Erin BroadleyActor Gary Busey made a special appearance at the Dragonfly on Friday night for the May 22 performance of Point Break Live!, the wildly popular punk-rock stage adaptation of the 1991 action flick Point Break that starred Busey as seasoned FBI agent and general badass, Angelo Pappas, opposite Keanu Reeves' Johnny Utah.
During the performance Busey clearly enjoyed himself, cheering and heckling from the front row, wearing his “survival kit” rain poncho, and even picking up a cap gun and Super Soaker to join the cast members for the show's final shoot-out. I joined the cast backstage after the show for what was an epic night in Point Break Live! history.
The Point Break Live! cast helps Busey on stage for the final bow; Credit: Erin Broadley
Gary Busey applauds the cast of Point Break Live!; Credit: Erin Broadley
Gary Busey applauds the cast of Point Break Live!; Credit: Erin Broadley
Get me two: PBL! co-producer George Spielvogel (who doubles as Angelo Pappas) with the original Pappas, Gary Busey; Credit: Tobias Jelinek
Me (soaking wet), Gary Busey, and PBL! co-producer Thomas Blake (who doubles as surfer-turned-bank robber Roach); Credit: George Spielvogel
Tobias Jelinek (who plays Patrick Swayze's Bodhi Sattva) and Gary Busey backstage; Credit: Tobias Jelinek
Group hug; Credit: Tobias Jelinek
TMZ shows up to interview the PBL! cast backstage; Credit: Erin Broadley
Gary Busey crashes the TMZ interview; Credit: Erin Broadley
For those who need a refresher course on Point Break Live!, read more about the theater production in April's L.A. Weekly L.A. People issue, “Point Break Live!'s Punk Theater Impresario — Thomas Blake.“
You can catch Point Break Live! every Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Dragonfly, 6510 Santa Monica Blvd., L.A., CA 90038, (323) 466-6111
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