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Raquel Cion Directorial credits include Dad In a Box, winner of the 2019 New York Innovative Theatre Award (Dixon Place, HERE, The Wild Project); STRAYS (The Brick Theater, Ars Nova’s Ant Fest). 2016 New York Innovative Theatre Award “Outstanding Original Short Script.”; SONS (Ars Nova’s Showgasm); Darkling (IRT Theater, CATCH SERIES); HIP (IRT Theater.) Recent projects include 2015 Broadway World “Best Alt Cabaret” nominated Me & Mr. Jones (Philly Loves Bowie Week 2019 & 2020, Pangea, Provincetown’s Afterglow Festival); Gilding the Lonely (Joe’s Pub, Dixon Place). www.MeandMrJonesShow.com

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HERE Extends Heather Christian's TERCE: A PRACTICAL BREVIARY to Early February


Due to popular demand, the Obie award-winning HERE has extended the world premiere of Terce: A Practical Breviary to February 4, 2024.

HERE to Present Heather Christian's TERCE: A PRACTICAL BREVIARY As Part Of PROTOTYPE in January


HERE presents Heather Christian's TERCE: A PRACTICAL BREVIARY as part of PROTOTYPE, JAN 10-20. Radical Rethinking of Monastic 9 AM Mass Features Over 35 Singers & Musicians Who Celebrate the Sacred Mothers Alive In All of Us.

Pangea Announces Summer Programming and Return to Live Performances


The beloved East Village supper club Pangea, which came perilously close to closing during COVID, is announcing a mixture of ticketed and no-cover entertainment during the summer.  The announcement comes as Pangea earns the prestigious Village Award, presented by Village Preservation at their 31st annual meeting on Wednesday June 16.

BWW Interview: Stephen Shanaghan And Kevin Malony of Pangea Restaurant and Cabaret


Between loyal local patrons, a Gofundme campaign, and the contributions of many Alt Cabaret stars, PANGEA is still hangin' in there after ten months of the global health crisis. Everyone is pitching in to do all they can to keep the beloved home of Alt Cabaret alive and well and living in the Lower East Side.

BWW Previews: Pangea Debuts GHOST LIGHT SERIES October 23rd Featuring Tammy Faye Starlite and Penny Arcade


Popular and prolific Pangea artists reclaim their artistry and industry with a new series provided by the edgy downtown club.

Arcade & Starlite Kick Off Pangea's GHOST LIGHT SERIES


The far-right Southern evangelical country singer Tammy Faye Starlite makes another pilgrimage to New York, this time to gift America with a new values-rich concert celebrating who we are at this most promising time in history.

New York Theatre Artists Join Forces For DIFFERENT STARS: A RECKONING WITH TIME, TRAUMA AND CIRCUMSTANCE


Bronx-based queer composer Karl Saint Lucy presents Different Stars: A Reckoning with Time, Trauma, and Circumstance on the evening of Saturday, August 15 at 7:00 p.m. (EDT).

Downtown Legends Comes To Pangea In March


Several Downtown legends are congregating at the alt-cabaret hotspot Pangea in Marcha?? Among the headliners taking risks and breaking ground are Penny Arcade with her new show, a?oeNotes from the Undergrounda?? (March 4 & 18); David Cale, with new show a?oeSandraa?? (March 8), and Charles Busch being himself in a new act (March 26).

Raquel Cion to Perform at Pangea in March


Brooklyn-based performer, Raquel Cion, is poised for her March 2020 performances of her alt-cabaret, Me & Mr. Jones: My Intimate Relationship with David Bowie at Pangea, located at 178 Second Avenue New York, NY 10003. The 90-minute cabaret explores the lifelong 'soul love' that Cion has for David Bowie's artistry and David Jones's humanity.

BWW Review: Raquel Cion's ME AND MR. JONES: MY INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH DAVID BOWIE Stands Out at Pangea


The alt-cabaret star has created her most personal journey to date and it is Worth. Catching.

The Randy Andys, Raquel Cion and More are Heading to Pangea in February


February is festooned with fun treats from beginning to end as a rainbow assortment of artists of many persuasions continues to take risks and break ground at the Downtown supper club Pangea.

Raquel Cion Returns with ME & MR. JONES: MY INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH DAVID BOWIE


Brooklyn-based performer, Raquel Cion, is coming back for a January-March 2020 residency of her cabaret, Me & Mr. Jones: My Intimate Relationship with David Bowie at Pangea, located at 178 Second Avenue New York, NY 10003. 

Raquel Cion's Encore Dates Kick Off This Weekend


Brooklyn-based performer, Raquel Cion, is coming back for a January-March 2020 residency of her cabaret, Me & Mr. Jones: My Intimate Relationship with David Bowie at Pangea, located at 178 Second Avenue New York, NY 10003. The 90-minute cabaret explores the lifelong a?oesoul lovea?? that Cion has for David Bowie's artistry and David Jones's humanity.

Raquel Cion Reprises ME & MR. JONES In Theatrical Run At Pangea


a?oeMe & Mr. Jones,a?? Raquel Cion's Pangea-incubated nightclub ode to David Bowie, returns to Pangea for a three-month theatrical engagement from January 16 to March 14. Written and performed by Cion, directed by Cynthia Cahill, with music director Karl Saint Lucy on piano, the deeply personal exploration of Bowie's life of music and invention also features the musicians Jeremy Bass (guitar), Michael Ryan Morales (drums), and Daniel Shuman (bass).

Raquel Cion Returns to Pangea with ME & MR. JONES: MY INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH DAVID BOWIE


Brooklyn-based performer, Raquel Cion, is coming back for a January-March 2020 residency of her cabaret, Me & Mr. Jones: My Intimate Relationship with David Bowie at Pangea, located at 178 Second Avenue New York, NY 10003. The 90-minute cabaret explores the lifelong 'soul love' that Cion has for David Bowie's artistry and David Jones's humanity.

Raquel Cion Brings ME & MR. JONES: MY INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH DAVID BOWIE To Pangea


Brooklyn-based performer, Raquel Cion, is coming back for a January-March 2020 residency of her cabaret, Me & Mr. Jones: My Intimate Relationship with David Bowie at Pangea, located at 178 Second Avenue New York, NY 10003. 

SPRING AWAKENING, SHINKA & More Win Off-Off-Broadway IT Awards


On Monday, September 16, 2019, The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation announced the 2019 recipients at the annual Off-Off-Broadway IT Awards. For the past 15 years, the It Awards have celebrated the vibrant and creative indie theatre community under the dedicated leadership of Executive Directors Shay Gines and Nick Micozzi who are stepping down and at the ceremony introduced new leadership for the organization: Cat Parker, Artistic Director of Articulate Theatre Company; Ariel Estrada, Producing Artistic Director of Leviathan Lab Projects; and Jazmyn Arroyo, Co-Founding Artistic Director of Step 1 Theatre Project will join Akia Squiteri, Artistic Director of Rising Sun Performance Company as Directors of the organization.

The New York Innovative Theatre Awards Celebrates 15 Years & The 2019 Award Nominees


On Monday, July 29, 2019, The New York Innovative Theatre Awards, announced the 2019 nominees for the annual Off-Off-Broadway awards. The It Awards have celebrated the vibrant and creative theatre community for the past 15 years.  The official announcement took place at (Le) Poisson Rouge by six celebrated artists and producers from the community including: Jazmyn Arroyo, Jennifer Betite Yen, Iyvon Edebiri, Chris Ignacio, Ashley Rogers, and Erez Ziv.

Nominees Announced For New York Innovative Theater Awards, Celebrating Off-Off-Broadway


On Monday, July 29, 2019, nominees were announced for The New York Innovative Theatre Awards, celebrating Off-Off-Broadway.

Raquel Cion Presents 50th Birthday And NARAL Fundraiser With The Music Of David Bowie


Raquel Cion & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Concert! Half a century ago, on the eve of those spaceboys' first steps on the moon, Raquel Cion was 'born [she] was!' We're 'commencing countdown' by recreating and paying homage to David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Concert his sold out 50th birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden. In true David Bowie fashion, Raquel has chosen for the night's proceeds to benefit NARAL Pro-Choice! Come 'get partified' with us!  

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