Joe's Pub Welcomes HAIR! Composer Galt MacDermot 4/25 & More

Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and vast diversity of interests, the stage at Joe's Pub gives voice to a world of varied and stellar artists.

With impeccable sound and lights, the warm and intimate candlelit atmosphere of Joe's Pub is filled with plush velvet couches, softly glowing lucite tables and gorgeously understated architecture. Joe's Pub is open seven days a week, regularly hosting as many as three shows a day. Dinner and drink service is available during every performance; the venue offers a classic Italian dinner menu and a fully stocked bar.

JUST ANNOUNCED

JOHNNY A
Tuesday, April 20 at 7:00 PM

"Johnny A. has his own signature guitar--and seemingly scores of signature guitar sounds at his fingertips. If he had trouble focusing on a particular style as a budding musician, the attention deficit is paying off handsomely now." - Mike Joyce, Washington Post

Johnny A. has one of the most eloquent voices in modern music - and he doesn't sing a note. Instead, he channels joy, love, humor, sadness... every aspect of the human experience, through his guitar.

Only the finest musicians have the ability to capture the nuances of life in sound, which puts Johnny in a very exclusive group of six-stringers that includes Les Paul, Wes Montgomery, Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins, and Jimi Hendrix. The secret is his blend of melody, sonic definition, technique and that indefinable-yet-tangible quality called "soul." And he's eloquently shared that secret on the CDs Sometime Tuesday Morning (2001), Get Inside (2004), and the instructional DVD Taste, Tone, Space (2006), which are approaching combined sales of 150,000 copies. All the virtues of Johnny A.'s playing are in abundant display on One November Night, a brand new DVD/CD set recorded live at Scullers in his hometown of Boston, MA. $15

APRIL 25-28

EAR OF THE HEART: THE MUSIC OF Galt MacDermot

Sunday, April 25 at 6:00 PM

Ear of the Heart: the music of Galt MacDermot is a feature-length documentary currently in post production about the iconic and prolific composer of the musical 'Hair', Galt MacDermot. Beloved by Broadway and Hip-Hop fans alike, this film follows Galt's music career and reveals the depth and spirituality of his unforgettable body of work.

Join Galt MacDermot along with HAIR tribe members and special guests who will perform from his extensive repertoire. Selected scenes from the documentary will be screened. Proceeds from the benefit will be used to finish this film and help to assure that Galt's music will be around for generations to come.

For more information on the film or to make an additional donation please visit us on Facebook or call 646-765-7321. $150 Seated / $75 Standing

Justin Bond

Sundays, March 21 & 28, April 4, 18 & 25 & May 9 at 9:30 PM

"Justin Bond is a trans-Atlantic cabaret messiah" - Time Out London

Being the Mother of the House of Whimsy, Justin Bond will be playing it fast and loose with this latest residency at the Pub and each week will be different. To kick off the season on March 21st, he will be joined by Thomas Bartlett AKA Doveman who is producing Mx Bond's new CD, Sam Amidon and some other amazing musicians. Other confirmed guests during this residency are Martha Wainwright, Jake Shears, Sandra Bernhard and a few other amazing surprise guests. Justin will be introducing some original songs and will also be bringing back favorite covers, characters and sketches she's done in the past. Expect the unexpected. One to be determined week will be an all-request night of songs that fans have requested on Facebook... The final Sunday, May 9th is both Mother's Day AND mx Bond's birthday so it should be quite a blow-out! $20

THE TEAM 2010 BENEFIT FEATURING Heather Christian AND MORE!

Monday, April 26 at 7:00 PM

All proceeds benefit the TEAM and their latest work Mission Drift (formerly The American Capitalism Project).

the TEAM returns to the Public for their 2010 Benefit featuring the glorious Heather Christian and the Arbornauts, and a sneak-peek at some of the new music Ms. Christian is composing for the TEAM's new work, Mission Drift. In June the TEAM will move to Las Vegas for a month to research and develop this new project which is focused on the question: What is American capitalism specifically? Join us for this evening of beautiful music, poker at your table, and a raffle and auction - emceed by members of the TEAM. Prizes include a bargain-priced week at a beach house, season subscriptions to some of NYC's most exciting theatres, bottles of the finest bourbon, and more. Support and celebrate the TEAM's newest work, Mission Drift!

The TEAM is the Theatre of the Emerging American Moment. We are a Brooklyn-based theatre company dedicated to creating new work that dissects and celebrates the experience of living in America today. Our work combines aggressive athleticism with intellectual rigor and emotional storytelling, keeping the brain, eyes, and heart of the audience constantly stimulated. $50

Billy Porter: THE STANDARD

Monday, April 26 at 9:30 PM & Tuesday, April 27 at 10:00 PM

"A master class for divas from an ebullient personality" - NY Times

"My hair stands on end" - Rosie O'Donnell

"If I could sing like Billy I'd be in a different line of work" - President Bill Clinton

Billy Porter returns to the concert stage with an exploration of The Contemporary American Standard. With songs made famous by Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Donnie Hathaway, Oleta Adams, Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor, Elton John, The Beatles and others - Mr. Porter illuminates a new generation of "song" that stands the test of time. $25

CAP21 POP/ROCK NIGHT

April 27 at 7:00 PM

CAP21 presents a showcase of pop, rock and country tunes by its 3rd Year students. CAP21 is a not-for-profit Theatre Company and Conservatory dedicated to the creation of new work, the development of new talent, and the building of new audiences. The Conservatory @ CAP21 provides world class actor training specializing in musical theatre. The comprehensive curriculum integrates the three disciplines of Acting, Dance and Voice/Music to produce well-rounded and versatile actors. The Conservatory annually trains 400 students, ages 15-50, who come from all over the world. Since 1995, over 70 CAP21 alums have been cast more than 80 different Broadway shows including A Chorus Line, Annie Get Your Gun, Cabaret, Curtains, 42nd Street, Fosse, The Full Monty, Gypsy, Hair, Hairspray, In the Heights, Jersey Boys, Legally Blonde, The Light in the Piazza, The Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors, Mamma Mia, Mary Poppins, Les Miserables, Oklahoma!, The Producers, The Radio City Rockettes, Rent, South Pacific, Spamalot, Spring Awakening, Thoroughly Modern Millie, West Side Story, Wicked and Young Frankenstein. In addition, hundreds of alumni have been in national and international tours, regional theatre productions across the country, television and film. $12

Howard Fishman: BETTER GET RIGHT CD RELEASE

Wednesday, April 28 at 7:00 PM

Howard Fishman returns to celebrate the release of his latest CD, BETTER GET RIGHT. The first part of a trilogy of records that Fishman will release this year, BETTER GET RIGHT is Fishman's love letter to New Orleans, his adopted home when just starting out as a struggling street musician in the mid-90's, and features the singer/guitarist/bandleader backed by a funky New Orleans street-style brass band.

Often compared to artists like Lou Reed, Beck, Talking Heads and Jonathan Richman, Fishman brings a punk-like vitality and edge to his almost encyclopedic familiarity with diverse musical forms to create "an irresistible synthesis" (Backstage) that truly is "something entirely new" (Downbeat.) He made his debut at the Algonquin Oak Room in 1999, and has since headlined in major venues both here and abroad, including Lincoln Center, Joe's Pub, The Steppenwolf Theatre, The Pasadena Playhouse, NJPAC and Le Petit Journal in Paris. He maintains a full-time touring schedule, including recent dates with singer/songwriter Nellie McKay in San Francisco, Seattle and New York City. $15 in advance / $20 at the door

OUR HIT PARADE STARRING BRIDGETT EVERETT, Kenny Mellman AND NEAL MEDLYN

Wednesday, April 28 at 9:30 PM

Our Hit Parade is a live top-ten countdown show created by Tony nominee and Obie winner Kenny Mellman (Kiki & Herb), carnal chanteuse Bridget Everett (At Least It's Pink at Ars Nova), pop song opera impresario Neal Medlyn (Neal Medlyn's Unpronounceable Symbol at P.S. 122), producer and MTV cameraman Brendan Kennedy, and writers Ada Calhoun and Peter Schjeldahl. The show is inspired by the musical sketch series "Your Hit Parade" that ran on radio and then television from 1935 to 1959. On that show, cast members performed the week's most popular songs as comically literal skits. In this show, the hosts and special guest stars from the local performance scene present their renditions of current popular hits live on stage! $20

TICKETS

Online at joespub.com, phone 212-967-7555, or in Person At the Public Theater Box Office (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, NYC

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.

Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski