Heavens Cafe is a rock opera written and composed by John Miner. It was first staged in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1996. The opportunity to perform the musical theater project came after his demo was heard by investor Mike Lewis of Las Vegas-based Tributary Music Label after his departure from California-based progressive rock group Mantra Sunrise. Miner put a new band together Art Rock Circus with drummer Jon Weisberg and Jon Cornell to stage the live performances at the Flamingo Theater in Las Vegas. Former Follies Bergere performer Kristine Keppel directed the original casting. In 2003, Los Angeles based theater director John Beane, approached John Miner about staging the opera in the Los Angeles area later that year. Beane's new vision for the project came to fruition in May of 2004 with a six-week California run at the Insurgo Theater which included Ken Jaquess on bass and blank">Nolan Stolz on drums. _Art Rock Circus continues to perform and record music as recent as 2007.
