Ripe Time Benefit, Blake Pfeil and More Set for Joe's Pub, Now thru 5/12
By: BWW News Desk May. 06, 2013
Joe's Pub at the Public Theater has announced its lineup for May 6-12, featuring: Ripe Time Benefit, NYU Tisch, CMA Songwriters Series, Julia Haltigan, Stephane Wrembel, The Fat Man's Daughter, Rabbit & The Hare, Magos Herrera & Sofia Rei, The N'Harmonics, Terry Radigan and Blake Pfeil.
May 6 at 7:00 PM
$500 VIP; $250 premium; $100 reserved
The World is Round: Conceived, written and directed by Rachel Dickstein. Original Score by Heather Christian. Based on the original book by Gertrude Stein. Featuring Heather Christian and the Arbornauts, Phillip Taratula, Amber Gray, Special Guest Rinde Eckert and more! The World is Round, steps inside the dreams, desires and drive of Rose, a young girl on a quest to climb a mountain. Through a textured-weave of darkly playful music and acrobatic action, Roses journey gives a window into the joys and challenges of growing up as a woman in the world. Heather Christian's ambitious score takes Stein out of the formality of the opera house and into an alt-rock circus. Christian pulls from the traditional gospel canon, noise rock and good old fashioned feeling good. Influences range from Screaming Jay Hawkins to Prince, Tom Waits to Harry Nilsson. Christian is joined onstage by her band Heather Christian and the Arbornauts along with a diverse ensemble of Amber Gray (Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet) and Philip Taratula (The Lily's Revenge). Best known for its Drama League and Drama Desk nominated production Septimus and Clarissa (2011), Ripe Time is dedicated to ensemble-based performance works infused with rich language, visual power and physical rigor. THE WORLD IS ROUND continues Ripe Time's commitment to creating riveting new adaptations telling stories about power, ambition, faith and desire in women's lives.
NYU TISCH PRESENTS GIMME, GOTCHA, GO ON! MERCURY IN RETROGRADE!
May 6 at 9:30 PM
$7 for students with ID; $10 regular price
What's on the minds of these 11 young thespians? Come find out! This cast drawn from some of the best young actor/singers at NYU Tisch School of Drama will sing, rant, and whisper their hearts and minds - as they long for contact, yearn for love, and burn for companionship. Directed by Joe's Pub regular, Nora York and her collaborator/music director Jamie Lawrence, Gimme Gotcha Go On promises to be a thoroughly surprising heart-warming evening where juicy slices of modern music will get sandwiched between delicious new takes on the American theater cannon. Get your tickets while they're hot!.
CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES
With Special Guests Brandy Clark, Phil Vassar and Shane McAnally
May 7 at 6:30 & 9:00 PM
May 8 at 6:30 & 9:00 PM
SOLD OUT
Joe's Pub and the Country Music Association are proud to announce the continuation of the successful CMA (Country Music Association) Songwriter Series with some of Nashville's finest songwriters. Bob DiPiero will return as host with special guestsBrandy Clark, Phil Vassar and Shane McAnally. CMA Songwriters Series is proudly sponsored by American Airlines, ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and GAC.
May 9 at 7:00 PM
$14
Julia Haltigan's songs have an antique, Americana-pop feel. Her lyrics create a collage of imagery that relates heartache, yearning and lust, to motorcycles, fake tattoos and viruses. At times her powerful, sultry voice booms above her six-piece band while at other times she showcases her soft and sexy side melting your heart. Julia's music arouses nostalgia for the classics, evoking the likes of Tom Waits, Nancy Sinatra, and Betty Boop. She puts you out like a Lucky cigarette in an ice cream cone. Her self-released, self-titled second album was released in May 2009. The album is a refreshing addition to the current music scene, combining old-time music influences with Julia's own whimsical style. With weeping guitar lines reminiscent of a Lee Hazelwood track, drum lines like a heel-toe shuffle and a bass like a tugboat, the album blends the blues, old-time country and Americana classics with modern arrangements. Julia Haltigan has shared the stage with artists such as Dixie Fried (featuring Norah Jones), The Defibulators, Steel Train, Freddie Stevenson and The Woes, at various venues such as The Knitting Factory, Rodeo Bar, The Living Room, Maxwell's, Union Pool, South Paw, Union Hall, The National Underground, Pianos, Rockwood Music Hall, Banjo Jim's, The Coney Island Side Show and Spike Hill.
May 9 at 9:30 PM
$22
For this very special Joe's Pub performance, master impressionist guitarist Stephane Wrembel hits the stage in a rare trio arrangement. Performing original songs from Wrembel's album Bistro Fada (named after Wrembel's theme song written for the wildly popular Woody Allen film "Midnight in Paris") Wrembel - together with Roy Williams (guitar) and Dave Speranza (bass) - will perform this and other less known Wrembel-scored songs from the "Bistro Fada" collection, many of which have never been performed live. Beyond genre and beyond any singular guitar technique, Stephane's unique musical expression always takes the listener on a spectacular, vivid journey.
May 10 at 7:00 PM
$10
Writer/Director Tabitha Holbert presents a staged reading of The Fat Mans Daughter, a new entry into the southern gothic genre. The play revolves around Lily, a young woman with a fragile childlike predilection that has been constructed over a lifetime of deep southern religious traditions. The action finds her struggling to secure her independence from her father Dwight, who battles with an addiction to food and candy despite his life-threatening diabetes. Over the course of the play, Lily discovers that the people that surround her ultimately leave her isolated. Once this is laid bare, she becomes set on a road to ruin brought about by a desperate fight for freedom. Uncompromising and unfiltered, The Fat Man's Daughter explores the pathos surrounding the southern American experience where the pressures of family, religion and culture collide with 21st century morals.
RABBIT & THE HARE WITH SPECIAL GUEST LORA-FAYE
May 10 at 9:30 PM
$12
Fresh off recording their first album together, this sweet and nostalgic Indie-Folk-Pop duo brings an intimacy to their music that can hush a room to silence. Inspired by the blues and soul of Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, California-born singer Marisa Duchowny (The Rabbit) melodically meets her raw and edgy New York-native counterpart, Neill MacCallum, (The Hare) to create a harmonious and lingering sound. Vulnerable, honest, and relatable, the Rabbit & the Hare's music transcends the Indie-folk spectrum and reaches more classic and timeless depths with their personal lyrics and catchy tunes. Whether accompanied by acoustic guitar, piano, cello, violin, or synth, this up-and-coming pair will leave you wanting more.
May 11 at 7:00 PM
$20
Magos Herrera (Mexico) and Sofia Rei (Argentina) present Sur 2 South, an evening of music that celebrates North and South America from different perspectives. Both ground-breaking artists are currently based in New York City and have captivated audiences internationally, being considered two of the most beautiful and charismatic voices of their generation.
May 12 at 12:00 PM
$12
NYU's hottest rock a cappella group the N'Harmonics return to Joe's Pub for their final concert of the year! The N'Harms are known around NYU for our eclectic arrangements (ranging from The Allman Brothers, John Legend, Radiohead, Rihanna...the list goes on), plus our fresh looks, LOUD belts, whistle tones, high Cs, riff #210, FIERCE beatboxing and our ridiculously fabulous alumni (who have and can be seen on Broadway in Wicked, Mamma Mia!, Spring Awakening and a slew of other productions). The N'Harms are one of the craziest, loudest, and most fun groups in all of NYC, and they've performed at such awesome venues as Lincoln Center, CBGB's and The Beacon Theatre.
TERRY RADIGAN: MOTHER OF ALL CONCERTS
May 12 at 7:30 PM
$15
Join Terry Radigan, special guests Julian Fleisher, Reggie Flowers and more for a special Mother's Day concert. By turns funny and poignant, this combination of song, comedy and spoken word is the perfect event for those who want to honor their mother and those who...whatever.
BLAKE PFEIL IS IN LOVE WITH A GIRL NAMED... IRENE
May 12 at 9:30 PM
$15
After exploding on the scene last August, Blake Pfeil returns to Joe's Pub with a full show. A former expatriate, his love letters to the four corners of the globe, and a girl named Irene, will feature brand new tunes as well as fan favorites heard around the city and beyond performed by some of the hottest performers from Broadway and the Indie music scene.
Visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows or to purchase tickets. Or call 212-967-7555 or visit in person at The Public Theater Box Office (1 PM to 6 PM) located at 425 Lafayette Street, NYC.
ABOUT JOE'S PUB AT THE PUBLIC Joe's Pub at The Public is one of New York City's most celebrated venues for emerging and established performance artists. Named for Public Theater founder Joe Papp, Joe's Pub debuted in 1998 and plays a vital role in The Public's mission of supporting young artists while providing established artists with an intimate space to perform and develop new work. Joe's Pub presents talent from all over the world as part of The Public's programming downtown at its Astor Place home, hosting approximately 800 shows and serving over 100,000 audience members annually. The diverse roster of programming featured at Joe's Pub includes top performers from Broadway, cabaret, dance, world, singer-songwriter, jazz, country and indie genres as well as New York Voices, its commissioning initiative, today's rising stars and GRAMMY Award winners. Joe's Pub also collaborates with other Public Theater programs to present events such as the Under the Radar Incoming series and the Public Forum lecture and debate series. The New York Times has praised Joe's Pub as at the "nexus" of "a downtown axis of clubs whose performers gleefully fuzz the boundaries between old and new, and between pop, rock, jazz, rhythm-and-blues, swing, country, world music and performance art." Its elegant neoclassical design, intimate atmosphere, and superior acoustics have consistently landed the venue on annual Best of New York lists. A top-to-bottom renovation was completed in 2011, leading to improved sightlines, expanded seating capacity and a new menu from acclaimed Chef Andrew Carmellini. http://www.joespub.com/; @joespub
ABOUT THE PUBLIC THEATER AT ASTOR PLACE: Under the leadership of Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham, The Public Theater is the only theater in New York that produces Shakespeare and the classics, musicals, contemporary and experimental pieces in equal measure. The Public continues the work of its visionary founder, Joe Papp, by acting as an advocate for the theater as an essential cultural force, and leading and framing dialogue on some of the most important issues of our day. Creating theater for one of the largest and most diverse audience bases in New York City for nearly 60 years, today the Company engages audiences in a variety of venues-including its landmark downtown home at Astor Place, which houses five theaters and Joe's Pub; the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, home to its beloved, free Shakespeare in the Park; and the Mobile Unit, which tours Shakespearean productions for underserved audiences throughout New York City's five boroughs. The Public's wide range of programming includes free Shakespeare in the Park, the bedrock of the Company's dedication to making theater accessible to all, new and experimental stagings at The Public at Astor Place, and a range of artist and audience development initiatives including its Public Forum series, which brings together theater artists and professionals from a variety of disciplines for discussions that shed light on social issues explored in Public productions. The Public Theater is located on property owned by the City of New York and receives annual support from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. The LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust provides leadership support for The Public Theater's year-round activities. www.publictheater.org
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