Justin Sayre to Return to Joe's Pub with EGGPLANTS, PEACHES, & TEARS

After their recent run in I'm Gorgeous Inside, comedian and writer, Justin Sayre returns to Joe's Pub with a new show, EGGPLANTS, PEACHES, & TEARS. The show, which chronicles the trials and tribulations of the modern queer life, runs November 17 & 18 at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater in New York City.

After the success of I'm Gorgeous Inside, which played in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco, Sayre is back with a whole new evening of stories and songs. This new show, EGGPLANTS, PEACHES & TEARS allows Sayre to dig more deeply into the current state of the queer world. "I came for lisps and poetry, and I've been given Eggplants and Peaches." The show delves deeply into what it means to be an old soul in a new world. The show is directed by Dusty Childers with musical direction by Tracy Stark.

"Whether you pray to a god, the universe or Judy Herself, praise whomever you choose that we've got someone like Justin Elizabeth Sayre creating art today." (Towleroad) Sayre is known for a signature blend of outrageous comedy, politics, and culture, they first came to prominence with The Meeting* which ran for eight seasons with consistently sold-out shows at Joe's Pub. The show was hailed as "riotously funny and campy" by Next Magazine and "hilarious and sardonic" by The Village Voice. Described by Michael Musto of the Village Voice as "Oscar Wilde meets Whoopi Goldberg," Sayre was also named one of the "Funniest People in Brooklyn" by Brooklyn Magazine and among "LA's 16 Most Talented LGBT Comics" by Frontiers Magazine.

Tickets for the upcoming Joe's Pub shows are available for purchase online joespub.publictheater.org/Joes-Pub-at-The-Public or via phone at 212-967-7555.

Justin Sayre is a writer, performer, and podcaster best known for his downtown cabaret/variety show The Meeting*, which ran for eight successful seasons. Sayre's debut comedy album, "The Gay Agenda," was called one of 2016's "Best Things in Comedy" by The Comedy Bureau. Their original works for the theater have been shown at La MaMa, Dixon Place, The Wild Project, Queer Pop-Up Museum, Ars Nova, and The Players Club. Sayre also hosts an iTunes podcast, SPARKLE & CIRCULATE, where they interview performers, writers, and other creative minds of the community. As an activist, Justin's charity benefit show, "Night of a Thousand Judys," raises money for the Ali Forney Center for Homeless LGBT youth and is now in its 7th year. Their debut children's novel, Husky, was deemed "a superb addition to the middle grade literary cannon" by VOYA Magazine. In July 2017, Sayre released his second children's novel, Pretty, which Publishers Weekly praised as "[a] powerful story of growth and change, brimming with honesty and hope." Additionally, Sayre wrote for CBS' hit comedy series, 2 Broke Girls, and has appeared in Lisa Kudrow's The Comeback on HBO.