Justin Vivian Bond and More Set for Cabaret Month at Joe's Pub, March-April 2013
By: BWW News Desk Mar. 05, 2013
Celebrate National Women's History Month and the first annual March is Cabaret Month in New York City with Broadway and cabaret stars at Joe's Pub at The Public. Justin VivIan Bond will premiere Mx America for six nights, Tony Award Winner Tonya Pinkins and downtown legend Joey Arias will return for encore performances, veteran UK cabaret star Barb Jungr will cross the pond for a rare US appearance, Our Hit Parade favorite Erin Markey makes her solo debut and much more. Read on for more details for Broadway and Cabaret performances at Joe's Pub at The Public this March and April.
JUSTIN VIVIan Bond: MX AMERICA
March 8, 9, 16, 22, 23 & 30 at 9:00 PM
March 30 at 9:30 PM
$20
In Mx America transdisciplinary artist Justin VivIan Bond explores "ways of seeing and being seen" as a patriot, a gender non-conformist and a cabaret artist. This brand new production incorporates video, spoken word, and original songs from V's critically acclaimed records Dendrophile and Silver Wells, plus a few cheap jokes V bought off a drunk queen in San Francisco. As the singular finalist in this pageant Mx Bond expects to be judged in such categories as presentation, economic status, mental health, family values, and talent all while creating an elegantly formidable evening of beauty and delight.
Joey Arias + KRISTIAN HOFFMAN
March 10 at 9:30 PM
$25
Following a two-week tour of the West Coast, Joey Arias and Kristian Hoffman bring their show "Lightning Strikes" to New York for a culminating performance at Joe's Pub. Two veterans of the fertile East Village Art Scene of the 1980's, Arias and Hoffman, share the stage for the first time since they both appeared at seminal New York venues like Club 57, Mudd Club and CBGBs. Borrowed from the title of a Klaus Nomi song, "Lightning Strikes" marks the first collaboration between these two accomplished artists - both of whom were close friends and collaborators of the late German counter-tenor. [Nomi and Arias famously backed up David Bowie on Saturday Night Live in 1979 and the two were close friends up until the time of Nomi's deatH. Hoffman wrote some of Nomi's signature songs ("Nomi Song," "Total Eclipse, "Simple Man") and did the arrangements for others.] Featuring an eclectic musical selection spanning everything from Nomi to Billie Holiday to classic rock, "Lighting Strikes" is both an homage to Klaus Nomi and a dynamic musical collaboration sure to thrill fans of Arias and Hoffman alike.
March 12 at 7:00 PM
$12 Advance / $15 Door
Come witness living proof that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. And this time the fruit happens to be whimsically musical and delicious. Daughter of theater royalty, Tony winner Phylicia Rashad, Condola Rashad made her off-Broadway debut in Ruined and went on to earn a Tony nomination for her Broadway debut in Stick Fly. Who knows when she'll truly come to fruition? One thing is for sure, it's a pleasure to watch her bloom.
March 13 at 7:30 PM
$25
She's had rave reviews everywhere, standing ovations and is regarded as one of the world's foremost interpreters of modern classics over a career spanning decades. Barb Jungr continues her journey with a gender changing, rip roaring version of Rod Argent's She's (He's) Not There, taken from her latest albumStockport To Memphis. The Zombies sixties hit, originally released on UK album Begin Here tells the reaction of a lonely lover left shattered by the true colors of his beloved. Jungr's towering vocal treatment tears into the melody with its pungent lyrics capturing the excellence of Argent's classic yet brightening the original rock track with latin-esque rhythms, a gospel driven vocal and a bluesy Hammond organ transforming Argents iconic electric piano riffs. Taken from Stockport To Memphis (Naim Jazz), the superb new iTunes top 10 album from the magnificent, mesmerizing and magical Barb Jungr, a phenomenal master song interpreter and stylist. The latest in a succession of critically-acclaimed albums, Stockport to Memphis (released 22nd October 2012) charts a metaphorical journey, not just Barb's own route through life and self-discovery but that of others, including her own parents' escape to the UK from war-torn Europe and her father-in-law, the painter Frank Bowling, who came to the UK from Guyana as a young man. In a significant new direction for Barb, she included five of her own songs in the collection.
March 15 at 9:30 PM
SOLD OUT
Erin Markey brings what the New York Times calls her "magnetic diva aggression" back to the Joe's stage for her solo cabaret debut under the direction ofBen Rimalower (Leslie Kritzer is Patti LuPone at Les Mouches) with musical direction by Tony-nominated Kenny Mellman (Kiki and Herb.)
March 23 at 11:30 PM
$25 Reserved / $30 Premium
Brown Girls Burlesque makes their Joe's Pub debut with a brand new show: THE BGB ALL-STARS featuring the brightest beauties from the burlesque galaxy. Shake off the throes of winter with Chicava Honey Child, Essence Revealed and Miss Viva Las Vegas, Jeez Louez, Oakland's La Chica Boomand Josephine Belle of Black Hearts Burlesque for the first BGB All-Stars Show!
Tonya Pinkins AND Brad Simmons: BRING ON THE MEN
March 24 at 9:30 PM
$20 Advance / $25 Door
Tony Award Winner Tonya Pinkins and Brad Simmons have lived the love of your dreams and ...nightmares. They celebrate all in scene and song with wit and humor. They give you new takes on songs like "I Honestly Love You," "What's Love Got To Do With It," "Blame It On The Alcohol" and many more. Come laugh and love and party with them in this encore performance of Bring On The Men.
Bridget Everett AND THE TENDER MOMENTS
March 28 & April 24 at 9:30 PM
$16
"Now there's a girl with great talent...She's got guts. She's fearless. That girl's got guts," said Patti LuPone. Bridget Everett is a singing tour de force known for her funny yet gut-wrenching, outrageous and unpredictable performance work. She's been dubbed "Wynona Judd meets Melissa Etheridge, via the local bar floozy, on a rocket ship out of Twin Peaks" by Michael Musto from the Village Voice. She has appeared frequently on Time Out New York's annual list of top cabaret performers, ranking number one in 2010 on a list which included Alan Cumming and Elaine Stritch. Bridget co-hosts Our Hit Parade, a sold-out monthly revue of current pop hits, with Kenny Mellman (Kiki and Herb) and Neal Medlyn at Joe's Pub. She starred in the original musical At Least It's Pink based on her life which she co-wrote with director Michael Patrick King (writer of Sex and the City) and Mellman which played Ars Nova for 12 weeks. Bridget has performed at Montreal's Just for Laughs, New York Comedy Festival, HBO's Aspen United States Comedy Arts Festival and the Adelaide International Cabaret Festival in Adelaide, Australia. She played Lynn Chenney in Taylor Mac's Red Tide Blooming at P.S.122, was featured in Scott Wittman's production JUKEBOX JACKIE, and was a regular on Logo's Jeffrey Cole Casserole. She can be seen as Cathy in the Sex and the City movie and as Shonda in the CBS hit comedy, 2 Broke Girls. She will be releasing an album with her band The Tender Moments (featuring Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys) soon.
March 21 at 9:30 PM
$20 Advance / $25 Door
The New York Times has called her show at Joe's Pub "sensational," and now cabaret star Lady Rizo is back for an evening of song and decadence. Her seamless mix of bawdy humor and elegance has been likened to Mae West but it's her vocal chops that have garnered recent attention: collaborating with both Yo-Yo Ma & Moby on albums this year, singing selections of the American Songbook in front of the internationally acclaimed 36-piece orchestra The Knights, and at MOMA for a sold out cabaret for the Kirchner Exhibit. Let her lashes beguile you as she interprets an irresistible mix of popular songs from all eras backed by some of the finest musicians in New York City. Even though she is venturing out solo, if you know Lady Rizo you won't be surprised if a couple special guests pop up.
March 31 at 9:30 PM
$15 Advance / $20 Door
After taking the nation by storm with her sold-out comeback tour, Jomama Jones and her musical director Bobby Halvorson secreted themselves in the recording studio in Los Angeles. They've emerged with a dozen fresh cut songs and they invite you to this special, intimate concert event to hear their new music. The forthcoming new album, Flowering, contains songs of renewal, longing, confrontation and delight. Jomama will bring you her trademark humor and heart and mischief. Jomama and Bobby are joined by bassist Michael O'Brien, trumpeter John Raymond, keyboardist Ted Cruz and celebrated singer Helga Davis - with a few surprise guests.
Paul Oakley Stovall AND Brad Simmons
April 8 at 7:30 PM
$20
Fresh off the successful run of his recent Immediate Family at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, actor-playwright Paul Oakley Stovall takes his talents to the Joe's Pub Stage in this night of stylish seduction. The Next Best Thing to Love may truly be the next best thing that you will love, with a beautifully curated collection of songs, that explore the complex, joyful, and sometimes-perplexing emotions that riddle the minds of, we, the helplessly amorous.
Visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows, or to purchase tickets. You can also book by calling 212-967-7555 or visiting in person at The Public Theater Box Office (1 PM to 6 PM) located at 425 Lafayette Street, NYC
ABOUT JOE'S PUB AT THE PUBLIC: Joe's Pub is one of New York City's most celebrated venues for emerging and legendary performing artists. Named for Public Theater founder Joe Papp, Joe's Pub debuted in 1998 and plays a vital role in The Public's mission of supporting new artists while providing established artists with a safe, intimate space to develop new work. Joe's Pub presents talent from all over the world as part of The Public's programming downtown at its Astor Place home. Open seven days a week, dinner and drink service is available during every performance. www.joespub.com
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. www.publictheater.org
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