You may have seen the hugely popular Lord Franziannian’s annual Royal Olympian Spectacular Vaudeville Show, featuring offbeat artists from in and around the Olympia area, and hosted by Lord Franziannian, a character developed by polymath writer, actor, and storyteller Elizabeth Lord. In true vaudeville style, Franziannian’s showcases various local creative and quirky oddball acts, no two are the same, and they’re none like anything you’ve seen before. It was from this pool of peculiar unconventionality that Lord (Elizabeth) discovered the band nightmayor (lowercase ‘n’ intentional). She says she first met the group in 2021 at the vaudeville show and was hugely impressed by them. She loved their creative output and original ideas; they “blew (her) away”. Two years ago, she became involved in their original musical The Total Package and enjoyed working with them so much that this time around she is directing their production CRAZY DINNER! With this wild and zany pool of talent, it proves to be sharply scrumptious and salty, infused with intelligent humor.
“A heaping helping of romantic comedy with a side of thrilling intrigue! Marty and Lynn, a couple madly out of love, must enjoy the meal of a lifetime in a pressure cooker of deception. Each one has everything to hide- and everything to lose! Don’t let that spoil your appetite — it takes a stomach of steel to share this meal. A feast of visual and auditory delicacies awaits all who partake in the CRAZY DINNER!”
Featuring performances by Dean Crabapple, Velva Kelly, Rick Ridgeway, Eugene Ryser, Glim Sìofra, Marlo Winter, Carolanne Riat, Kaz Hoey, Riley June, Robert Bruce, and Jordan Richards.
ABOUT NIGHTMAYOR
nightmayor has been creating original musicals, touring shows, albums, dance performances, and video projects since Halloween 2018. From its first incarnation as a two-person punk band to the sprawling casts of recent full-length productions, nightmayor has dared to laugh in the face of pure evil. Collaborating with a wide range of local artists, performers, and musicians, nightmayor has created the musicals The Oculist and The Total Package, the touring shows Bring Life 2 U and Adopted Brothers: Not Related By Blood, mini-musicals The Frog Show and The Angels Show, a multimedia feature film version of The Total Package, and the album Does It Ring?? It Does… This brand new musical, CRAZY DINNER!, promises to showcase new heights and depths from the group that refuses to do the same thing twice.
WHAT:
CRAZY DINNER!. New, original musical, directed by Elizabeth Lord, original score and lyrics by nightmayor.
WHEN:
May 21 – 31, and June 6, 7, Doors at 6:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m.
WHERE:
In May: Wild Child performance space 414 E. 4th Ave.
In June: Theater 4 in the Center House at Seattle Center.
TICKETS:
$20., available at the door. Online presale tickets available beginning in April at www.eventbrite.com
LEARN MORE:
Percy James – 206 602 7510, Website: nightmayor.online, Instagram: @plaguedbynightmayors, Email: plaguedbynightmayors@gmail.com
See this article in the Spring 2026 Print Edition.