Betty Buckley, Minnie Driver, Penny Arcade and More Come to Joe's Pub This Week
By: BWW News Desk Oct. 07, 2014
Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its performances this week, October 8-19, 2014. Details below! Visit at www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows.
Now-October 16
Until October 11: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:30PM, Saturdays at 11:30PM
Extension - October 14-16: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 9:30PM
$40 / $25 Members
Rock Bottom opened The Public's 2014-15 downtown season to critical acclaim and has extended until October 16. Created by the ferociously talented Bridget Everett with Tony Award-winning songwriting duo Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz and Matt Ray, ROCK BOTTOM is the entertainer's first major production since her 2007 musical At Least It's Pink. Everett, who The New York Times has called a "pure id on the rampage," barrels through life tip-toeing toward disaster, wine bottle by wine bottle and man by man. However, instead of succumbing to a chardonnay-induced stupor, Everett embraces a series of revelations that lead her and her voice of an angel to redemption. Originally commissioned as part of The Joe's Pub 2013 New York Voices series, Rock Bottom features new original songs written with Shaiman, Wittman, Ray and Horovitz.
Tuesday - Saturday, October 7-11 at 7:00PM
Thursday & Saturday, October 9 & 11 at 9:00PM
$25-$75
Betty Buckley makes her Joe's Pub debut with a five piece band playing the music from her new album Ghostlight. Released to adoring reviews on September 16, the album reunites her with longtime friend and producer T. Bone Burnett. When Buckley and Burnett were both 19 years old, living in Fort Worth, TX, they began making music together. Buckley, who has been called "The Voice of Broadway," is one of theater's most respected and legendary leading ladies. Burnett's high-demand status is marked by his uncanny ability to successfully combine his unique artistic sensibilities with massive commercial appeal. These two friends and talents created an atmosphere that takes us to another time and place. "T Bone single-handedly changed the world of music and makes each project more perfect than the last," says Buckley. "The gift of this project is beyond my ability to even express; it is my dream record."
DAN HOYLE: EACH AND EVERY THING
Sunday, October 12 at 7:00PM
$22
From the creator of the award-winning show Tings Dey Happen and The Real Americans comes a new piece of journalistic theater about finding connection in our digital age. Fresh off his critically-acclaimed run of The Real Americans at Culture Project last spring, Dan Hoyle returns to Joe's Pub with his brand new show, Each and Every Thing. From the hard-scrabble corner boys of Chicago to the intellectual temple of Calcutta's famed Coffeehouse, from a Digital Detox retreat in remote Northern California to an intimate confession in Midtown Manhattan, Each and Every Thing brings a comic and riveting story to the stage.
Sunday, October 12 at 9:30PM
$14
Elsten Torres is an internationally known two-time, GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter who blends pop, Latin and Americana musical flavors into rich and eclectic artistic expression. The Cuban-born, New York City-raised /Miami based musician is credited as one of the pioneers of the Latin rock movement of the '90s and has had numerous hits on Billboard's Top Ten including a number one song for five consecutive weeks.
Monday, October 13 at 7:30PM
$25
Freestyle Love Supreme is a stage show like no other. Five performers take the crowd on a non-stop hip hop improv ride, spinning cues from the audience into instantaneous riffs and fully realized musical numbers.
Tuesday, October 14 at 7:00PM
$25
As an in-demand TV and movie actor, Minnie Driver has not had a lot of time for her first love: making music, songwriting and singing. Before coming to national prominence in Good Will Hunting, Driver was first signed to a label in her native UK. Here she returns for her third Zoe/Rounder album, after a lengthy hiatus that included having her son and a flood of acting gigs. Ask Me to Dance is a bit of a departure from her previous two albums of original material, featuring her own interpretations of other artists' songs that have been important touchstones in her life. Here she brings her own inimitable style and take on songs by Elliott Smith, The Cure, Neil Young, John Prine, as well as Stevie Wonder and Frank Sinatra, among others. Some of these songs are ones that helped her survive her teenage years, waiting for someone to ask her to dance. Astounding as that may sound for someone like Minnie Driver, her vulnerability and great voice bring the material to life in new ways that speak to us all.
Wednesday, October 15 at 7:00PM
$14 Adv / $18 Door
Levon Helm said that if you give it good concentration, good energy, good heart, and good performance, the song will play you. If that's true, then Jay Nash and Josh Day are well and truly played by the set of songs in their debut EP, Meet The Contenders. The collection breathes with musicality and grit in the tradition of heroes-The Band, Tom Petty, The Dead, Dylan. With a steady heartbeat and a hint of honky-tonk, this EP speaks of wanderers and highways, lovers and losers, good times and missed chances, swimming pools and movie stars, all with a ferocity born of hard work and honed skill. Nash and Day have been players and poets for the better part of two decades; they have been making music, telling tales, drinking whiskey, and having fun touring together as The Contenders since 2012.
THE LOSERS LOUNGE PRESENTS ROXY MUSIC AND BRIAN ENO
Thursday & Friday, October 16-17 at 7:00PM
Friday, October 17 at 9:30PM
Saturday, October 18 at 6:30PM & 9:00PM
$25
The Losers Lounge is back! Kicking off a new season of Losers Lounge performances at Joe's Pub with one of the most requested: Roxy Music and Brian Eno. This run will feature the hits, deep cuts, and sonic-experiments from the Roxy Music, Brian Eno and Bryan Ferry catalogues. Roxy Music and Brian Eno have created some of the most stylish and influential music in pop music history.
THE F-WORD DOCUMENTARY SCREENING
Saturday, October 18 at 2:00PM
$12
The F-Word is a documentary that was created to encourage people to be more conscious of the way the word Fat is used. The hope is that this film can play a part in a larger movement about self-image and self-worth. The F-Word also challenges people to be more mindful of how we bully others and more importantly, how we bully ourselves.
PENNY ARCADE: LONGING LASTS LONGER
Sunday, October 19 & Monday, November 10 at 7:00PM
Mondays & Sundays, October 20 & November 2, 3, 9 at 9:30PM
$20
Penny Arcade returns to Joe's Pub after three years of nonstop touring in Europe's capitols just when the new tide of political correctness threatens to sink radical comedy under the weight of New York City's suburbanization. The international performance legend whose name has become globally synonymous with "Downtown New York Art" makes it safe to think and laugh at the same time! An evening of dangerous ideas and radical inquiry by the undisputed Queen of Underground Performance into what it means to be human, right now! Right here!
Penny Arcade has never wavered or relaxed in her quest to entertain, challenge and expand both herself and her audience. Her rare ability to articulate ideas that are still forming in the collective psyche that have not yet emerged and been sanctioned by collective consciousness is a message of hope!THE MEETING* HOSTED BY JUSTIN SAYRE
Sundays, October 19, November 16 & December 7 at 9:30PM
$20
The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre, the acclaimed comedy/variety show, returns for the launch of its landmark 6th season. The Meeting* has been called "delicious and delightfully droll" by The New York Post, and "hilarious and sardonic" by The Village Voice. A recent story for Slate.com called the evening "so deliciously icy that it left me shivering with fear and delight." The Fall 2014 season feature tributes to Broadway and Hollywood star Julie Andrews (October 19), Warhol Superstar Candy Darling (November 16) and the 6th annual Holiday Spectacular (December 7). All performances are Sundays at 9:30 PM. Tracy Stark serves as the show's Music Director. Special guests will be announced shortly.
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.
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