Lauren Ambrose, Colman Domingo, HAIR'S Caissie Levy & More Set for Joe's Pub in November
By: Jessica Lewis Nov. 05, 2009
Famed performance space Joe's Pub has announced a revised upcoming line up of event in November and early December. Performers include Lauren Abrose, Coleman Domingo, Capathia Jenkins and Louis Rosen, Hair's Caissie Levy, and more. Kelly Joe Phelps who was previously scheduled to perform on 11/14, has pulled out and has been replaced PT Walkley.
The November/Early December Calendar Includes:
CABARET CENTRAL: NEW SONGS NOW
Friday, November 6 at 11:30 PM
An evening that points the way towards the music theatre of the future, featuring material from the acclaimed TSOA Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program as well as from other emerging composers and lyricists from New York and around the world. Encounter dazzling new composers and writers in music theatre work we can guarantee you have not experienced before! $6
Capathia Jenkins & Louis Rosen - THE ACHE OF POSSIBILITY
November 8, 14, 21 and 22 at 7:00 PM
The team of outstanding jazz/pop and Broadway vocalist Capathia Jenkins and award-winning songwriter/guitarist and arranger Louis Rosen returns to the Pub to celebrate the release of their third CD, THE ACHE OF POSSIBILITY (Di-Tone). The new album includes twelve new songs, eight with music and lyrics by Louis, and four with words by their favorite collaborator, the renowned poet Nikki Giovanni. These are songs of love and politics and choices; songs that capture the mood and spirit of this moment-THE ACHE OF POSSIBILITY.
Louis (on guitar) will lead their acclaimed band, which includes Rob Moose on electric guitar and violin; Andrew Sterman, flute, saxophone and clarinet; Richie Vitale on Trumpet and Fluegelhorn; Mark Sherman, vibraphone and percussion; Dave Phillips, bass; Gary Seligson on drums, and Aisha de Haas, background vocals.
The concerts will also feature songs from Capathia and Louis' first two albums, ONE OUNCE OF TRUTH: The Nikki Giovanni Songs (PS Classics, 2008) and SOUTH SIDE STORIES (RoseCap, 2006). $20
NYU Tisch Presents:
COYOTE, AND UNCLE DALE'S SACK OF STONES
Sunday, November 15 at Noon
Overworked and dispassionate, Coyote leaves the big city to find himself. Hungry and lost he meets (and nearly eats) an unfortunate child and a sack of stones at The Edge of a great northern woods. The drama that unfolds reveals the jokes, stories and secrets hidden on the long road back to Uncle Dale's house. The lucky but ignorant Coyote doesn't know who he belongs to or where he comes from, and is re-shaped by the child and their encounters on the road with many entities, including contested representations of Native histories. Fumbling with his own body, hungers, prejudices and errant cleverness, this devised physical theater piece for young people performs Coyote's complex becoming through the weaving together of true stories, trickster tales from select nations and contemporary native social issues. Directed by Karmenlara Ely and advised by Muriel Miguel of Spiderwoman Theater. $6 for students (ID must be shown if buying at the door) / $10 regular price
Sunday, November 15 at 9:30
Ambrose recently starred as Queen Marie in the Broadway revival of Eugene Ionesco's tragicomedy, "Exit the King." Ambrose was seen in the metaphysical drama "Cold Souls." This October, Ambrose lends her voice in the role of KW in the Warner Brothers live action adaptation of "Where the Wild Things Are" along with Paul Dano, Forest Whitaker and James Gandolfini. Directed by Spike Jonze, the film will be released on October 16th. Ambrose recently completed production on "Love and Other Impossible Pursuits," opposite Natalie Portman. Written and directed by Don Roos ("The Opposite of Sex"), the film follows aspiring lawyer, Emilia Greenleaf (Portman) through her difficult relationship with her stepson. Ambrose's other film credits include: "A Dog Year," "Starting Out in the Evening," "Diggers," "Can't Hardly Wait." "Swimming," and "Psycho Beach Party."
Ambrose is most known for her work on the HBO series "Six Feet Under" as Claire Fisher. In April 2006, Ambrose made her Broadway debut, appearing in the Tony award-winning production of Clifford Odets' "Awake and Sing!" In 2004, Ambrose made her stage debut at The National Theatre in London in Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Buried Child," directed by Matthew Warchus. Ambrose currently resides in New York City. $15
THE MUSICAL THEATER INITIATIVE PRESENTS:
Sneak previews of Like Water for Chocolate, A Thousand Words Come to Mind, and Kansas City Choirboy
Monday, November 16 at 7:00 PM
The Music Theater Initiative continues its Songwriter Showcase, with a sneak preview of our musical adaptation of "LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE", by Quiara Alegria Hudes, Paul Cohen and Joe's Pub favorite Lila Downs. The evening will also present A THOUSAND WORDS COME TO MIND by Scott D. Richards and Michele Lowe, performed by Barbara Walsh, and excerpts from KANSAS CITY CHOIRBOY by Todd Almond. Join MTI Director Ted Sperling for a glimpse at the future of new music theater.
$20 in advance, $25 at the door
Carly Jibson is NOT A BITCH...NOT YET A WOMAN
w/ special guest HAIR's Caissie Levy and more to be announced
Monday, November 16 at 11:30 PM
Carly Jibson (Hairspray, Cry-Baby) shares her experiences growing up in a small town in Michigan, making her Broadway debut and discovers dreams are as easy to create as nightmares. Featuring songs made popular by Aerosmith, Cher and Miley Cyrus, among many others, the evening includes appearances by guests including HAIR's Caissie Levy and more! Darren Ledbetter leads a 7 piece rock band in a night not to be missed. $20
JUST ADDED:
GLORY DAYS: THE RECORD RELEASE REUNION CONCERT
Monday, November 23 at 11:30 PM
One year after making theatre history with their one-night engagement at the Circle in the Square Theatre, the Original Broadway Cast and writers of GLORY DAYS reunite for a very special celebration, which will include guests from the casts of HAIR, SOUTH PACIFIC, XANADU, AVENUE Q, WICKED, ROCK OF AGES and AMERICAN IDIOT - all who have appeared in incarnations of GLORY DAYS over the years, and will be there to help celebrate the release of GLORY DAYS' Original Broadway Cast Recording, available on Sh-K-Boom Records. $20
Monday, November 30 at 7:30 PM
CLEAR, a new musical experience by Paul Oakley Stovall. Chosen as resident artist at Eugene O'Neill National Music Theatre Conference, Stovall presents a sneak preview of this opera poem, produced by Steve and Ruth Hendel, with Book and Lyrics by Stovall, Music by Tony award winners Stew and Tom Kitt, Stovall and others.
Come on this journey with Stovall and his band of five (feat. Ryan Link, Yassmin Alers and Brad Simmons), as they lead you from the South Side of Chicago to the rooftops of Stockholm, from an ER in Minneapolis to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. Perhaps $20
Colman Domingo'S BIG ASS 40TH BIRTHDAY PARTY!
Monday, November 30 at 9:30 PM
Fresh from his critically acclaimed show "A Boy and His Soul" at the Vineyard Theater, Colman Domingo celebrates the BIG "40", Joe's Pub style. Friends that you love, such as Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls), Jon Spurney (Passing Strange), De'Adre Aziza (Ask Your Mama), Ari Gold (Billboard Top 10 Artist), Eisa Davis (Passing Strange) and so many more suprise folks will take the stage and jam with Colman with songs that range from Broadway to Soul. There may even be a peak from Colman's new play.
Colman is known for his Obie Award winning turn in "Passing Strange" where Domingo received outstanding notices for his unique roles from a closeted pot smoking choir director to a German performance artist such as "Priceless...Terrific" (NEW YORK TIMES), "Domingo gives a master class in losing himself in a character" (THEATERMANIA), "He masters the mix of pain and dignity in a man who can be neither himself nor like everyone else" (VARIETY). $20Rebecca Hart & THE SEXY CHILDREN
Friday, December 4 at 9:30 PM
Rebecca Hart once accidentally won a comedy contest in Dublin, Ireland while appearing as the musical guest. True story. "Part rebel, part pixie"
(W&JCollege News), this NYC musician/actor is known for her dynamic live show and unique audience rapport. The funk-laced "rock-folk" ensemble 'Rebecca Hart & the Sexy Children' gratefully features members of the celebrated jazz/funk fusion outfit LICORICE. In 2009 Hart will appear in 'Rock & Roll: the Reunion Tour' at Actors Theatre of Louisville and 'Sweetie' (dir, Joe Morton) at Queens Theatre in the Park. She is an alum of the 2008 Public Theatre Shakespeare Lab and is thrilled to play Joe's Pub for the first time. $12
Casino O'Fortune Cookie Productions presents:
A KILLER BURLESQUE CHRISTMAS: A Tribute to Phil Spector's Christmas Album
Friday, December 4 at 11:30 PM
Casino O'Fortune Cookie Productions, comprised of burlesque stars Anita Cookie and Clams Casino and emcee Neil O'Fortune, return to the Joe's Pub stage with a brand new holiday show, with a twist that has never been seen before! A Killer Burlesque Christmas will feature not just the work of an individual pop music icon, but the show will present new performances set to a single album, in its entirety! Title of the album: A Christmas Gift to You from Phil Spector. This Wall of Sound classic from 1963 includes holiday hits by Darlene Love, The Ronettes, The Crystals and more. Only the campy glitz and sexy humor of burlesque can do justice to this unique combination of 60s girl-group soul, outré pop culture (and not just Phil Spector's recent history: the album was actually released on the same day as the Kennedy assassination!) and Christmas spirit!
Casino O'Fortune Cookie Productions are the minds behind recent hits at Joe's Pub including The Costello Show: A Burlesque Tribute to the Other Elvis and Killer Queen Burlesque; this is their first holiday extravaganza, and Only Anita, Clams and Neil could bring this show to life. It will be a hilarious, sexy night packed with great music and an all-star cast! $15
Tickets for all events can be purchased online at www.joespub.com or by calling 212-967-7555. They can also be purchased in person at The Public Theater box Ooffice (1 PM to 6 PM), or at the Joe's Pub Box Office from (6 PM to 10 PM) both located at 425 Lafayette Street.
For table reservations please call 212-539-8778. Purchase of tickets does NOT guarantee a table reservation; you must call to reserve seats. Seating, as well as standing-room, is available only on a first-come, first-served basis for all shows without a dinner reservation. Two drink or $12 food minimum per person is standard.
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