# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Texas Comedies. The Crash at Crush 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 am
- **Event Description**: A new musical comedy, based on the incredible true story of a staged train crash near the town of Crush, TX. Spurred by bankruptcy, bizarre railroad employees and the Ringling Brothers circus, William Crush creates an explosive new form of mass entertainment.  A one-hour musical comedy with a live band.
The Crash at Crush is based on the strange but true story of William Crush, who in 1896 decided to stage a train crash as a publicity stunt. The resulting event drew some 40,000 people to the site, which made the temporary town of Crush the second most populous city in Texas; it even inspired Scott Joplin, who was nearby at the time, to compose a song about it.
“I read somewhere [or] I heard somewhere that in theater, if you put together any kind of show you have to think about what the central problem of the production would be,” writer/director Cecil says. “And so for The Crash at Crush, the central problem is how do you do a train crash on stage? And I figure if people pay their… money to come see a show… they get out of the house, they go see a show called The Crash at Crush, they gotta have a train crash. You can't go, ‘Oh, the crash just occurred off stage,' you know? And I think a musical comedy especially should be a bit of a spectacle. It's a bit of an action movie, so you gotta have something. So how to build the trains? So finally we committed to doing the show and then started looking at various ways to get trains to crash on stage. And we got it! We crashed them last night.”
In the musical, Katherine Crush, played by Tatyana Smith, is not a fan of the proposed crash. “She is obsessed with trains and the railroad,” Smith says. “That is her… like when little girls were playing with dolls, she was playing with toy trains. And she's just, she's been in love with trains for her whole life and her husband is fully aware of that. So for roughly half of [the musical], she's kind of in the dark. Like she doesn't know that he's planning on crashing these trains, and that's gut-wrenching to her because trains are her thing. She loves them. She doesn't want him to get hurt.”
Smith says she and the entire cast and crew are having a good time with The Crash at Crush. “Yeah, it's a blast,” she says. “I love being on a stage to begin with, be it doing something dramatic or comedic, but working with Texas Comedies in particular is always an experience. In the best way!”
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/el-paso-tx/texas-comedies-the-crash-at-crush/200029851590140
- **Event Categories**: comedy, live-music, entertainment, music, art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 25

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: El Paso, TX
- **location**: The Historic Lancaster Theatre
- **full address**: The Historic Lancaster Theatre, 118 Historic Town Square,El Paso, TX, El Paso, TX

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Texas Comedies. The Crash at Crush  being held?
  - **A:** Texas Comedies. The Crash at Crush  takes place on Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 am to Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 am at The Historic Lancaster Theatre, 118 Historic Town Square,El Paso, TX, El Paso, TX.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Texas Comedies. The Crash at Crush ?
  - **A:** Texas Comedies. The Crash at Crush  is organized by The Historic Lancaster Theatre.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Texas Comedies. The Crash at Crush  is ideal for comedy fans, stand-up enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a dedicated session of curated laughs, professional acts, and sharp wit from seasoned performers. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in El Paso, TX, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Texas Comedies. The Crash at Crush  sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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