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June 19th, 2009:

John Kelly Transmogrified – Paved Paradise REDUX @ Abrons Art Center

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John Kelly as Joni Mitchell @ Paved Paradise REDUX © Frank H. Jump

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John Kelly Defrocked © Frank H. Jump

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Zecca Esquibel as Georgia O'Keeffe © Frank H. Jump

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Paul Ossola as Vincent van Gogh © Frank H. Jump

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John Kelly @ the afterparty © Frank H. Jump

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Murray Hill in the lobby during intermission. © Frank H. Jump

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With only six more performances, this is a show you must not miss. John Kelly is an art/performance genius.

“Transformation through spiritual osmosis … magnificent.” — The New York Times

In Paved Paradise Redux: The Art of Joni Mitchell, John Kelly’s vocal and dramatic skills make for an interpretation that is at once haunting and hilarious, and will gratify even the most hardened “Joni-phile.” The arrangements (performed in the original key) combined with Kelly’s spot-on vocal acrobatics provide an experience that is both original and uncanny. – ABRON ARTS CENTER

Delco – Ozone Park, Queens

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Saturated and heavy hued. © Frank H. Jump

Greenpoint Avenue Bulls

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