David Lynch Burlesque, Patty Schemel, Robyn Hood, and More Come to Joe's Pub, 1/27-2/7
By: Sally Henry Fuller Jan. 25, 2016
TOSHI REAGON 32ND ANNUAL BIRTHDAY CONCERTS
Wednesday - Saturday, January 27-30 at 9:00PM
$25
THE SACRED MUSIC SHOW W/ BERNICE JOHNSON REAGON
Sunday, January 31 at 7:00PM
SOLD OUT
Beloved musician artist Toshi Reagon and her super-powered band the BIGLovely return for Reagon's annual birthday celebration - a week of soul-moving, joyful live shows, including the legendary Sacred Music Show with Bernice Johnson Reagon. The birthday parties, now in their 32nd year, are always nights to remember, filled with Reagon's unparalleled brand of soul, charisma and wisdom. They have become such a vital part of the New York performance ecosystem that they mark a new year in just as effective a manner as January 1. The BIGLovely is comprised of New York's finest musicians: Judith Casselberry, Fred Cash, Stephanie McKay, Marcelle Davies Lashley, Adam Widoff and Robert Burke.
GAD ELMALEH: OH MY GAD
Thursday & Saturday, January 28 & 30 at 7:00PM;
Sunday, January 31 at 9:30PM
Through June 2016
$25
Known as the "Jerry Seinfeld of France," Gad Elmaleh is the voice of Barry B. Benson in the French version Bee Movie. The son of a mime, Elmaleh rose to fame in France with his autobiographical 1997 one-man show, Décalages. In 2000, he cemented his reputation in French comedy with his second one-man show La Vie Normale. His prolific career in French film and television includes notable performances starring opposite Gerard Depardieu in 2004's Ole! and opposite Audrey Tautou in 2006's Priceless. Elmaleh came to the attention of American audiences in 2011, with roles in both Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris and Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin. In 2013, Elmaleh appeared as a guest on Jerry Seinfeld's "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee." In the fall of 2015, he kicked off his American invasion at the Pub, where he will continue through June 2016.
Friday, January 29 at 7:00PM
$25
A collaboration between Gary Louris (The Jayhawks) and Django Haskins (The Old Ceremony), Au Pair strikes a balance between classic song-writing and cheeky experimentation on their debut album, One-Armed Candy Bear. The core consists of the duo singing and playing into a single microphone like a Memphis Sun session. But then they take some strange turns: body percussion, feedback loops, avant guitar, Kraut rock touches. Anything goes in the world of Au Pair. This openness was encouraged and enhanced by producer and secret weapon Brian Haran, who recorded the album at his studio in Durham, NC.
GATO LOCO: THE ENCHANTED MESSA
Friday, January 29 at 11:30PM
$14
Gato Loco was born from the streets of New York: exotic and foreign, urban and familiar all at once. Like the bombastic fusion of a Latin mambo ballroom and a 21st Century rock show, Gato Loco sweeps audiences off their feet. The group takes its cues from scratchy pre-war Cuban records and vintage Betty Boop cartoons, while freely incorporating an unbridled modern mentality. Finding the surprising connection between early mambo and salsa of the 50s & 60s, early punk of the 70s, and post-modern avant-garde jazz of the 80s, Gato Loco embraces an all-encompassing sound of irreverence, rebellion and abandon that defies place or time. Their latest project, entitled The Enchanted Messa, is a vast arrangement and interpretation of Giuseppe Verdi's 1874 classic Requiem.
THE PINK ROOM: DAVID LYNCH BURLESQUE PRESENTS
THE 5TH ANNUAL MISS TWIN PEAKS PAGEANT
Saturday, January 30 at 11:30PM
$20
Led by burlesque star Francine "The Lucid Dream," The Pink Room is a burlesque tribute to and satire of the works of David Lynch. Since the anniversary of Laura Palmer's death in February of 2011, The Pink Room has covered everything from Twin Peaks, Fire Walk With Me, Blue Velvet, Wild At Heart, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, Eraserhead and Inland Empire. The Miss Twin Peaks title is the most coveted honor in this little town where a yellow light still means slow down, not speed up. The night features Schäffer the Darklord rapping his original song "David Lynch Movie", an audience participation challenge, Chug-a-lug Donna and burlesque performances by many of the characters from Twin Peaks!
WELCOME TO ELEPHANT ROOM FEAT. AMATUS, ROBYN HOOD & AMIR SULAIMAN
Monday, February 1 at 7:00PM
$15
Elephant Room takes its maiden presenting voyage with this music performance, All Not So Quiet on the Western Front. Created equitably by artists with various backgrounds in theater, dance, film and sonic arts, Elephant Room creates interdisciplinary pieces that will contribute to the canon of contemporary American performance. The evening, a celebration of difficult conversation in a forum of love and respect, opens with an intimate performance by composer and sonic designer Amatus, sharing curiosities on curiosities of limiting labels for growing spirits. Following, with lyrical artistry, rapper Robyn Hood (aka Miriam Hyman) will perform new works from her recently released EP. And closing the inaugural presentation, is the poetry and music of the incomparable Amir Sulaiman. Elephant Room creates public works of experimental narrative storytelling and presentations that grapple with the complexities of a post 1968 American society.
JESSICA VOSK: YOU ASKED FOR IT
Monday, February 1 at 9:30PM
$20
After bursting onto the cabaret scene in a sold-out show that BroadwayWorld described as "a powerhouse" last February, Jessica Vosk makes her solo Joe's Pub debut with her brand-new show: You Asked For It. Literally. You wouldn't shut up about it. This show has everything. High belting? Check. Amazing special guests? Yup. Drag Queens? Usually. Auditions for every role she should play? Obviously. Listen, all we can promise is you will have the best time you've ever had in your life. Ever.
WOMEN OF LETTERS ft. PATTY SCHEMEL, LANE MOORE, CAITLIN FITZGERALD + MORE
Wednesday, February 3 at 7:00PM
$20
Women of Letters is everyone's favorite literary salon! Every month, New York's best and brightest women come together on stage to celebrate the lost art of letter writing. For February, expect laughter, tears and camaraderie as host Sofija Stefanovic welcomes guests reading "a letter to the time I just knew." The lineup is Patty Schemel, Lane Moore, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Idra Novey, Samantha Hunt and DJ Tikka Masala. Proceeds from every Women of Letters show is donated to charity, with over $750,000 being raised globally to date. February 3's show proceeds will be donated to A Public Space.
Wednesday, February 3 at 9:30PM
$18
Downtown performer Jill Pangallo invites a bevy of her talented friends to respond to their own vintage video clips with a newly created live performance. Angsty, funny, sincere, sad, happy-and sometimes a mind-boggling combination of all of the above-these early videos carry seeds of ideas and conventions employed in these artists' now-honed works. In short, an evening of entertaining, new works from comedians, singers, actors, dancers and artists that aim at synthesizing past and present selves. The evening will feature Max Bernstein, Joe Castle Baker, Michael Cavadias, Cathy Cervenka, David Commander, Anna Copa Cabanna, Angela DiCarlo, Samantha Fontana, Shane O'Neill, Jill Pangallo, David Perez, Tessa Skara, Chris Tyler, Tom March and more!
BROWN GIRLS BURLESQUE & NUCOMME PRESENT DIRTY HONEY SHAKE: A LOVE SURPREME
Thursday, February 4 at 9:30PM
$20 Adv / $25 Door
Brown Girls Burlesque's mission is to entertain, titillate, educate and liberate! Start the month of passion with Brown Girls Burlesque and Nucomme's The Dirty Honey Shake, A Love Supreme. They will elevate harmonies to a level of blissful stability. Nucomme pilots an all-star band including Stacy Dillard, Akie Bermiss, Drew McLean and Robert (Red) Daniels on a magical ride of sultry, humorous, and transcendent jazz & blues anchored by Coltrane's masterpiece. Chicava HoneyChild is joined by Dainty Dandridge from DC's Chocolate City Burlesque & Cabaret, along with favorites Bianca Dagga and Genie Adagio. This indulgent soiree of bliss will set you up for LOVE the whole month long.
FEMINIST PRESS BALL STARRING MARILYN MAYE
Friday, February 5 at 6:30PM
$50 - $250
Get into the Valentine's Day spirit at the Feminist Press annual Feminist Ball with a special performance by cabaret legend Marilyn Maye! Founded in 1970, The Feminist Press promotes voices on the margins of dominant culture and publishes feminist works from around the world. We believe that books have the power to shift culture, and create a society free of violence, sexism, homophobia, racism, cis-supremacy, classism, sizeism, ableism and other forms of dehumanization. Our books and programs engage, educate and entertain.
Friday, February 5 at 9:30PM & Saturday, February 6 at 7:00PM
$25
More than 30 years after her first musical release, Toronto native Jane Siberry is renowned as one of contemporary music's most creative, innovative artists - with eleven major recordings, her own independent label, and the acclaim of fans and peers alike. The Edinburgh Press said she "fills the hall with astonishing, spiritually-charged music" and "had the audience breathless, in simple awe." The London Times said Siberry is "Spellbinding" and Melody Maker a "Genius." Siberry's songs have been covered by numerous artists, including k.d lang. She has collaborated with Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, The Indigo Girls and more. After a successful crowd-funding campaign in early 2014, she is completing the long-awaited album Consider The Lily, her first major recording in six years.
Saturday, February 6 at 9:30PM
$15
Natalie Imani is excited to perform in New York for the first time in 2016. The sultry, singer/songwriter has a unique sound and captures the heart of the audience whether in an intimate or arena setting. As a background vocalist for artists like John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Jazmine Sullivan, to name a few, she has learned the power of stage presence to give you a great show. With her latest single, "Back to Love" Natalie has performed for the NAACP Gala and many community events spreading the message of love.
Sunday, February 7 at 7:30PM
$15
Haviland Stillwell is back! The Broadway, film, animation and television actor and singer now lives in Los Angeles, but like all of us out there, she misses NYC. Stillwell's work includes roles in Selma, Magic Mike XXL, Love is All You Need?, Monster High, Single Ladies, CSI:NY, Birthday Cake, Six Degrees, Eastwick, Unicorn Plan-It and Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse. On Broadway, she was in the last revival of Fiddler on the Roof, followed by Les Miserables, and sang with the film cast on the Oscars. She also produced the off-Broadway hit, Almost, Maine.
TICKETS:
ONLINE at joespub.com / PHONE, 10AM-7:00PM, DAILY 212-967-7555
IN PERSON The Public Theater Box Office, 425 Lafayette Street, NYC (Opens daily at 2PM)
NOTE There is a $12 food / two (2) drink minimum per person per show, unless otherwise noted.
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 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 The Public Theater, under the leadership of Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham, is the only theater in New York that produces Shakespeare, the classics, musicals, contemporary and experimental pieces in equal measure. Celebrating his 10th anniversary season at The Public, Eustis has created new community-based initiatives designed to engage audiences like Public Lab, Public Studio, Public Forum, Public Works, and a remount of the Mobile Shakespeare Unit. 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 free Shakespeare in the Park; and the Mobile Shakespeare 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; Public Works, an expanding initiative that is designed to cultivate new connections and new models of engagement with artists, audiences and the community each year; and audience and artist development initiatives that range from Emerging Writers Group and to the Public Forum series. The Public is located on property owned by the City of New York and receives annual support from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; and in October 2012 the landmark building downtown at Astor Place was revitalized to physically manifest the Company's core mission of sparking new dialogues and increasing accessibility for artists and audiences, by dramatically opening up the building to the street and community, and transforming the lobby into a public piazza for artists, students, and audiences. The Public is currently represented on Broadway by the Tony Award-winning Fun Home and Lin-Manuel Miranda's acclaimed American musical Hamilton. The Public has received 47 Tony Awards, 167 Obie Awards, 52 Drama Desk Awards, 48 Lortel Awards, 31 Outer Critics Circle Awards, 13 New York Drama Critics Awards, and four Pulitzer Prizes.
The LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust provides leadership support for The Public Theater's year-round activities; Bank of America, Proud Season Sponsor of Shakespeare in the Park; The Harold & Mimi Steinberg New Play Development Fund at The Public Theater Supports the Creation and Development of New Plays; The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation - Lead Supporter of The Public's Access and Engagement Programming; The Time Warner Foundation, Founding Sponsor of The Emerging Writers Group; Delta Air Lines, Official Airline of The Public Theater; New York Magazine is the official print sponsor of The Public Theater's 2015-2016 downtown season; Public support is provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency; and the National Endowment for the Arts, an independent federal agency.
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