Nellie McKay, Molly Ringwald and More Coming Up This Month at Joe's Pub
By: BWW News Desk Dec. 13, 2016
Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances from December 14-25, 2016. Scroll down or visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows!
Martha Redbone'S INDIGENOUS FUNK PARTY
Wednesday, December 14 at 7:00PM
$20
Who says a roots band can't play funk? It's the holiday season and "Indie Soul Diva" (TimeOut NY) and Jr. Funkadelic Martha Redbone with her merry band of Funkateers are putting away their banjos for a hot minute to get their groove on in their own inimitable, joyful Native style. Redbone will be joined by a fabulous lineup including Aaron Whitby (MD, keys), Alan Burroughs and Robin Macatangay (guitars), Eddie Allen (trumpet), Keith Loftis (tenor sax), Fred Cash (bass), Rocky Bryant (drums) and Keith Fluitt and Romano Dunlap (background vocals).
Justin VivIan Bond: THE BIPOLAR EXPRESS
Monday - Thursday, December 12 - 15 at 9:30PM
Monday - Friday, December 19 - 23 at 9:30PM
$35
All aboard The Bipolar Express! TRIGGER WARNING! Mx. Justin VivIan Bond and band (Matt Ray, Claudia Chopek and NathAnn Carrera) are on the holiday spectrum and are about to go off the rails. Where will they land? Whether it's crack alley or hobo heaven you are guaranteed to see stars! Don't forget to take your meds!
THE LOSER'S LOUNGE TRIBUTE TO Elton John
Thursday, December 15 at 7:00PM;
Friday, December 16 at 7:00PM & 9:30PM;
Saturday, December 17 at 1:00PM, 7:00PM & 9:30PM
$25
Joe McGinty and The Loser's Lounge play a very special tribute to celebrated singer-songwriter and icon Elton John. The Losers are a New York City-based live band that started out playing small clubs on the Lower East Side in 1993. Now in their 23rd year, the band performs every other month at Joe's Pub, plus shows at Lincoln Center, selling out regularly. Known for their incredible interpretations of classics, the Losers have grown into a unique performance experience that combines music, comedy and cabaret. They are back with all the irreverent antics and special guests that you can only find on their stage.
REVEREND BILLY & THE STOP SHOPPING CHOIR: GATHER!
Sunday, December 18 at 2:00PM
$15
From labor organizers to natural scientists, 1st Amendment lawyers to anti-pipeline activists, we are exhausted, defeated and afraid of the rifts opening in the culture. Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir invite activists to come together and ask, "What now? Who with? Where? When?" The challenge of starting over again, of finding healing in our activism is the gift we hope to give each other this holiday season but first, we have to Gather! The Stop Shopping Choir is a NYC-based radical performance community, with 50 performers - an array of economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds worldwide and a congregation in the thousands. They are wild anti-consumerist gospel shouters and Earth-loving urban activists who have worked on four continents defending community, life and imagination.
THE MEETING* HOSTED BY Justin Sayre
Guests: Nellie McKay, Natalie Joy Johnson, Kevin Smith Kirkwood + More!
Sunday, December 18 at 7:00PM & 9:30PM
$20
The Meeting* hosted by Justin Sayre is the monthly gathering of the International Order of Sodomites, the centuries-old organization, which sets the mythic Gay Agenda. After seven years of audacious humor, trailblazing political discourse and button-pushing cultural exploration, the acclaimed comedy/variety show is in its eighth and final season, culminating May 2017. Sayre says, "The Meeting* has been a tremendous gift to me for these past seven years. It's given me a voice and a platform to talk about all the things that weighed on my mind and for that I am eternally grateful." Featuring a dazzling array of guests, these two performances will close The Meeting*'s Fall 2016 season with the 8th Annual Holiday Spectacular. The 7:00PM performance will feature Kevin Smith Kirkwood, Ari Gold, Natalie Joy Johnson and Angela Di Carlo. The 9:30PM performance will feature Nellie McKay, Carol Lipnik and more to be announced.
Tom Hennes & Max Jenkins ARE SISTERS
Monday, December 19 at 7:00PM
$15
Tom Hennes, of Brooklyn funk-pop duo Crush Club and formerly of indie cult sensation AVAN LAVA, and Max Jenkins, of TV's "High Maintenance" and "The Mysteries of Laura," are SISTERS. In a retelling of the age-old legend of conjoined vaudeville starlets Daisy and Violet Hilton, Hennes and Jenkins perform cuts from the original Broadway score of "Side Show" and weave contemporary tunes into the fabric of the sisters' story. These were self-made women, smothered and yet undaunted by the patriarchy, who were ultimately destroyed by their own stardom - but never forgotten. For one night only, Hennes and Jenkins pay tribute to Daisy & Violet in an evening of song, dance, and white-hot charisma.
STARSKY + COX: THE TWELVE SIGNS OF CHRSITMAS
Tuesday, December 20 at 7:00PM
$20
The original magic of mysticore, Stella Starsky and Quinn Cox, present a simply magical program of inspirational words and seasonal music by songwriters born under each of the twelve astrological signs. As the tunes do the talking, Starsky + Cox illustrate how none of us can escape our archetype-that we are all born under wondrous stars that delineate our individual natures and direct us toward our own divine dates with destiny. Musical director Matt Ray helms the baby grand with Claudia Chopek on violin, Danton Boller on bass and Patrick Johnson on percussion and vocals. Special guests to be announced.
THE FALL OF Julian Fleisher - VOLUME III: CHRISTMAS IN DECEMBER
Guests: Molly Ringwald, Tonya Pinkins, Molly Pope, the All-Stars of Doo-Wop, Matt Ray & More
Wednesday, December 21 at 7:00PM
$25 Adv / $30 Door
Culture Craver calls Julian Fleisher "One of New York's cultural treasures." Chita Rivera once called him "adorable!" We call him late for dinner, but always on time with his bi-annual cavalcade of Christmas characters culled from his cabinet of curiosities. In other words, he's loaded lots of your favorite New York entertainers on his sleigh and we invite you to get in on the single best bargain in holiday shopping - The Julian Fleisher Holiday Happening at Joe's Pub. Guests include Molly Ringwald, Tonya Pinkins, Molly Pope, The All-Stars of Doo-Wop, Matt Ray and more to be announced!
EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH WITH Catie Lazarus
Guests: Phoebe Robinson, Morris Robinson & Sarah Kay
Thursday, December 22 at 7:00PM
$30
Ever wonder what it's like to have a dreamy job? Comedian Catie Lazarus did too, so she created an utterly addictive, candid, fun talk show about work. Come see why The New York Times calls Employee of the Month "beloved" and Blackbook calls it comedian Catie Lazarus's "hilarious podcast talk show" and The New Yorker calls, "her line of inquiry is decidedly unorthodox." This month, Lazarus will interview comedian Phoebe Robinson (Broad City, Don't Touch My Hair), football player and Metropolitan opera star Morris Robinson and poet Sarah Kay (HBO, Ted Talks, No Matter the Wreckage).
Friday, December 23 at 7:00PM
$15 Adv / $20 Door
The music of Avalon Jazz Band is inspired by the Parisian jazz scene of the 1940's: a mix of swing, Gypsy jazz and French chanson, with influences of Eastern European folklore. Their repertoire consists of French and American standards, as well as a few original compositions. Avalon Jazz Band is actively involved in the New York swing renaissance and, in the two years' time since its creation, has had the pleasure of performing for the French Ambassador and sharing the stage with renowned artists such as Norah Jones & Nellie McKay. Their charismatic vocalist Tatiana Eva-Marie creates a beautiful balance between wild Gypsy energy and the deep and stormy sensitivity of French jazz, inviting the listener on a musical voyage inside her imaginary swing caravan.
Tony Trischka: OF A WINTER'S NIGHT
Saturday, December at 7:00PM
$20
Of A Winter's Night is Tony Trischka's banjo-driven celebration of the season where he turns his considerable melodic inventiveness loose on Bluegrass and Americana music for the holidays. With the backing of his band of extraordinary musicians, Tony is joined by shape-note singer and multi-instrumentalist Tim Eriksen and vocalist Zoe Darrow. A diverse, highly textural seasonal collection, Trischka also revels in songs long forgotten and little known. Truly a sumptuous feast for the ears presented as only Trischka can.
For tickets, go online at joespub.com, call 10AM-7:00PM daily at 212-967-7555, or visit in person at The Public Theater Box Office, 425 Lafayette Street, NYC (Opens daily at 2PM). There is a $12 food / two (2) drink minimum per person per show, unless otherwise noted.
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.
The Public Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director 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. 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 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 over 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 Unit, which tours productions to 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 acclaimed American musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The Public has received 59 Tony Awards, 168 Obie Awards, 53 Drama Desk Awards, 54 Lortel Awards, 32 Outer Critics Circle Awards, 13 New York Drama Critics Awards, and five Pulitzer Prizes.
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