The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Kitschified in The Washington Post!

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May 16, 2015 by Allee Willis

KITSCHportant NOTICE!!! PLEASE READ BEFORE PROCEEDING

Until further word (up), which hopefully will not be an eternity, the display cases here at the Allee Willis Museum Of Kitsch are pretty mu...

March 30, 2015 by Allee Willis

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 314

Bubbles knows how much The Color Purple means to me and so I was pretty much in heaven when she gave me this limited edition poster....

July 24, 2012 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Soul O’ the Day – Finally, VIDEOS From My Live Show!!

On May 8 and 9, 2012, I took a giant leap in my evolution and broke through an almost 4 decades-long bout of stage fright, performing two so...

June 25, 2012 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Soul O’ the Day – The Color Purple Cast Party at Willis Wonderland, June 11, 2012

May 28, 2012 marked the end of a stupendous three-month run of the musical I co-wrote, The Color Purple, at The Celebration Theatre in LA. O...

June 18, 2012 by Allee Willis

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Allee here, racing out the door toward smothered chicken

Forgive me, forgive me, I’ve been a bad kitschmeister curator these past few days. Running like (an elated) crazy person in Detroit ...

April 21, 2012 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – What An UNBELIEVABLE Night at Mumford High!!

I wish I had time to write at length this morning because I can’t even tell you what a SPECTACULAR evening I had last night at my high...

April 20, 2012 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Calling all Detroiters: Come to Mumford tonight!!

All the hits you can stand to hear!!! And the last time in an architectural treasure. https://www.alleewillis.com/detroit/mumford-last-call....

April 19, 2012 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – I’m off to Detroit!

Off to host a greatest hits concert at my high school, Mumford, before the wrecking ball knocks down one of the most gorgeous Deco buildings...

April 15, 2012 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Countdown To Blast-Off! 27 days & Counting ‘Til May 8&9!

Rehearsals for my May 8 & 9 return to the stage in my Super Ball Bounce Back Review have begun. Given what happened at my last show in O...

April 11, 2012 by Allee Willis

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Yes, I’m back!! LIVE, for 2 nights only!!

Yes, though one might find it hard to believe after my last foray into reclaiming the stage, I’m hitting it again in my new, improved...

April 4, 2012 by Allee Willis

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Hicksville Trailer Palace

Somewhere in California between Yucca City and Joshua Tree National Park off of a dirt road out in the middle of nowhere you’ll the Hicksv...

by Michael Ely

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 227

I call this The Color Purple corner. This is looking out of the studio and into the hall. I would have loved to have been a fly on the w...

April 1, 2012 by denny

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Allee sez: back tomorrow…

Here I am just hours ago at a friend’s house participating in all the frivolity of a Sunday night dinner. I was so tired that I couldn...

March 12, 2012 by Allee Willis

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 184

Another piece of soul kitsch hanging out in the studio at Willis Wonderland....

February 18, 2012 by denny

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 136

These posters are of Allee’s high school yearbook photo. They are rare at this point and not many people have them. I may be one o...

December 29, 2011 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – FINALLY: Soup To Nutty!

I meant to start posting my thoughts about my Soup To Nuts Party Mix show, my first live performance in 37 years at the El Portal Theater la...

October 25, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis Kitsch O’ The Day – R.I.P. Alex Steinweiss

Alex Steinweiss passed away last Sunday. Even if you don’t know his name there’s no way you don’t know his work. Steinwei...

July 21, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Nessa Finally Gets To See The Color Purple

I finally got to see The Color Purple, Allee! It was at the wonderful Keith-Albee Theatre in Huntington, WV.. probably West Virginia’...

June 23, 2011 by Nessa

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Two Foxes

I loved visiting Detroit in April for the first time, and having the opportunity to attend ‘The Color Purple” at the fantastic...

June 2, 2011 by Markydoodle

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Me, AWMOK and Willis Wonderland in the New York Times today!

Nice, big, fat story in the Times on me today + 12 photos. Thank you, Bob Morris, for seeking me out (no press agent involved here!) and wri...

May 26, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Bye, Bye Oprah…

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May 25, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 14, THE VIDEO

As I’ve been blabbing about for weeks now, I had the extreme pleasure of conducting my high school marching band playing a medley of s...

May 9, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 10 , The Restaurants

An important part of any urban experience is where and what you choose to eat. Anyone who knows me knows that no money needs to be wasted on...

April 28, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! Part 9, The City By Car

Wednesday, April 6, had tremendous potential. (L-R) Mark Blackwell and Laura Grover, both of whom worked on putting the whole Detroit extrav...

April 27, 2011 by Allee Willis

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