Joe's Pub Announces November Line-Up

Joe's Pub has announced their performance schedule for November. For more information, photos, press tickets or artist contact information for the above upcoming shows. 
 
NOV 1-7
Anne Steele: CD RELEASE
Monday, November 1 at 7:30 PM; $20

A daring reinvention of pop. A thrilling re-imagining of the standards. Anne Steele, a three-time MAC, two-time Bistro and Nightlife Award-winner, achieves both on her debut studio album, STRINGS ATTACHED. Drawn from her sold-out concerts, with music direction and arrangements by Kenny Davidsen, the album offers surprising and insightful pairings of classics with the edgier hits of today. Backed by a stellar yet unconventional six-piece ensemble, Anne explores the intersection of current and traditional sensibilities in songs by a wide range of artists, such as Britney Spears, Pink, Queen, Cat Stevens, Charlie Chaplin and Stephen Sondheim.  This is a one night only concert to celebrate the release of her debut album on PS Classics!!
 
THE GAY AGENDA: CONQUERS JOE'S PUB!
Monday, November 1 at 9:30 PM; $15

The Gay Agenda is your semi-favorite-two-man-musical-theatre-post-punk-band.   Micah and Nicholas, two harmonizing homos with their ears perked for the latest sounds in the cutting edge world of musical theatre, concoct mangled love ballads and disjointed show stoppers to delight the twisted, sentimental show queen in all of us.  THE GAY AGENDA has a single goal: Complete and utter world queerification through SHOWTUNES.
 
HAPPY ENDING MUSIC AND READING SERIES
feat authors TEDDY WAYNE, JENNIFER EGAN & musical guest ELIZABETH & THE CATAPULT
Wednesday, November 3 at 7:00 PM; $15

The consistently sold out, Happy Ending Music and Reading Series, chosen by New York Magazine and NY Press as the best reading series in NYC, and singled out by the New York Times Magazine for helping to "Keep downtown alive," features the most interesting storytellers, writers, musicians, raconteurs and personalities, and requires the readers to take one public risk, while the musicians, who perform two short sets with their original, lyric-driven music, are required to play one cover song and try to get the audience to sing along. Called the "most vital authors' series in the city," by Time Out NY, and known for its consistently good taste, Happy Ending has launched careers and proudly, ended none.
 
The Civilians: LET ME ASCERTAIN YOU: CRIME, USA (Key West, New York City)
Thursday, November 4 at 9:30 PM; $15
"Clear evidence of evolution in the world of modern theater.  Miss it and weep." Time Out New York
"The Civilians deserve credit as top-notch journalists, creating portraits that are vivid, agenda-free and marked by a benevolent irony." - The New Yorker
 
The Civilians presents its next cabaret evening at Joe's Pub, Let Me Ascertain You: CRIME, USA (Key West, New York City). This one-night-only performance is dedicated to The Civilians' investigation into the world of crime in the United States, which began one year ago in residency at The Studios Of Key West, in Key West, Florida - Mile Zero. Civilians' artists will introduce the audience to characters interviewed in Key West and New York City, including, criminals, cops, employees of the FBI and DOJ, pawnshop workers, experts on serial killers, crime writers, former gang members, and one man named Monkey Tom. Original songs will be performed by Scrapomatic. Don't miss this first staging of The Civilians' investigation into the world of crime, an examination that will continue on into other American cities.
 
TIM O' BRIEN'S THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
A Literature to Life® presentation & panel discussion presented by The American Place Theatre
Friday, November 5 at 7:00 PM; $20

The Things They Carried is a masterwork of contemporary literature depicting the character Tim O'Brien and his experiences surrounding the Vietnam War.  Through a collection of short pieces, he presents a blurred line between truth and reality, fact and fiction, that makes his journey unforgettable.

This Literature to Life®stage presentation was adapted for the stage in 2004 and features sixty minutes of performance adapted verbatim from this unique and important piece of American literature.  Solo-actor Billy Lyons leads us through several of the short stories from the book including "The Rainy River" and "The Man I Killed", directed by Wynn Handman.  The interplay of language with original live cello music (performed for this exclusive evening by Kai Ando) will lay audiences witness to the complex issues of war and the universal struggle of the soldier.  The panel will be led by Executive Director of The American Place Theatre, David Kener.  The full-length Literature to Life adaptation of The Things They Carried was developed and premiered at Playhouse Square in Cleveland in residence with author Tim O'Brien. 

To connect with audiences, artists and media: literaturetolife.org/carried

The American Place Theatre is a non-profit 501(c)3 committed to their signature arts and literacy program, Literature to Life®: Inspiring over 400,000 students nationwide through professional theatre, creative classroom experiences, and great literature. www.americanplacetheatre.org
Joe Iconis: REWRITESaturday, November 6 at 9:30 PM; $20

ReWrite is a wild and unconventional piece of theater, comprised of three mini-musicals that connect in surprising and dangerous ways.  Seen briefly at Urban Stages in 2008, the show has been substantially revised and its cast and creators are chomping at the bit to show New York what they've done.  Directed by John Simpkins and featuring members from Iconis's notorious family of actors, ReWrite is a weird, funny, and heartfelt piece of geek-pop madness.  This ain't no concert, this ain't no cabaret, this is weirdo, bloody musical theater at its finest!
 
Joe Iconis is a writer and concert performer.  He is the recipient of an Ed Kleban Award, a Jonathan Larson Award and is a two-time Drama Desk nominee.  He is the author of Bloodsong of Love: The Rock 'n' Roll Spaghetti Western, The Black Suits (book co-written with Robert Maddock), The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks, and We The People.  His concert act, The Joe Iconis Rock and Roll Jamboree frequently plays The Laurie Beechman Theater and Joe's Pub and the debut album will be out soon.  Joe's theatrical rock concert Things To Ruin (Original Cast Recording available now on Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records) will be running at The Midtown Theater Mondays in November, and his annual Christmas Spectacular will play Ars Nova in December.   He is greatly inspired by Robert Altman, Dolly Parton, The Rolling Stones, whiskey, and the family of artists he frequently surrounds himself with.  
 
THE MAKING OF: LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD
Presented by Volker Schlondorff & Museum Of The Moving ImageSaturday, November 6 at 4:30 PM; $20
 
 
AFRICA FIRST! NEW SHORT FILMS FROM AFRICA
Presented by Museum of the Moving Image & Focus Features
Saturday, November 6 at 7:00 PM; $20
 
 
SOULFÈGESaturday, November 6 at MIDNIGHT; $14
"A spirit of promise and hope and harmony, a spirit that denies dissonance" - VanityFair.com
Founded by two Harvard grads, Soulfège has spread powerful & positive vibes across the globe via BBC Worldservice, MTV Africa & NPR and in 2010 charted in the Top Ten on the nationwide Jambands.com/RELIX chart.  The group has been described as "Bob Marley jammin' with the Fugees on a street corner in West Africa!"  Bandleader DNA is host of the "Derrick Ashong Experience" on Oprah Radio (SIRIUS XM), described as "...a groundbreaking, socially conscious radio show for a new audience of listeners" by Erik Logan, President of Harpo Productions.
 
Adam Rapp'S GHOSTS IN THE COTTONWOODSPresented by the Amoralists Theatre Company
Sunday, November 7 at 7:00 PM; $20
The Amoralists are proud to present the New York Premiere of Ghosts in the Cottonwoods, written and directed by Adam Rapp. Ghosts in the Cottonwoods, Rapp's first full-length play, runs Off-Broadway from November 11 to December 6, 2010 in a limited engagement at Theatre 80 St. Marks, located at 80 St. Marks Place between 1st and 2nd Avenues in NYC. Previews begin November 11 for a November 13 opening.
 
On the night of a terrible storm, a single mother and her younger son await the arrival of the older son, who has broken out of prison. Two others arrive before him: a stranger with a wounded leg and a girl with a suitcase. Nothing will ever be the same.
 
The Amoralists is a theatre company that produces work with no moral judgment by new and emerging playwrights. Dedicated to an honest expression of the American condition, their actor-driven ensemble explores complex characters of moral ambiguity. They seek to initiate a dialogue between artists and audience, and put theatre at the heart of our community. Rollicking, rebellious and raw, their work will go home with you...Boom!
 
The cast includes William Apps, James Kautz, Nick Lawson, Sarah Lemp, Mandy Nicole Moore and Matthew Pilieci.
 
The design and production team consists Alfred Schatz (Set Design), Keith Parham (Lighting Design), Jessica Pabst (Costume Design), Eric Shimelonis (Sound Design) and Judy Merrick (Production Stage Manager).
 
The Amoralists is a critically acclaimed theatre company that was formed in 2006 by actors James Kautz and Matthew Pilieci, and playwright/director Derek Ahonen on a car ride to Las Vegas. With a goal of winning $50,000 to start their company they lost $5,000 and founded it regardless. Through its first three seasons The Amoralists have produced six original full-length plays to rave reviews and sold out houses. In 2009, Meghan Ritchie and Matthew Fraley joined the Amoralists family as producing partners. That summer, their play, The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side, ran from June 2 to October 5, extending two times before transferring successfully to an Off Broadway run. The play was named to numerous 2009 Top Ten Lists, including Elisabeth Vincentelli's of The New York Post and Adam Feldman's of TimeOut New York. Amoralists' plays are published and available at Barnes and Noble, The Drama Bookshop and Amazon.com.
 
Justin Bond
Sundays, November 7, 14, 21, December 5 at 9:30 PM; $20
"Justin Bond is a trans-Atlantic cabaret messiah" - Time Out London
 
Recently described as "A bar of gold in the new depression" by Hilton Als in the New Yorker, singer, songwriter and Tony-nominated performance artist Justin Bond is an Obie, Bessie and Ethyl Eichelberger Award winner and was named one of the top 40 favorite New Yorkers by Time Out New York and was listed by Time Out London as one of England's 50 Funniest People.  His debut EP Pink Slip was released in July 2009. In 2008, he won rave reviews for his GLAAD nominated show Lustre which premiered at PS122 in the East Village and then went on to tour the UK with stops in Manchester, England as part of the It's Queer Up North Arts Festival and in a critically acclaimed run at London's Soho Theatre. Also in 2008, Justin appeared at The Southbank Center in London in the title role of Sinderella an original musical written by Martyn Jacques of The Tiger Lillies. In 2007, he premiered Justin Bond is Close To You, a reinterpretation of the classic Carpenter's album Close To You performed in its entirety as part of Joe's Pub in the Park in Central Park and subsequently presented by The Sydney Opera House in Australia.  He regularly Emcees the performance series Weimar New York which has played in such varied locations as the SFMOMA, The Speigeltent, and Joe's Pub at The Public Theater in New York.
 
As one-half of the Performance duo Kiki and Herb, Justin has toured the world headlining at Carnegie Hall, The Sydney Opera House, London's Queen Elizabeth Hall and starred in successful runs on Broadway and off-Broadway.   Kiki and Herb have released two cds,  Do You Hear What We Hear?, Kiki and Herb Will Die For You at Carnegie Hall and a DVD Kiki and Herb Live at the Knitting Factory.
 
Film credits include a starring role in John Cameron Mitchell's feature Shortbus, Charles Hermann-Wurmfeld's Fancy's Persuasion as well as Imaginary Heroes and Jon Moritsugu's Mod Fuck Explosion. In 2006 Bond completed his MA Scenography at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design in London. Justin credits his career as a queer performer to Kate Bornstein who cast him as Herculine Barbin in her ground-breaking play Hidden: A Gender in 1991.