The Sparkle Zone Celebrates Pride And Raises Money For RAICES

Enter The Sparkle Zone, a joyous variety show hosted by Philip 'Sparkle' (Annoyance NY, Brooklyn Comedy Collective) that will delight audiences at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater this Pride. Leave the irony for Twitter and the sarcasm at the door as some of NYC's top comedians celebrate Pride with performances ranging from the sincere to the outrageous. Featuring:

· JO FIRESTONE (The Tonight Show)

· MATT ROGERS (Las Culturistas)

· CATHERINE COHEN (Joe's Pub)

· Larry Owens (Time Out NY - "Comedians We're Obsessed With")

· ZACH ZIMMERMAN (Second City)

· PETER VALENTI (Open Flame)

· HOLLYE BYNUM (Of Bones)

· And DAN REITZ on the keys.

The show will donate 50% of artist proceeds from this performance to RAICES(www.raicestexas.org).
"In a comedy scene oversaturated with irony and cynicism, improv master Philip Markle invites you to indulge in blissful inanity at this absolutely batshit variety hour, featuring life-affirming wisdom from Markle, visceral humor from a crazed coterie of avant-garde performers, and spectacular dance breaks." - Time Out New York

For tickets, call 212.967.7555 or visit https://www.publictheater.org/Tickets/Calendar/PlayDetailsCollection/Joes-Pub/2018/T/Philip-Markle-The-Sparkle-Zone/?SiteTheme=JoesPub. All tickets are $15.

ABOUT Philip Markle

Philip has performed and produced in hundreds of shows and taught students of acting and improv internationally for over 16 years, from Berlin to Bali. Philip graduated from Northwestern University and trained in Chicago at The Annoyance, iO, and Second City. He moved to NYC in 2013 to launch the theatre and training center of The Annoyance Theater NY, where he acted as its Executive Director until Fall 2016. He is now the Founder and Artistic Director of The Brooklyn Comedy Collective, where he currently teaches and performs. Philip is also a faculty member at Tom Todoroff's acting studio and independently teaches business improvisation classes to large clients (such as AMEX, E&Y) and small start-ups alike. He has performed and produced hundreds of shows worldwide. Highlights include musically improvising with Baby Wants Candy in Chicago and BLANK: The Musical Off-Broadway in NY and his national-touring musical improv show Happy Karaoke Fun Time. As a storyteller, he has performed at The Moth and The Paper Machete. He is a proud member of the children's education theatre companies The Story Pirates and Barrel of Monkeys. He executive produced, wrote, and acted in the digital shorts series "The Annoyance Presents" on IFC's Comedy Crib. Philip has written a one-man show, Sparkle Hour, which was featured to rave reviews in the 2013 NY International Fringe Festival. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter @philipsparkle.