Justin Bond, John Patrick Shanley Set For Joe's Pub

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.

SPECIAL GUESTS ANNOUNCED

AN INTERVIEW WITH WRITER, DIRECTOR John Patrick Shanley moderated by Howard Sherman
Friday, November 5 at 9:30 PM; $20
An Interview with writer, director John Patrick Shanley moderated by Howard Sherman, executive director of the American Theater Wing. Featuring John Turturro and Ron Cephas Jones reading Mr. Shanley's new play, "Church and State". Including scenes from "Where's My Money?" featuring Florencia Lozano and Patrick Breen "Defiance" featuring Chris Chalk and Chris Bauer. In addition to a reading from Mr. Shanley's new play "Church and State" featuring Ron Cephas Jones.
John Patrick Shanley is a writer and director who reached the pinnacle in his career with the production of his play "Doubt: A Parable", in 2004. He had previously been critically lauded as an Off-Broadway playwright for such plays as "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea", "Italian American Reconciliation", and "Four dogs and a Bone", and as an Oscar winning screenwriter for "Moonstruck". "Doubt: A Parable" received rave reviews during its Off-Broadway run and became Mr. Shanley's first transfer to Broadway. The production won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk, the Tony and the Pulitzer. "Doubt" became a major motion picture, directed by Mr. Shanley. His long list of acclaimed plays, many of which he directed in their original productions, include "Defiance', "Savage in Limbo", " Big Funk", and "Sailor Song".

Justin Bond
w/ special guest Sol Del Moon on Nov 7
w/ special guest Chocolate Genius on Nov 14

Sundays, November 7, 14, 21, December 5 at 9:30 PM; $20

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

Recently described as "A bar of gold in the new depression" by Hilton Als in the New Yorker, singer, songwriter and Tony-nominated performance artist Justin Bond is an Obie, Bessie and Ethyl Eichelberger Award winner and was named one of the top 40 favorite New Yorkers by Time Out New York and was listed by Time Out London as one of England's 50 Funniest People. His debut EP Pink Slip was released in July 2009. In 2008, he won rave reviews for his GLAAD nominated show Lustre which premiered at PS122 in the East Village and then went on to tour the UK with stops in Manchester, England as part of the It's Queer Up North Arts Festival and in a critically acclaimed run at London's Soho Theatre. Also in 2008, Justin appeared at The Southbank Center in London in the title role of Sinderella an original musical written by Martyn Jacques of The Tiger Lillies. In 2007, he premiered Justin Bond is Close To You, a reinterpretation of the classic Carpenter's album Close To You performed in its entirety as part of Joe's Pub in the Park in Central Park and subsequently presented by The Sydney Opera House in Australia. He regularly Emcees the performance series Weimar New York which has played in such varied locations as the SFMOMA, The Speigeltent, and Joe's Pub at The Public Theater in New York.

As one-half of the Performance duo Kiki and Herb, Justin has toured the world headlining at Carnegie Hall, The Sydney Opera House, London's Queen Elizabeth Hall and starred in successful runs on Broadway and off-Broadway. Kiki and Herb have released two cds, Do You Hear What We Hear?, Kiki and Herb Will Die For You at Carnegie Hall and a DVD Kiki and Herb Live at the Knitting Factory.

Film credits include a starring role in John Cameron Mitchell's feature Shortbus, Charles Hermann-Wurmfeld's Fancy's Persuasion as well as Imaginary Heroes and Jon Moritsugu's Mod Fuck Explosion. In 2006 Bond completed his MA Scenography at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design in London. Justin credits his career as a queer performer to Kate Bornstein who cast him as Herculine Barbin in her ground-breaking play Hidden: A Gender in 1991.

DEC 3 - DEC 6

Ute Lemper: THE BUKOWSKI PROJECT
November 24, 26 & December 5 at 7:00 PM; $30
December 3 & 4, at 7:00 & 9:30 PM; $30

The Bukowski Project
performed by Ute Lemper and her band
adapted from selected poetry by Charles Bukowski
Special Thanks to Linda Bukowski and The Estate of Charles Bukowski

A journey through the poetry of Charles Bukowski from the books:
The Last Night Of The Earth Poems
What Matters Most Is How Well You Walk Through The Fire
You Get So Alone At Times That It Just Makes Sense

Artistic idea and conception and music by Ute Lemper.
With additional composition and arrangements by Todd Turkisher, Vana Gierig and Don Falzone.

CHOCOLATE GENIUS INC.

Friday, December 3 & Saturday, December 4 at 11:30 PM; $20

Chocolate Genius Inc. returns to Joe's Pub for 2 very special evenings to herald the release of Swansongs - the final chapter in the band's decade long saga. Chocolate Genius Inc. features Marc Anthony Thompson and a rotating crew of some of NYC's most in demand and talented musicians. The evening will feature songs from all four CGI releases and some very special guests.

"'Swansongs,' the latest album from Chocolate Genius Inc. - the mercurial songwriter Marc Anthony Thompson - takes its time to brood over love, loss, memory and acceptance. The tempos are slow and bluesy, almost dazed; the pain and gallows humor don't conceal a longing for redemption." - Jon Pareles, NY TIMES

Justin Bond

Sunday, December 5 at 9:30 PM; $20

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

Recently described as "A bar of gold in the new depression" by Hilton Als in the New Yorker, singer, songwriter and Tony-nominated performance artist Justin Bond is an Obie, Bessie and Ethyl Eichelberger Award winner and was named one of the top 40 favorite New Yorkers by Time Out New York and was listed by Time Out London as one of England's 50 Funniest People. His debut EP Pink Slip was released in July 2009. In 2008, he won rave reviews for his GLAAD nominated show Lustre which premiered at PS122 in the East Village and then went on to tour the UK with stops in Manchester, England as part of the It's Queer Up North Arts Festival and in a critically acclaimed run at London's Soho Theatre. Also in 2008, Justin appeared at The Southbank Center in London in the title role of Sinderella an original musical written by Martyn Jacques of The Tiger Lillies. In 2007, he premiered Justin Bond is Close To You, a reinterpretation of the classic Carpenter's album Close To You performed in its entirety as part of Joe's Pub in the Park in Central Park and subsequently presented by The Sydney Opera House in Australia. He regularly Emcees the performance series Weimar New York which has played in such varied locations as the SFMOMA, The Speigeltent, and Joe's Pub at The Public Theater in New York.

As one-half of the Performance duo Kiki and Herb, Justin has toured the world headlining at Carnegie Hall, The Sydney Opera House, London's Queen Elizabeth Hall and starred in successful runs on Broadway and off-Broadway. Kiki and Herb have released two CDs, Do You Hear What We Hear?, Kiki and Herb Will Die For You at Carnegie Hall and a DVD Kiki and Herb Live at the Knitting Factory.

Film credits include a starring role in John Cameron Mitchell's feature Shortbus, Charles Hermann-Wurmfeld's Fancy's Persuasion as well as Imaginary Heroes and Jon Moritsugu's Mod Fuck Explosion. In 2006 Bond completed his MA Scenography at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design in London. Justin credits his career as a queer performer to Kate Bornstein who cast him as Herculine Barbin in her ground-breaking play Hidden: A Gender in 1991.

JACKIE FIVE-0H!: A CELEBRATION OF Jackie Hoffman'S FIRST 50TH BIRTHDAY
Mondays, November 22, 29, December 6, 13, Friday December 24 at 7:30 pm; $30

Friday, December 31 at 7:00 PM; $40
Broadway's Jackie Hoffman, acclaimed for her hysterical scene-stealing performances in such shows as Hairspray, Xanadu and currently as ‘Grandma' in The Addams Family, will bring her all-new solo show Jackie Five-Oh!: A Celebration of Jackie Hoffman's First 50th Birthday to Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street) beginning Monday, November 22 for four consecutive Monday evenings.

In the all-new Jackie Five-Oh!, the blisteringly funny, filter-free Hoffman muses on her own decay, as well as about her experiences playing ‘Grandma' and a host of other topics such as Haiti and Hollywood. Hoffman will also world premiere several new musical numbers, including two that she wrote for ‘Grandma'....if she were to have a solo number in The Addams Family, which of course she doesn't .....not that she's ever complained about that.

Hoffman's previous outings at Joe's Pub (immortalized on the CD Jackie Hoffman: Live At Joe's Pub....NOT sold in the Lunt-Fontanne lobby) have garnered a cult following, as well as critical acclaim. Charles Isherwood of The New York Times wrote, "Jackie Hoffman's solo shows at Joe's Pub have become a beloved ritual. Ms. Hoffman radiates anything but love and charity as she reviews the year in outrage, both global and personal. And who can blame her! " Adam Feldman in Time Out wrote, "Jackie Hoffman is the funniest woman in America."

Jackie Five-Oh! is written by Hoffman and Michael Schiralli, and directed by Schiralli. Musical direction is by Bobby Peaco. Jackie Five-Oh! will be performed Monday, November 22; Monday, November 29; Monday, December 6; and Monday, December 13. Performance time is 7:30 pm. Tickets are $30. For tickets, visit www.joespub.com or call (212) 967-7555.

Jackie Hoffman has performed on Broadway in Xanadu, Hairspray (Theatre World Award) and The Addams Family. Solo shows: Whining In the Windy City, Scraping the Bottom, Jackie with a Z, Chanukah at Joe's Pub (Bistro Award), The Kvetching Continues (Time Out New York's Outstanding Achievement Award). Off-Broadway: Regrets Only, Manhattan Theatre Club Tribeca Theatre Festival, The Book of Liz, (Obie Award) Straightjacket, Incident at Cobbler's Knob, (Lincoln Center Theatre Festival) and One Woman Shoe. Regional: Second City Chicago (Jeff Award); The Sisters Rosensweig, Old Globe, San Diego. Films: The Extra Man, A Dirty Shame, Garden State, Legally Blonde II, Kissing Jessica Stein, Mo' Money. Television: "30 Rock," "One Life to Live," "Starved," " Hope and Faith," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Strangers with Candy," "TV Funhouse," "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," " Soulman," "Cosby." Animation: Dilbert and PB & J Otter, Robots, Queer Duck the movie. Comedy Album: Jackie Hoffman Live At Joe's Pub.

ARTISTS FOR ELEPHANTS BENEFIT
Monday, December 6 at 9:30 PM; $25 in advance, $30 at the door

The Broadway community comes together to support Artists for Elephants, a new charity dedicated to the rescue and protection of Asian Elephants. Hear some of Broadway's best voices, and learn more about the critical situation elephants are facing in Southeast Asia. All proceeds go directly to the rescue and care of in-need elephants. www.artistsforelephants.org

TICKETS
Online at joespub.com
Phone 212-967-7555,

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.

 

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