John Gilkey, Daniel Passer and Wayne Wilson are YOUR NEW BEST FRIENDS - America’s newest, brightest, shiniest Comedy Sensation!

PLAYING APRIL 23, MAY 27 & JUNE 3

Direct from the stages of Las Vegas and Cirque du Soleil, comes a brand spanking new workshop performance of YOUR NEW BEST FRIENDS.

Franco Dragone (creator of “O”, “Mystere” and “Quidam”) declares YOUR NEW BEST FRIENDS as his resident group of Anti-Clowns.

Ripped from the underbelly of Cirque du Soleil, YOUR NEW BEST FRIENDS presents all of the material that they weren’t allowed to do on the main stages. Free from the constraints of the large spectacle shows in which they normally appear, YOUR NEW BEST FRIENDS reveal the kind of EDGY, IMPERTINENT, FOOLISHNESS that is too bold for the stages of Cirque du Soleil to contain.

Drawing from their years of experience in cabaret, burlesque, theatre and large scale spectacle, the artifice of “Cirque” is removed and the audience is left with the simple struggle of three guys who just want to be YOUR NEW BEST FRIENDS. Their plight is further magnified by the inclusion of various high calibre dance and musical numbers in the show.

Bios:

John is a veteran of San Francisco’s Pickle Family Circus and Make*A*Circus. He went on to create and perform clown numbers for three Cirque Du Soleil shows including Quidam, Dralion and Varekai. Most recently he created and directed the clown material for Franco Dragone’s Le Reve now playing at the Wynn Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Daniel currently plays the lead clown in Franco Dragone’s Le Reve at the Wynn Hotel. He has performed at theatres across country including: The American Repertory Theatre, The Odyssey, The Actors Gang, Shakespeare Santa Cruz and Cornerstone. A graduate of A.R.T.’s Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard, Daniel was the US representative at the Commedia del’Arte Festival in Italy.

Wayne is currently playing the principal character in Franco Dragone’s Le Reve, at Wynn Las Vegas. A 2001 Presidential Scholar in the Arts, he received his BFA Acting Training from the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theatre Professional Actor Training Program. In 2003, he joined Cirque Du Soleil’s North American Tour of Dralion. Currently he is Artistic Director of New American Theatre Project residing in Las Vegas.

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