VANITY FAIR: “Absorbing! Both Abraham and Kearns are show business and pop culture savants!”
DAILY MAIL ONLINE: “What if the cliche ‘the show must go on’ wasn’t really true?”
BROADWAY WORLD: The Show Won’t Go On in Top 10 Theatre-Themed History Books to Read While Staying Inside!
PLAYBILL: The Show Won’t Go On among 2019’s “best of written work related to the theatre!”
MONTREAL TIMES: “Fascinating! read-in-one-sitting!” The Show Won’t Go On is one of the ten best books of 2019!
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: “The backstory on how the book came together and how they helped set the record straight!”
THE TELEGRAPH (UK): “In life and death, there really is no business like show business!”
THE JERUSALEM POST: “A marvelous accumulation of stories… which the authors have rigorously verified!”
NY DAILY NEWS: “Show stoppers: Sometimes, ‘Curtains!’ means just that!”
NY POST: A recommendation for The Show Won’t Go On
DEADLINE.COM: “Now there’s a book actually devoted to those who have, literally, died onstage!”
LEONARD MALTIN: “They’re the only ones who have had the gumption to research every urban legend… & separate fact from fiction!”
TWIN CITIES RACKET: “Dozens of morbidly fascinating stories in Abraham and Kearns’s insightful, darkly fascinating book!”
TICKLISH BUSINESS: “Fascinating! A fun read for those who like a dash of death with their entertainment!”
GENII, THE CONJURORS’ MAGAZINE: “Come on baby, don’t fear the reaper! Highly recommended!”
DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD: “Full of exclusive anecdotes and interviews, colorful characters and debunked myths!”
UGLY THINGS: “Touching. Dramatic. Not cheap or exploitative… All these performers’ beats will go on, thanks to Abraham & Kearns!”
HOUSTON PRESS: “There’s never been any book like it, which makes it all the more compelling!”
MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE: “New book digs deeper into the death of Tiny Tim on Minneapolis stage!”
THE MAINE EDGE: “An anthology of history’s most compelling onstage deaths! There has never been a book to collect them - until now!”
MONTREAL & TORONTO TIMES: “A page-turning catalogue! Runs the gamut! I guarantee that you will be immediately hooked by every story!”
THE OAKLAND PRESS: “The title says it all! Chronicled with impressive detail and range!”
LA WEEKLY: “Two Nights in The Valley: Nick Menza, Warne Marsh & All That Jazz Rock” (excerpts from The Show Won’t Go On)
BUFFALO NY NEWS: “Looking back on Buffalo native Dick Shawn’s final show” (an excerpt from The Show Won’t Go On)
DAVID HARTNELL’S HOLLYWOOD (NEW ZEALAND): “I happily award The Show Won’t Go On five out of five stars!”
FORCES OF GEEK: “FOG chats with ‘The Show Won’t Go On’ authors Jeff Abraham & Burt Kearns!”
VANISH MAGIC MAGAZINE: “Incredibly compelling reading! If you are like me and love show biz stories, you will really love this book!”
THE LOWBROW READER: “Here’s a book to dig! What might have proved grim or exploitative turns celebratory!”
CHORTLE UK: “The first comprehensive study of performers, including comics, who died on the job!”
LA JOLLA CA. LIGHT: Corey Levitan on “Dick Shawn’s Big La Jolla finish”: “No one was sure exactly what they witnessed.”
MARK EVANIER’S NEWS FROM ME: “Fascinating, interesting, enlightening — and not all the stories are sad!”
PAUL HARRIS ONLINE: “A great read! The stories often border on the unbelievable!”
PLUCKED FROM THE STACKS: “There’s an undercurrent of brightness reflected in this book! A wonderful celebration!”
THE SYNCOPATED TIMES: “An entertaining and informative read that rejoices in that fact these performers had lived and performed!”
PLEASEKILLME.COM: Top 10 deaths of drummers onstage — and “a chance to win a signed copy!”
FINE MEDIUM & BROAD: The Top 10 Most Shocking Onstage Deaths of All Time!
BOOKLIST: “Laced with intrigue… the perfect book for the morbidly curious, the gawkers, and anyone fascinated by peculiar deaths!”
BROADWAY DIRECT: The Show Won’t Go On is one of Bookfilter’s 2019 Fall Picks for Theater Lovers
SAN FRANCISCO REVIEW OF BOOKS: “Their research is impeccable! The authors prove to be great scene-setters!”
THE LAUGH BUTTON: “Goes beyond the superficial headlines and really dives deep into who they were as performers and people!”
BOOK & FILM GLOBE: “Never disrespectful, never goes for the cheap laughs! A successful nonlethal combination of death and entertainment!”
JOURNEYS IN CLASSIC FILM: ”Both informs and honors! A solid novelty gift for the macabre maven in your family!”
PLAYBILL.COM: “A must-read theatre book to bring to the beach this summer! This is for fans of the weird and obscure!”
LAUGHSPIN.COM: “Abraham and Kearns give a sneak peek of their upcoming book with a top 10 list of most epic onstage deaths.”
HIGHLIGHT HOLLYWOOD: Authors of The Show Won’t Go On book signing at Dearly Departed Tours Museum
ELVIS INFORMATION NETWORK: “This project began with an Elvis tribute concert…”
CHICAGO REVIEW PRESS BLOG: The Five (Literally) Most Shocking Deaths of Performers Onstage
NEWS: Jeff & Burt bring a multimedia presentation of The Show Won’t Go On to the world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood
PHOTOS: THE MAGIC CASTLE PERK: The Show Won’t Go On with Jeff Abraham & Burt Kearns
NEWS: Shut Up! Echo Park loves The Show Won’t Go On event featuring comedy podcasters
NEWS: Dearly departed performers from The Show Won’t Go On take center stage at Dearly Departed Museum
NEWS: Rock ’n’ roll legend Willie Nile gives an onstage shout-out to The Show Won’t Go On
NEWS: Jeff & Burt bring The Show Won’t Go On to Dark Delicacies “home of horror” bookstore in Burbank
NEWS: First bookstore signing & discussion of The Show Won’t Go On at Book Soup on the Sunset Strip
NEWS: Michael Butler Murray narrates the audiobook of The Show Won’t Go On!
GOOGLE BOOKS: THE SHOW WON’T GO ON
New York Daily News, 25 August 2019
