Alice Cooper [CANCELLED] at Orpheum Theatre

Alice Cooper brings his own brand of rock psycho-drama to fans both old and new, enjoying it as much as the audience does. Known as the architect of shock-rock, Cooper has rattled the cages and undermined the authority of generations of guardians of the status quo, continuing to surprise fans and exude danger at every turn, like a great horror movie, even in an era where CNN can present real life shocking images. Alice Cooper pioneered a grandly theatrical brand of hard rock that was designed to shock. He continues to tour regularly, performing shows worldwide with the dark and horror-themed theatrics that he’s best known for.

“Alice Cooper review – a potent brew of sex, death and pantomime villainy. He strides out of his “nightmare castle”, with top hat and twirling cane, and kisses a ghost bride (his wife, Sheryl Goddard) who disappears in smoke. Half the time it’s like a low-budget slasher movie soundtracked by hard glam rock, especially when an actor has her throat theatrically slashed by a sabre-wielding masked slayer. The sight of the straitjacketed singer being restrained from attacking a baby (thankfully, a doll) with a meat cleaver is slightly more disturbing. Cooper, though, gets his comeuppance – by being apparently guillotined. The giant contraption and fake “Alice” head have been part of the act for aeons.” – Dave Simpson, The Gardian.