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Downtown Legends Comes To Pangea In March

Several Downtown legends are congregating at the alt-cabaret hotspot Pangea in Marcha?? Among the headliners taking risks and breaking ground are Penny Arcade with her new show, a?oeNotes from the Undergrounda?? (March 4 & 18); David Cale, with new show a?oeSandraa?? (March 8), and Charles Busch being himself in a new act (March 26).
The Jazz Bastards Announce Their 2020 Residency At Pangea NYC

New York City sextet The Jazz Bastards are excited to announce their 2020 six-month on-going residency at NYC's renowned alt-cabaret supper club, Pangea. On the last Friday of every month, The Jazz Bastards will take the stage, bringing a unique combination of irreverent slapstick comedy and serious performances of jazz standards and original compositions. They will kick off the residency on Friday, January 31st at 9:30-11:00 pm at Pangea, located at 178 2nd Avenue in the East Village.
PANGEA Announces December Lineup

A melodious potpourri of musical holiday gifts from far and wide is being placed under the tree at the alt cabaret oasis Pangea in December. And at the tippy top is our star, the beloved Sidney Myer, who lights up Pangea at the pinnacle of the month, New Year's Eve. The day before, on December 30, Rachelle Garniez throws her popular a?oeFarewell Partya?? a?" her fourth annual countdown of the amazing musicians who left us in the last 365.
Pangea Hosts QUIRKY JAZZ FESTIVAL

An essential safe-place for tolerance, experimentation and disruption in the East Village, the Downtown alternative supper club Pangea hosts the first a?oePangea Jazz Festival,a?? running from Friday August 23 to Saturday August 31.
Mac Award Nominated The Jazz Bastards Announce Residency At Pangea

The Jazz Bastards, nominated for a MAC Award in the duo and group category, announce their residency at Pangea, hailed by The New York Times as the alternative Cafe Carlisle. Aldo Perez and his co conspirators serve up standards bebop style with originals and vaudeville turns now at their monthly residency at Pangea, the last Friday of every month at 9:30pm, currently through June 28th with possible extension. Look out for special guests each month!
Norm Lewis, Laura Benanti, and More Among 2019 MAC Awards Nominees - Full List!

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) has announced the 2019 MAC Award nominees. The nominees, in a majority of the categories, were determined by votes cast by the active MAC membership. Special committees selected the nominees in the Ensemble Instrumentalist, Piano Bar Instrumentalist, Piano Bar Singing Entertainer (Female; Male), Recording (LaMott Friedman), Major Recording, Song and Comedy/Novelty Song categories.
Pangea Gets NAUGHTY & NICE This December and New Year's Eve

Rare New Talents And Several Holiday Favorites Make Pangea Naughty And Nice In December
Alt Cabaret Oasis Pangea Stands Up In Protest

Downtown supper-club Pangea is gearing up for the momentous events coming up in November with a number of shows from some of our signature artists that remind us how important it is to treat each other with dignity and fairness.  In October the East Village Mecca for cutting edge cabaret, song and performance, which The NY Times calls, "a bohemian oasis not unlike the fabled Max's Kansas City from days gone by," presents premieres by Tammy Faye Starlite, Salty Brine, and Rachelle Garniez. And special encores by Raquel Cion, Sidney Myer, Jeremy Lawrence.
Defunkt Theatre Presents Portland Premiere of THE PRIDE

Three actors play two sets of characters with identical names living 50 years apart. In the 1950s Oliver hires Sylvia to illustrate his newest children's book and an attraction develops between Oliver and Sylvia's deeply closeted husband Philip. In the present day, Philip and Oliver are a couple on the rocks due to Oliver's resistance to monogamy and his emotional dependence on his best friend Sylvia. Defunkt's Executive Director Sarah Armitage directs the Portland premiere this Olivier-award winning play which cuts back and forth between two eras to challenge notions of love, faithfulness, and the true nature of liberation.
Defunkt Theatre Presents INSIGNIFICANCE by Terry Johnson

Award winning playwright Terry Johnson imagines a 1950's hotel room in which The Scientist and The Actress (who look suspiciously like Albert Einstein and Marilyn Monroe) meet and discuss the universe, guilt, regret, the meaning of life. They are interrupted by two Joes: The Senator and The Ballplayer (looking an awful lot like McCarthy and DiMaggio), who bring with them the menace and mayhem of the outside world.
Defunkt Theatre Presents Premiere of THAT PRETTY PRETTY

A pair of radical feminist ex-strippers scour the USA on a murderous rampage against right-wing pro-life conservatives, documenting their exploits online in explicit detail. Meanwhile, a slacker screenwriter named Owen tries to bang out his magnum opus in a hotel room as his best friend holds forth on rape and other manly enterprises. Paul Angelo directs the Portland Premiere of this surreal, darkly comic play that The New Yorker describes as "variously a rant, a riff, a rumble - about our notions of naturalism, objectification, perversity, and beauty. " Also: Jane Fonda appears. With legwarmers.
Defunkt Theatre Presents ON THE EDGE: TRIFLES and DUTCHMAN

Two trailblazing classics combine to make an electrifying evening in which Defunkt distills America's history of racism and gender inequity into a scintillating exploration of the way we live now.  Defunkt's own Sarah Armitage directs.
Defunkt Theatre to Stage Portland Premiere of Sarah Kane's BLASTED

Defunkt Theatre presents BLASTED by Sarah Kane, directed by Paul Angelo, running February 12-March 19 2016 at The Back Door Theater.
Defunkt Theatre to Stage Portland Premiere of Sarah Kane's BLASTED

Defunkt Theatre presents BLASTED by Sarah Kane, directed by Paul Angelo, running February 12-March 19 2016 at The Back Door Theater.
Defunkt Theatre Presents Portland Premiere of COCK by Mike Bartlett Tonight

Defunkt Theatre presents COCK by Mike Bartlett, directed by Jon Kretzu, running tonight, October 9, through November 14 2015. 
Defunkt Theatre to Present Portland Premiere of COCK by Mike Bartlett, 10/9-11/14

Defunkt Theatre presents COCK by Mike Bartlett, directed by Jon Kretzu, running October 9-November 14 2015. 
Defunkt Theatre Premieres THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY at The Back Door Theater, Now thru 6/20

Defunkt Theatre presents the world premiere of The Undiscovered Country by DC Copeland. Directed by Paul Angelo, the production runs today, May 8-June 20, 2015 at The Back Door Theater, 4321 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR (enter through the Common Grounds Coffee Shop).
Defunkt Theatre to Premiere THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY at The Back Door Theater, 5/8-6/20

Defunkt Theatre presents the world premiere of The Undiscovered Country by DC Copeland. Directed by Paul Angelo, the production runs May 8-June 20, 2015.
La MaMa and Untitled Theater Company No. 61 Present IPHIGENIA IN AULIS, Now thru 3/3

La MaMa in association with Untitled Theater Company No. 61 presents Iphigenia in Aulis. The world premiere adaptation uses indie music, puppetry and art of a graphic novelist. Adapted from Euripides original story by director Edward Einhorn, the show features music by Aldo Perez and art by Eric Shanower.
La MaMa and Untitled Theater Company No. 61 to Present IPHIGENIA IN AULIS, 2/14-3/3

La MaMa in association with Untitled Theater Company No. 61 presents Iphigenia in Aulis. The world premiere adaptation uses indie music, puppetry and art of a graphic novelist. Adapted from Euripides original story by director Edward Einhorn, the show features music by Aldo Perez and art by Eric Shanower.

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and Outstanding Sound Design (IT Awards) for Radio Purgatory.

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Aldo Perez has won the Outstanding Sound Design award at the IT Awards for Radio Purgatory.

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