Alicia Witt Returns To Joe's Pub For EP Release Show 7/17

Actress/singer/songwriter Alicia Witt returns to Joe's Pub on Friday, July 17, 2009, 11:30 PM to celebrate the release of her new self-titled EP! Witt will be singing and playing a set of her original songs with full band.

Alicia Witt, an award-winning classical pianist in addition to being an acclaimed actress, will be joined by Konrad Meissner on drums and Ricardo Rodriguez on bass. Jeff Fiorello will be the opening act for this very special eveing of original music.

Alicia Witt was last seen on the New York stage on Monday, April 13, 2009, as part of The 24 Hour Musicals at The Gramercy Theatre (127 East 23rd Street, between Park and Lexington Aves). She starred alongside Richard Kind, Tamara Tunie, and Capathia Jenkins in 'ISLANDS.'

Recently on television, Witt was seen on the USA Network/NBC drama "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" as detective Nola Falacci opposite Chris Noth in an eight episode arc. Alicia is known for starring in such films as "The Upside of Anger," "Two Weeks Notice," and "Mr. Holland's Opus." Witt was recently seen opposite Al Pacino in Screen Gems' psychological thriller "88 Minutes."

She starred as Evelyn in the West End stage-production of Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things. In September 2006 she returned to the London stage, portraying the piano-playing Abigail, a role in which she demonstrated herself an "outstanding" pianist, in Piano/Forte at The Royal Court Theatre.

Find more information on her music at www.myspace.com/aliciawittmusic.

Joe's Pub is located at 425 Lafayette St (at Astor Place), all tickets $12, to order tickets call 212-539-8500 or order online at www.tickets.publictheater.org.

To secure a dinner reservation, call 212-539-8778. Please note that purchase of a ticket does NOT guarantee seating; seating, as well as standing-room, is available only on a first-come, first-served basis for all shows without a dinner reservation. Two drink or $12 food minimum per person.

Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly become one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and vast diversity of interests, the stage at Joe's Pub gives voice to a world of varied and stellar artists. With impeccable sound and lights, the warm and intimate candlelit atmosphere of Joe's Pub is filled with plush velvet couches, softly glowing lucite tables and gorgeously understated architecture. Joe's Pub is open seven days a week, regularly hosting as many as three shows a day. Dinner and drink service is available during every performance; the venue offers a classic Italian dinner menu and a fully stocked bar.

Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski