Michael Cerveris, Cristin Milioti, Freestyle Love Supreme & More Set for Joe's Pub This Summer
By: BWW News Desk Jun. 19, 2015
This summer, Joe's Pub at The Public welcomes a slate of artists familiar to many because of their star turns in television, film, Broadway and The Public Theater's stage.
The season features the incomparable Jane Lynch, in her Joe's Pub debut; the masterful hip-hop talents of Freestyle Love Supreme (James Monroe Iglehart, Lin-Manuel Miranda, etc); the laser-sharp wit of Julie Klausner; Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris with his southern/folk rock band Loose Cattle; the pure delight and charm of Cristin Milioti; and more!
Tuesday, June 30 at 9:30PM & 11:30PM
SOLD OUT
Freestyle Love Supreme is a stage show like no other. The New York Times has described them as, "masters in the art of freestyle rhyme." Five performers take the crowd on a non-stop hip hop improv ride, spinning cues from the audience into instantaneous riffs and fully realized musical numbers. The group was formed by the creative team behind hit musical In The Heights - Lin-Manuel Miranda (star and creator of Hamilton) and Anthony Veneziale - and features a rotating cast of performers including James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin), Christopher Jackson (Hamilton), Chris Sullivan, Andrew Bancroft, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Miranda, Veneziale and more.
Tuesday & Monday, July 7 & 13
$25
Julie Klausner is the host of the wildly popular podcast How Was Your Week, author of I Don't Care About Your Band, and the creator and co-star (with Billy Eichner) of the forthcoming Amy Poehler-produced Difficult People, your new favorite TV show you haven't yet seen. Join her as she sings some godda*n songs in her cabaret show. These special evenings of music and comedic banter will be no less than complete and utter magic. The performances will feature special guests and Musical Director Jon Spurney.
CRISTIN MILIOTI
Sunday & Monday, July 12 & 13
$30
Cristin Milioti returns to Joe's Pub after numerous sold out concerts, including the prestigious Lincoln Center's American Songbook. Milioti is known for her dramatic, comedic, and musical work on stage, television and in film. She won a Grammy Award and was nominated for a Tony for her portrayal of "Girl" in the Broadway smash hit musical ONCE. On film, Milioti was most recently seen in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street playing Jordan Belfort's (Leonardo DiCaprio's) wife, Teresa Petrillo. On TV, Milioti played Tracy McConnell aka "The Mother" on CBS's hit comedy, How I Met Your Mother, and most recently joined the cast of season two on FX's Golden Globe-winning drama, FARGO. Last fall, she starred in the NBC comedy, A TO Z.
MICHAEL CERVERIS & LOOSE CATTLE / LYNN DRURY
Monday, July 20 at 9:30PM
$20
Loose Cattle was named after a country road sign. Like a night in a neglected pasture corralling cows, evenings with the Cattle are an unruly ramble through classic Carter Family and Louvin Brothers songs, contemporary tunes about guns and gasoline, and mashups that mark Dolly Parton and Cee-Lo Green with the same glowing branding iron. Michael Cerveris (Tony-winning actor and former Bob Mould sideman) and Kimberly Kaye (Garden State native and ex New Direxion trumpetress) are duo vocalists in the Buddy and Julie Miller/Civil Wars vein, riding both Cerveris's original songs and crowd-pleasing covers with Gabriel Caplan (Naomi Shelton & Gospel Queens), Lorenzo Wolf (The Lisps) and Eddie Zweiback (Losers' Lounge).
Lynn Drury has been performing, in one arena or another, her entire life. She picked up the guitar at 26, never stopped. Her inspiration is her environment and since the mid-90s, her environs have been New Orleans. Her sultry, sweet songs turn funky. These days, Drury is part of the scenery - a regular at French Quarter Fest and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and playing just about everywhere in town.
LUCY ALIBAR: THROW ME ONTO THE BURNPILE AND LIGHT ME UP
Tuesday, July 21 at 7:00PM
$20
A lecherous goat, Pentecostals on the radio, a house full of dogs, cats, and Febreze and Daddy's .38 special. These are just some of the ingredients in a delicious and magical stew of stories about a singular childhood in Grady County, written and performed by Lucy Alibar, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of the hit film Beasts Of The Southern Wild. See a landscape you won't soon forget.
Saturday, July 25 at 9:30PM
$20
Jay Brannan has been writing and performing his own sweet and sad folk songs, tempered with wit since 2006. Brannan has released a string of albums, all of which topped the iTunes Singer/Songwriter & Billboard Heatseekers charts: goddamned, produced by Will Golden (Meiko, Michelle Branch); In Living Cover; and Rob Me Blind, produced by the legendary David Kahne (Regina Spektor, The Bangles, Paul McCartney, Kelly Clarkson, Lana Del Rey, etc). Brannan has toured the world extensively, including North America, Europe, Brazil, South Africa, Israel and Australia. His 2013 EP release Around the World in 80 Jays, a collection of nine international cover songs spanning six languages, was inspired by those travels. Brannan put out Always, Then, & Now, an album of acoustic originals, in 2014. His early career was in acting, featured in films like Holding Trevor and John Cameron Mitchell's Shortbus.
SEE JANE SING! WITH JANE LYNCH
Sunday - Wednesday, August 16-19 at 7:00PM & 9:30PM
$25-75
See Jane Sing! is the wildly popular, side-splitting night of musical comedy, featuring more than a dash of wit from the one and only Jane Lynch. Fresh from her iconic portrayal of Sue Sylvester on "Glee" and her Broadway debut as Miss Hannigan in Annie, Lynch will bring her comic skills and musical prowess to the Joe's Pub stage. The Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning stage and screen actress will explore her love of the beauty and absurdity of American standards and show tunes. This is the New York City debut of See Jane Sing!
AMY SPANGER: THIS MUST BE THE PLACE
Monday, August 24 at 7:30PM
$20
Broadway gal Amy Spanger and her partner, musical whiz-kid Kris Kukul, are proud to present THIS MUST BE THE PLACE, an evening of rock, pop, music theater, country, R&B and candid storytelling. The show will feature songs that put her on the map including "Don't Stop Believing" from Rock Of Ages, "Always True To You Darlin In My Fashion" from Kiss Me Kate, and "Come To Your Senses" from tick, tick... Boom! She'll also share some glamorous and not so glamorous tales of the places she's lived and people she's lived with, including a budding schizophrenic, a pair of cocaine enthusiasts and a couple of husbands.
Ever since her break out performance in the Tony Award-winning Kiss Me Kate, Spanger has been praised for her star turns in shows like tick, tick...BOOM!, The Wedding Singer, Urinetown, Elf, Rock of Ages and Chicago. The New York Times called her "a fresh young star in the making." She has also guest starred on Royal Pains, Ed, Law and Order: SVU, Six Feet Under, and Bored To Death. She also played the depraved drug fiend Sally in Showtime?s original movie musical Reefer Madness, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to become a cult classic.
For tickets, go online at joespub.com, call 10AM-7PM, daily at 212-967-7555 or visit in person at The Public Theater Box Office, 425 Lafayette Street, NYC. The Box Office window opens daily at 2PM. There is a $12 food / two (2) drink minimum per person, unless otherwise noted.
ABOUT JOE'S PUB AT THE PUBLIC 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 consistently 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.
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. The LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust provides leadership support for The Public Theater's year-round activities.
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