event, Serpentinas Craft will be bringing some of the best Local Artist and Creators to Coney Island USA’s Freak Bar to sell their amazing products.
Magic at Coney!!!
Sunday, April 28, 2019 - 12:00pm
Magical Promotions, together with Coney Island USA, presents an afternoon of fun and wonder for the entire family.
Congress of Curious Peoples
Sunday, April 28, 2019, 1pm-7pm (last ticket sold at 7pm)
Superfreak Weekend at Sideshows by the Seashore! This 10-in-1 sideshow is a once in a lifetime experience, featuring:
Burlesque at the Beach
Friday, May 3, 2019 - 10:00pm
Betsy Propane uses her barbering eyes to showcase the many many versions of Hair styles through burlesque, circus, and performance art.
Coney Island USA News
Don and Rachael Spiro produce the Green Fairy, at the Red Room in NYC's East Village, the only monthly absinthe tasting party in the world. The first Thursday of each month features a different brand of absinthe and a unique lineup of entertainment, from cabaret and dance to magic, sideshow, and burlesque, while we explore the history and rituals of this mysterious spirit. Info at GreenFairyNYC.com
Written & Directed by Dick D. Zigun
The show is a Brechtian Cabaret with a LIVE JAZZ BAND circa 1918 that “samples” Jimmy Durante’s songs & routines while changing the words to bring you teenager Al Capone, getting the scars that earned his nickname Scarface: A Brooklyn TruStory performed 3 blocks from the spot of Al Capone’s knife fight, 100 years ago in Coney Island.
Audience will interact with performers, as if patrons of Coney Island’s HARVARD INN a dive bar and gangster hangout Circa 1918. Food fights, fist fights, even a few murders take place in the audience. The audience is also welcome to get up and dance and to drink beer and eat pasta.
REMAINING PERFORMANCES $20
Friday, November 23
8 PM
$20
Saturday, November 24
4 PM & 8 PM
$20
Sunday, November 25
4 PM
$20
WARM BEER AND LOUSY PASTA SERVED DURING SHOWS - $5
LIST OF HISTORICAL CHARACTERS:
Rob Romeo as Jimmy Durante
Will Tomae as Al Capone
Nikos Brisco As Frankie Yale
Natalie Michael as Clara Bow
Robert Aloi as Frank Gallucio
Rita Posillico as Lena Gallucio
Stage Manager Sara Minisquero
Design by Kate Dale
Video-mapping by Dennis Catalfumo
Reviews:
The Brooklyn Paper
Travalanche
Fanchild
THE ÉDUCATION OF AL CAPONE AS IF TOLD BY JIMMY DURANTE is a project of FUNHOUSE PHILOSOPHERS the resident experimental theater company at CONEY ISLAND USA funded in part by NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.
All Performances at:
Coney Island USA
1208 Surf Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11224
Raise the Roof: Coney Island USA’s 2018 Fall Fundraiser
Saturday, November 10 • 7 pm-Midnight
1208 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn
Advance Tickets: $100
Last year, we celebrated the 100th birthday of our landmarked home at 1208 Surf Avenue. Now, we’re setting our sights on the next century. Join Coney Island USA as we “Raise the Roof” at our 2018 fall fundraiser - and help ensure that our beloved building - home to the Freak Bar, the Coney Island Museum, and the Sideshows by the Seashore Theater - remains a stable presence in the People’s Playground for years to come. Proceeds from the "Raise the Roof" benefit will help fund vital structural repairs to our landmarked headquarters at 1208 Surf Avenue.
That's a wrap on another great festival! Thanks to our filmmakers, attendees, sponsors, opening night performers, staff, board of directors and volunteers! See you in 2019!
2018 Best in Category:
Feature - Staring at the Sun
Documentary Feature - Ape Girl
Short (Tie) - Man with Beard, The Boy in the High Window
Documentary Short - Deporting Myself
Horror - The Son, the Father...
Experimental - No Man's Land
Music Video - Closer
Animation - DEATH VAN
"Made in Coney Island" (Tie) - BK Stories: Keeping Coney Island Freaky with Dick Zigun, The Infamous Mermaid Uprising of 2017
Pages
Upcoming Events
Coney Island Circus Sideshow
Continuous Admission 1pm-7pm (last ticket sold at 7pm)
2019 Schedule: April 20, 21 May 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27, 31 June 1, 2, 3, Daily June 7 through September 2, September 6, 7, 21, 22, 28, 29
Coney Island Museum
Open Saturdays 12pm-6pm, Sundays 2pm-6pm. See 2019 schedule below.
September 8, 2018 through Mid June, 2019, Saturdays 12pm - 6pm and Sundays 2pm - 6pm.
Magic at Coney!!!
Sunday, April 21, 2019 - 12:00pm
Magical Promotions, together with Coney Island USA, presents an afternoon of fun and wonder for the entire family.
Special Events
Friday, April 26, 2019 - 3:00pm
The Brides beckon you to step back in time and run away to their quirky carnival.
Congress of Curious Peoples
Friday, April 26, 2019 - 8:00pm
Congress of Curious People Opening Night Hall of Fame induction Ceremony with Keynote Speaker James Taylor of Shocked & Amazed: On and Off the Midway.Drunken history fun!
Congress of Curious Peoples
Saturday, April 27, 2019, 12pm-6pm
For The Congress of Curious Peoples Annual event, Serpentinas Craft will be bringing some of the best Local Artist and Creators to Coney Island USA’s Freak Bar to sell their amazing products.
Congress of Curious Peoples
Saturday, April 27, 2019, 1pm-7pm (last ticket sold at 7pm)
Superfreak Weekend at Sideshows by the Seashore! This 10-in-1 sideshow is a once in a lifetime experience, featuring:
Congress of Curious Peoples
Saturday, April 27, 2019 - 9:00pm
Lecture/concert with Peter Stampfel of the Holy Modal Rounders and The Fugs.
Congress of Curious Peoples
Sunday, April 28, 2019, 12pm-6pm
For The Congress of Curious Peoples Annual event, Serpentinas Craft will be bringing some of the best Local Artist and Creators to Coney Island USA’s Freak Bar to sell their amazing products.
Magic at Coney!!!
Sunday, April 28, 2019 - 12:00pm
Magical Promotions, together with Coney Island USA, presents an afternoon of fun and wonder for the entire family.
Congress of Curious Peoples
Sunday, April 28, 2019, 1pm-7pm (last ticket sold at 7pm)
Superfreak Weekend at Sideshows by the Seashore! This 10-in-1 sideshow is a once in a lifetime experience, featuring:
Burlesque at the Beach
Friday, May 3, 2019 - 10:00pm
Betsy Propane uses her barbering eyes to showcase the many many versions of Hair styles through burlesque, circus, and performance art.