Shanta Thake News

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Patrick Willingham) presents Ethan Lipton's NO PLACE TO GO for a limited engagement at Joe's Pub, closing tonight April 8th. Directed by Leigh Silverman and written by Ethan Lipton with music composed by Ethan Lipton and His Orchestra, NO PLACE TO GO is the first Joe's Pub commission, as part of its New York Voices Series, to become part of The Public Theater's season.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Patrick Willingham) is set to present Ethan Lipton's NO PLACE TO GO for a limited engagement at Joe's Pub, beginning Wednesday, March 14.

As a way of continuing to help promote festivals and artists, KadmusArts.com recently partnered with a new social video platform, Spreecast, to host a live and widely distributed interactive conversation about global music, globalFEST and the upcoming SXSW Music Festival.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Patrick Willingham) is set to present Ethan Lipton's NO PLACE TO GO for a limited engagement at Joe's Pub, beginning Wednesday, March 14.

Joe's Pub, the beloved live performance venue at The Public Theater and a vital part of New York City's cultural landscape, reopened last week, October 4, after a three month hiatus while undergoing an extensive interior redesign and renovation, spearheaded by original designer and Joe's Pub, LLC partner Serge Becker. Serving more than 100,000 audience members annually, Joe's Pub first opened in 1998 and presents more than 800 performances a year. BroadwayWorld stopped by the venue to an exclusive tour of the new space from Joe's Pub Director Shanta Thake and Managing Director Kevin Abbott. Click below for a first look at the new and improved space!

globalFEST 2012 will be held January 8, 2012 at NYC's Webster Hall. This edition's line up will be announced Monday, October 24, 2011. For updates, event info, and tickets, go to globalfest.org.

By popular demand, Joe's Pub (Director Shanta Thake) and The Annie O. Music Series (Annie Ohayon) have announced a second Martha Wainwright show as part of the Summer Salon Series at The Cooper Square Hotel on August 22nd, at 9:30 pm.

Joe's Pub at the Public Theater announced today its initial lineup of fall programming set to debut in the newly renovated and improved iconic venue, located in New York City's East Village.

Rocco Landesman, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, announced that Joe's Pub at The Public Theater has been approved for a grant to support New York Voices at Joe's Pub, a series celebrating New York City's diversity in performance and culture, presenting collaborations between artists from sound and stage.

By popular demand, Joe's Pub (Director Shanta Thake) and The Annie O. Music Series (Annie Ohayon) have announced a second Martha Wainwright show as part of the Summer Salon Series at The Cooper Square Hotel on August 22nd, at 9:30 pm.

Joe's Pub (Director Shanta Thake) and The Annie O. Music Series (Annie Ohayon) have announced the final additions to the already impressive salon series at the Cooper Square Hotel.

Joe's Pub announced today that they will be co-hosting a series of salon performances this summer at The Cooper Square Hotel. This April, Joe's Pub, a vital part of New York City's cultural landscape, announced a three month hiatus in programming, beginning July 2, to undertake an interior redesign and renovation. During this temporary closure, Joe's Pub will be continuing its dedication to presenting a wide variety of performing arts at affordable ticket prices to the New York and, specifically East Village community. Serving more than 100,000 audience members and presenting over 800 performances annually, this is the first time in 13 years of operation that Joe's Pub has closed its doors for an extended period of time.

Joe's Pub (Director Shanta Thake), and The Annie O. Music Series (Annie Ohayon) announced today that they will be co-hosting a series of salon performances this summer at The Cooper Square Hotel.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Interim Executive Director Joey Parnes), Joe's Pub (Director Shanta Thake), and Joe's Pub, LLC (Managing Director, Partner Kevin Abbott and Designer Serge Becker) announced today that Joe's Pub, a vital part of New York City's cultural landscape, will take a three month hiatus, beginning July 2, to undertake an exciting interior redesign and renovation, spearheaded by original designer and Joe's Pub, LLC partner Serge Becker. Serving more than 100,000 audience members annually, Joe's Pub first opened in 1998 and presents more than 800 performances a year. It will officially reopen on October 1, 2011 with the same dedication to diverse programming, affordable ticket prices, full bar and dinner service, and an improved seating and stage design. Joe's Pub will remain open until Friday, July 1 with a full performance schedule at www.joespub.com.

Felicia Finley (The Wedding Singer, Aida, Catch Me If You Can) made her first New York City appearance with her band at Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street, on Monday November 16th and BroadwayWorld.com's ace photographer Peter James Zielinski was there to capture some truly amazing shots of the roof raising evening!