Arianna Huffington, Cynthia Nixon, Daniel Breaker, Chinese Music & More Set for Joe's Pub, 3/18-29
By: BWW News Desk Mar. 16, 2015
Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances running March 18 - 29, 2015. Details below!
PART OF THE PUBLIC THEATER'S 2014-15 SEASON
Tuesdays-Sundays, NOW-April 5 at 7PM
Plus Sundays at 3PM
$40-50 / $30 Members
Following a critically acclaimed run at London's Bush Theatre, Olivier nominated actress and writer CUSH JUMBO (The River, Julius Caesar, "Getting On") brings her "tour de force" (Times) one-woman show JOSEPHINE AND I to the Public Theater. Of the current production, The New York Times said, "Cush Jumbo is transfixing!" Featuring swinging jazz and ragtime rhythms, this theatrical event, directed by Tony nominee PHYLLIDA LLOYD (Julius Caesar, Mary Stuart, The Iron Lady, Mamma Mia!), interweaves a modern day story of an ambitious young woman with the fascinating life of the peerless, fearless Josephine Baker - first African-American performer to rise to international prominence, a French Resistance spy and civil rights activist, and muse to Pablo Picasso, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.
BRIDGET EVERETT & THE TENDER MOMENTS
Wednesday, March 18 & Thursday, April 30 at 9:30PM
$25
On the heels of her critically acclaimed and completely sold out production of Rock Bottom, New York's downtown darling Bridget Everett returns the stage with the Tender Moments and a bottle of chardonnay. She'll be singing all her favorite love songs and share the stories of the men that made her... feel? From tender moments to prison sex, come get inside her. The New York Times asks, "Who says the city no longer produces artists who challenge, provoke and even, on occasion, dare to disgust? She can rock hard and does!" New York Magazine praised her as "a one-woman liberation movement for anyone with genitals."
THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH SHOW W/ CATIE LAZARUS:
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON, LIZ TUCCILO AND CYNTHIA NIXON
Thursday, March 19 at 9:30PM
$20 Adv / $25 Door
Ever wonder what it's like to have a dreamy job? Comedian Catie Lazarus did too, so she created an utterly addictive, candid, fun talk show about work. The New York Times calls Employee of the Month "beloved," Blackbook calls it Lazarus's "hilarious podcast talk show," and The New Yorker calls her line of inquiry "decidedly unorthodox." Her guests for this month are Arianna Huffington, Liz Tuccilo and Cynthia Nixon. Employee of the Month has featured guests such as Jon Stewart, Martha Wainwright, Rachel Maddow, Kurt Andersen, Joy Behar and more.
Fridays, March 20 at 10:00PM & May 1 at 7:00PM
$22
Dan Finnerty caught America's attention as the foul-mouthed wedding singer in the box-office smash Old School, performing his now-infamous rendition of "Total Eclipse of the Heart," as well as his appearance as the sleazy bat-mitzvah singer in Starsky & Hutch and again as the inappropriate wedding singer in the record breaking hit The Hangover. His band, The Dan Band, dubbed by Entertainment Weekly as "the hottest ticket in Hollywood," has appeared on numerous shows including The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Ellen, The Late Late Show, Last Call with Carson Daly, Last Comic Standing and The Guys Choice Awards. The Dan Band also caught the attention of Steven Spielberg, who signed on to executive produce Dan's one hour concert special "The Dan Band: I Am Woman," directed by McG.
ORCHESTRA HOLISTIC FT. HOLISTIC, EVAANZ, & JENNY BAPST
Friday, March 20 at MIDNIGHT
$15
Orchestra Holistic is a new collective of musicians established for symphonic excellence in the performance of Hip-Hop and R&B. The core of the group consist of famed hip-hop trio Holistic, renown French songstress Evaanz, with special guest appearances by up and coming urban pop artist Jenny Bapst. The symphonic composition infuses the classical orchestral spirit and urban grit. Musicians hailing from a wide array of experience and education lend to the fundamental execution of a unique musical performance. The group will debut selections from midnight symphony.
Saturday, March 21 at 9:30PM
$14
Daniel Koren is an Emmy-nominated comedian/composer based in Brooklyn, New York. Upon graduating from Berklee College of Music, Koren moved to NYC and has been composing music for TV, and directing commercials and music videos. His innovative musical-comedy work with the Koren Ensemble, gained excessive popularity and received more than a million views on YouTube. Koren is currently on tour with "The Most Important Thing," a musical comedy live show, with a choir of his alter egos projected on a screen.
RAISIN GIRL: ENID ELLEN CELEBRATES TORI AMOS
Sunday, March 22 at 9:30PM
$14
Channeling Mother Nature, David Mramor is Enid Ellen, accompanied by singer-songwriter/pianist Greg Potter. The pair brings a raw intensity to their performance: mixing alternative ballads, acapella and glam rock. Enid's intense ceremonial performance has drawn warm support from the downtown crowd, including John Cameron Mitchell and Starsky and Cox. On this night, they pay homage to their hero, their goddess Tori Amos. Joining them are Bridget Barkan, Nicholas Gorham, Halina Larsson, Brett Every, Natti Vogel, Beth Braddock on drums, Kissey and Eric Schmalenberger!
Proceeds from the show will go to RAINN- Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network.
A NIGHT OF A THOUSAND GENDERS
Monday, March 23 at 7PM
SOLD OUT
Join the Ackerman Institute's Gender & Family Project for its second Night of A Thousand Genders at the Public Theater. Celebrate the resilience of gender expansive youth and their families, promote gender inclusivity, and broadcast the institute's critical message: Acceptance Is Protection!
The benefit is currently sold out but tickets for the After Party in The Library (upstairs from Joe's Pub) are still available for purchase via the Night of a Thousand Genders webpage.
DANIEL BREAKER: DOWN AND OUT
Monday, March 23 at 9:30PM
$20
Tony nominee and Obie Award winner Daniel Breaker (The Book of Mormon, Passing Strange, Shrek the Musical) makes a triumphant return to Joe's Pub with an evening of songs and stories about the highs and lows of life in the city. Called "light-handedly charming" by The New York Times, DOWN AND OUT promises to bring an electrifying mix of songs, from soul-searching blues to rousing funk, all served up with charm and biting wit. The night will feature Jacob Ming-Trent (Shrek, Hands On a Hardbody, Julie Taymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream) and a band led by Jon Spurney (Passing Strange).
Wednesday, March 25 9:30PM & Thursday, April 30 at 7:00PM
$20
Dubbed 'Best Lounge Act of 2009' by New York Magazine, Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra return to play their edgy brand of jazz/folk/alternative nosh with a chewy singer-songwriter center. With melancholy wit and a cockeyed worldview, sepia-toned frontman Lipton and band mates Eben Levy (guitar), Ian Riggs (bass) and Vito Dieterle (sax) deliver songs steeped in mixed-message sincerity and soul. The band has appeared at Celebrate Brooklyn, MASS MOCA, Bryant Park, the Camden Opera House, Tangier (LA), Vermont Arts Exchange, and has been featured on NPR and radio stations nationwide.
JACOB GARCHIK: PREMIERE OF YE OLDE
Thursday, March 26 at 9:30PM
$15
Jacob Garchik returns to Joe's Pub with newest project Ye Olde, a band that is developing a sound that can be described as the contemporary vibe of a soundtrack to a 1970's remake of a 1930's movie about the Middle Ages. Ye Olde features Garchik on trombone, Mary Halvorson, Brandon Seabrook, and Jonathan Goldberger on guitars, and Dan Weiss on drums.
TOMMY WALLACH: WE ALL LOOKED UP BOOK/ALBUM RELEASE
Friday, March 27 at 9:30PM
$15
Tommy Wallach and his band perform to celebrate Wallach's debut novel We All Looked Up (Simon & Schuster), which MTV describes as Skins meets The Breakfast Club meets Lars Von Trier's Melancholia. Wallach and his band will be playing through We All Looked Up: The Album, the companion record written by the author that will release simultaneously with the novel on March 24. Joshua Pickard of Nooga calls the album "lyrical and ornate but not needlessly complicated, with enough strings, guitars and Wurlitzers to make Sun Ra blush."
COURTNEE ROZE: THE MUSICAL
Friday, March 27 at 11:30PM
$15
Following her ground-breaking performance at Carnegie Hall, Courtnee Roze presents The Musical, an international sound and visual narrative that celebrates the triumph, hardship, versatility, barriers broken, and accomplishments in Roze's life journey. Roze acts as The Musical founder, facilitator, lead vocalist and percussionist.
MATT RAY
Saturday, March 28 at 9:30PM
$18
Matt Ray, whom Across the Arts UK calls "wonderful - so instinctive," brings his solo project to back to Joe's Pub. Though Ray is best known for his work as pianist, backing vocalist, and music director for downtown luminaries like Joey Arias, Justin Vivian Bond, Taylor Mac, Bridget Everett and Lady Rizo, it is his own original songs that remind us of what music can and should be: real, dynamic, soulful, and honest. He has worked with Burning Spear, Anita O'Day and many of the world's top performers. An eclectic mixture of folk, jazz and originals, this solo show draws from Ray's three albums as well as mines material from the American songbook, and introduces brand new songs.
KOOL KEITH: GOT MY OWN BAND
Saturday, March 28 at 11:30PM
$20
"Rap iconoclast and general eccentric," (Brooklyn Vegan) Kool Keith debuts his live band, Lucky Bears Foot. An original member of New York's new-school pioneers, the Ultramagnetic MCs, "Kool" Keith Thornton is best known as a solo rapper. His signature style is stream-of-consciousness lyrical flow and complex vocals, two skills that earn him a perennial nod from the underground hip-hop community. The average Kool Keith album is peppered with bizarre, disjointed, even delusional or disassociated themes, concepts and references. Nearly all of his albums incorporate a satirical dislike for more commercialized strains of hip-hop, as well as major record labels.
JULIANE JONES & BA BAN: CHINESE EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC
Sunday, March 29 at 9:30PM
$16
Singer-songwriter and ethnomusicologist Juliane Jones joins Ba Ban Chinese Music Society in an exploration of East/West cultural exchange. Their Chinese Experimental Music live show uses popular music conventions to curate Chinese traditional music genres of kunqu opera, guqin song, pipa and xiao music and Buddhist chant. Jones writes songs (in Chinese, English, and French) that evoke the astute and playful lyrics of Serge Gainsbourg, and the vivid narratives in the French Chanson genre with elements of Canto-pop music, inspired particularly by the Chinese artist Faye Wong. Ba Ban features pipa virtuoso Zhou Yi and bamboo flute master Miao Yimin. Ba Ban perform on silk and bamboo instruments at renowned concert halls around the world. Acclaimed Chinese opera (kunqu) artist Qian Yi collaborates with Ba Ban in bringing Chinese traditional culture to global audiences.
For tickets, go online at joespub.com, call 10AM-7PM daily at 212-967-7555 or visit in person at The Public Theater Box Office, 425 Lafayette Street, NYC (Opens daily at 2PM).
ABOUT JOE'S PUB AT THE PUBLIC Named for Public Theater founder Joe Papp, Joe's Pub at The Public opened 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 consistently presents the best in live music and performance nightly, continuing its commitment to diversity, production values, community and artistic freedom. The organization also offers unique opportunities like New York Voices, an artist commissioning program that provides musicians the resources and tools needed to develop original theater works. Commissioned artists have included Ethan Lipton, Toshi Reagon, Bridget Everett, Allen Toussaint and more. In 2011, the Pub received a top-to-bottom renovation, leading to improved sightlines, expanded seating capacity and a new menu from acclaimed Chef Andrew Carmellini. With its intimate atmosphere and superior acoustics, 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.
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.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
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