How do you knock out a crowd of rock ’n’ roll pissers? Is it possible to stun the terminally unfazed? German-born singer Klaus Nomi did just that at a new wave vaudeville show in the late ’70s: He ...

A reissue of the Downtown fixture’s 1981 debut album is a reminder that despite his striking look, campy repertoire, and operatic range, the onetime Bowie collaborator was no novelty act. Klaus Nomi, ...

Born in the German state of Bavaria in 1944, Klaus Nomi emigrated to New York City at the age of 28, doing bits of off-Broadway theater work and moonlighting as a pastry chef. By 1978, he immersed ...