Theatre Is Evil is a studio album by Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra produced by John Congleton. The name was decided by a vote from her fans over “theater” v. “theatre.” The latter won. In addition, the album was crowdfunded by $1,192,793 raised on Kickstarter, setting a record at the time for the most raised by a musician. It was released on September 7, 2012 in Australia, on September 10, 2012 in the United Kingdom and Europe, and September 11, 2012 in the United States and Canada.