The Show Won't Go On: The Most Shocking, Bizarre, and Historic Deaths of Performers Onstage. This item is unavailable.The Show Won't Go On: The Most Shocking, Bizarre, and Historic Deaths of Performers Onstage

A shocking look at the final performances of entertainers who died onstage. For every dazzling spotlight and thunderous applause, there's a dark side to show business. The Show Won't Go On explores the bizarre and often tragic deaths of performers in front of a live audience.

From vaudeville stages to television studios, from rock concerts to the opera, this morbidly fascinating history reveals the grim details of performers who met their end in the most public way imaginable. Discover the stories of:

• Comedians who died mid-joke
• Musicians who collapsed mid-song
• Aerialists who plunged to their deaths

Jeff Abraham and Burt Kearns explore the lives and deaths of these ill-fated entertainers, offering a unique perspective on fame, mortality, and the "show must go on" mentality. For fans of true crime, showbiz history, and the macabre.

Jeff Abraham is a public relations executive who's regarded as one of Hollywood's top comedy historians and go-to pop culture experts. Burt Kearns is an award-winning television and film producer, director, writer, journalist—and author of the controversial memoir Tabloid Baby.