"I have seen the Heartaches Razz Band and am presently undergoing treatment...” - Review by JFC McMaster University

You have found the world's most unique and unforeseen vaudeville show in existence today... and your life may never be the same!

Yes, it’s 1938 and the living legends of vaudeville, The Heartaches Razz Band, starring the lovely and talented Golden Throat, go beyond filling the bill to choking the bird. Wow!

This is theatre, this is showbiz: '30s jazz played with a contemporary beat; one that pounds like rock-n-roll but remains jazz, their jazz. Finely tuned with comedy, tinged with craziness and polished with the glamour and glitter of Hollywood. This is entertainment, performed by possibly the insane, or perhaps the brilliant, one can only guess...

However, one thing remains uncontestable: You have never seen anything like the Heartaches Razz Band Show before, and you will never forget it.

Is it a play?
Is it a musical?
Is it a concert?
Is it a hilarious variety show?

Yes to all four.

The Heartaches Razz Band is:

Doug Fraser who portrays the highly overpaid matinee crooner, the lovely and talented Golden Throat:  idol of millions, the songbird of the West Coast and the heartthrob of America. Doug Fraser acts, sings and dances his way into the hearts of dozens. He plays banjo, guitar, ukulele, kazoo, duck call, bass jug and is unquestionably the world's greatest washboard player.

Ron Davies, aka Ron Richtofen, actor, singer, upright bass player, upright bagpipe player and guitarist; a man with more talent in his little finger, than he has in his index finger.

Jeannie, joined the Heartaches Razz Band as Victoria Vox for the Coffin Capers Production and refused to leave; vocalist, actor and keyboard contortionist, she humbly accepts the understated title of Canada’s greatest keyboard player with her name.

Hugh Milligan, internationally acclaimed home recording artist, performs as "Prince Milligan". His new love for jazz is only exceeded by his loyalty to his mother. He is said to be Queen Elizabeth’s illegitimate son and a candidate for the British throne. Percussionist, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, these are all words that he understands. He brings to the stage an entire set of drums.


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