Thick!

"James Bradford is... Thick!", also known simply as "Thick!", was a 2011 one-man (with a band) stage show written by and starring James. It was first performed at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, where it sold out. It was staged at TABU in Philadelphia's gayborhood. A video of the entire show can be viewed at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykqlZ61wO6E

The Show

The show ran for approximately two hours. It featured James center stage telling stories from his life interspersed with live pop/rock songs performed with his band "The Mana-Mana's" (so named after his longtime friend and bassist Toshio Mana.) The stories were all personal anecdotes from James' past. They included a version of the story he would go on to tell years later on The Chris Gethard Show. After the success of the show, James retooled portions to be performed with just an acoustic guitarist and did numerous performances on the East Coast. He followed up the show with a 30 minute storytelling performance called "Live Nude Clothes", which he toured for a year.

Local coverage about the show included a spotlight interview on the Philadelphia Fringe Festival website:

http://fringearts.com/2011/06/27/philly-fringe-vital-stats-james-bradford/

The Set List

Songs in the show included both covers and originals. They were: The Band, Cast and Crew
 * 1) Rock House (Paula Abdul)
 * 2) Bayou Refueling Station (James Bradford)
 * 3) Sugar Daddy (Hedwig & The Angry Inch)
 * 4) David Duchovny (Bree Sharp)
 * 5) Sugar Daddy (Melissa Lefton)
 * 6) Digital Ghost (Tori Amos)
 * 7) Jesus He Knows Me (Genesis)
 * 8) Rope Burn (Janet Jackson)
 * 9) Nothing Fails (Madonna)
 * 10) Mighty Real (Sylvester)
 * 11) Fighter (Christina Aguilera)
 * 12) Little Red Corvette (Prince, as interpreted by Sandra Bernhard)

The Mana-Mana's were comprised of: Monologues in the show were written by: A pre-recorded introductory piece was performed by Nadya Ginsburg.
 * Toshio Mana (guitar, music director)
 * Bianca Lindblad (background vocals)
 * Melinda Gervasio (drums)
 * Andrew Connors (bass)
 * James Bradford
 * Julie Klausner
 * Natasha V.C.

The show was live-mastered and recorded by Jamie Watts, AKA Kilowatts.