Composed and directed by Elliott Sharp with text written by noted sci-fi author Jack Womack, BINIBON is a work of both musical theater and alternative history based on the 1981 murder by Jack Henry Abbott of Richard Adan, a waiter and the night manager at the Binibon, a cafe and 24-hour hangout on 2nd ave at 5th St. in the East Village, a nexus for artists, musicians, neighborhood characters and bohemians true and faux. Abbott was a talented writer as well as an imprisoned killer who became the protege of famed author Norman Mailer who sponsored his release into a halfway house on E. 3rd st. The killing was an important cusp-point in the history of the neighborhood, it's culture, it's daily life, it's real-estate, and its future. The music draws upon E#'s own compositional and performance language that he developed during the time of the events ( & reflecting his many hours hanging out at the Binibon) and reveals ties to punk, No Wave, electronic dance music, noise, and industrial sounds. The cast includes Mike Lubik, Latarsha Rose, Deian McBryde, and Jack Womack.