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A “New York Nightclub supernova!” (The LA Times), “Smart, genre-busting pop!” (The NY Times), “Blew the roof off!” (Washington Post), “Charisma free!” (The New Yorker). You decide as downtown fixture Julian Fleisher weaves together songs, stories and his signature devil-may-care repartee during his first solo appearance at Pangea.
A comic potpourri of imitations, anecdotes, monologues, some rumors, a bit of gossip and assorted innuendos. In other words a light bit of fun from the comic also known as the “Tired Old Queen at The Movies.”
Claywoman is a 500 million year old extra-terrestrial from the Mirillion Galaxy. She frequently visits Earth, her favorite planet, giving lectures at various events and engaging in public conversation with prominent human artists and intellectuals. On Sunday September 10th she will be chatting with special guest Murray Hill.
Zora Rasmussen returns to Pangea for a monthly residency beginning on September 21. She brings to Pangea a set of smoky vocals with a twist of comedy. Zora’s vocal material will transport you with tunes that span from Nick Drake’s soulful melodies to the Eurythmics and from a Kurt Weill timeless classic to the iconic music of Todd Rundgren
Transvestigation, presented by Tweed as part of their Sunday Night Series at Pangea, is a delicious melange of comedy, songs, and character sketches written and performed by Bianca Leigh. This is the fourth of Miss Leigh’s performances in the popular series, curated by Kevin Maloney. Bianca’s work is a comedic ‘transvestigation’ of life’s challenges, including gender, work, stupidity, and death (not necessarily in that order). Standup, theatre, and cabaret come together in an exploration of life’s absurdities, and ways to laugh in the face of all of them.
The Best of Things is a multimedia performance about the things Iris Rose made, experienced, and discovered in the unique year 2020, when ordinary life suddenly disappeared, leaving behind an abundance of time. Among those discoveries were many amazing songs by The Hollies, Mel Torme, They Might Be Giants, Peggy Lee, Dan Hicks, Phil Ochs, Rasputina, and others. With Christopher Berg on piano.
Lacy Rose returns to Pangea on September 24th with her Starling Quartet and pianist Isaac Hayward for another night of enchanting music! This sumptuous soirée where Baroque meets cabaret will feature original compositions for voice, piano, harmonium and string quartet— including brand new songs and arrangements— as well as surprising covers, and phenomenal musical guests!
TWEED Theaterworks presents Garden Variety, a free performance series at historic community space 6&B Garden in the East Village. This summer’s series will include music, dance, and performance by artists including John Kelly, David Greenspan, Unitard, Carol Lipnik, Gordon Beeferman, VickyKristinaBarcelona, and Bergman & Bloustein. All shows are free.
TWEED Theaterworks presents Garden Variety, a free performance series at historic community space 6&B Garden in the East Village. This summer’s series will include music, dance, and performance by artists including John Kelly, David Greenspan, Unitard, Carol Lipnik, Gordon Beeferman, VickyKristinaBarcelona, and Bergman & Bloustein. All shows are free.
TWEED Theaterworks presents Garden Variety, a free performance series at historic community space 6&B Garden in the East Village. This summer’s series will include music, dance, and performance by artists including John Kelly, David Greenspan, Unitard, Carol Lipnik, Gordon Beeferman, VickyKristinaBarcelona, and Bergman & Bloustein. All shows are free.
TWEED Theaterworks presents Garden Variety, a free performance series at historic community space 6&B Garden in the East Village. This summer’s series will include music, dance, and performance by artists including John Kelly, David Greenspan, Unitard, Carol Lipnik, Gordon Beeferman, VickyKristinaBarcelona, and Bergman & Bloustein. All shows are free.
TWEED Theaterworks presents Garden Variety, a free performance series at historic community space 6&B Garden in the East Village. This summer’s series will include music, dance, and performance by artists including John Kelly, David Greenspan, Unitard, Carol Lipnik, Gordon Beeferman, VickyKristinaBarcelona, and Bergman & Bloustein. All shows are free.
Claywoman is a 500 year old extra-terrestrial from the Mirillion Galaxy. She frequently visits Earth, her favorite planet, giving lectures at various events and engaging in public conversation with prominent human artists and intellectuals. On Sunday July 9th she will be chatting with special guest Jo Firestone.
Claywoman is a 500 year old extra-terrestrial from the Mirillion Galaxy. She frequently visits Earth, her favorite planet, giving lectures at various events and engaging in public conversation with prominent human artists and intellectuals. On Sunday July 9th she will be chatting with special guest Jo Firestone.
Carol Lipnik returns to Pangea with “Smoke and Mirrors” – an evening of new original songs and covers that channel life’s illusions, mysteries, madnesses and light – accompanied by Michael Visceglia – bass and music director, Mark Bonder – piano and synths, and special guests TBA.
Zora Rasmussen is back! After a sold out run last season, she’s back at Pangea with Bette Sussman [her virtuoso accompanist/music director – Whitney Houston, Bette Midler, Christine Ebersole] and bassist Zev Katz, [Roxy Music, Linda Ronstadt, Hall & Oates] The NY Times calls Zora’s act, “coolly eclectic” – a cocktail of smokey vocals shaken with a generous twist of comedy.
Lacy Rose returns to Pangea on May 14th with her Starling Quartet and pianist Isaac Hayward for a night of enchanting music. This sumptuous soirée where Baroque meets cabaret will feature original compositions for voice, piano, harmonium and string quartet— including brand new songs and arrangements— as well as surprising covers, and phenomenal musical guests!
Two formerly precocious millennial washouts turn to therapy, charcuterie, and song to purge their innermost demons.
Singer/Songwriter Carol Lipnik returns to Pangea on April 30th with “Mushroom Forest” – an evening of new original songs and covers, in a brand new collaboration with Gordon Beeferman on organ and piano.
Award winning comedian STEVE HAYES presents an auto-biographical evening of stand-up, character monologues and old movie talk taken from his successful one-man show “ Hollywood Reunion” and his popular YouTube series; “STEVE HAYES: Tired Old Queen at the Movies”. It promises to be a frank, irreverent and hysterical evening.
Join us IN THE FRONT LOUNGE for our USER FRIENDLY New Year’s Eve. It’ll be a bewitching night of music and merriment hosted by Natasha Thweatt, beginning at 10pm. One of our favorite emerging stars, Thweatt, with pianist Nicki Adams, counts down to 2023 with festive, eclectic jazz in “What Are You DOING, New Year’s Eve?” Sat Dec 31, 10pm Online Tickets $30. Tickets at the door $40 (cash only). (NO MINIMUM!)
On New Year’s Eves past, have you plodded across town in $150 Ubers in futile attempts to unite your friend groups? Have you shivered in frigid club lines as the clock strikes midnight? Have you done anything and everything to chase a magical feeling, only to collapse in bed at 4am with a bad case of the spins and an even worse case of the sads? It all begs the question… What are you DOING, New Year’s Eve?!
This year, outwit NYE FOMO by parking yourselves and your loved ones for a bewitching night of music and merriment at Pangea. We’re ringing in 2023 with festive jazz from vocalist Natasha Thweatt and pianist Nicki Adams, party favors, food, drinks and more!
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A gay writer from New York travels to Ketchum, Idaho to work on a play set in Sun Valley. His plans and life take a wildly unanticipated turn after he has a chance encounter with an elusive, gay ranch hand, who’s very much in the closet. Blue Cowboy is the frank and sexually explicit story of two men from very different worlds, who both share a profound need to intimately connect to another human being. David Cale’s earlier shows include Harry Clarke, starring Billy Crudup, for which David received the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show; his solo musical memoir, We’re Only Alive for A Short Amount of Time, in collaboration with Matthew Dean Marsh, for which he received an Obie Award, an Outer Circle Critics Award, a Drama Desk Award nomination and David and Matthew received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination and a Jeff Award for Best New Musical. David’s newest show, Sandra starring Marjan Neshat is currently running at The Vineyard Theatre. Blue Cowboy was commissioned by the Sun Valley Playwright’s Residency.
Zora Rasmussen in The Return of Zora
Zora Rasmussen's return to the stage continues with songs of longing and love from Nick Drake to The Eurythmics. Zora will be accompanied by Bette Sussman - musical director and piano, and Zev Katz - double bass.
Conversations with Claywoman
Claywoman is a 500 year old extra-terrestrial from the Mirillion Galaxy. She frequently visits Earth, her favorite planet, giving lectures at various events and engaging in public conversation with prominent human artists and intellectuals. On Sunday September 11th she will be chatting with the one and only Sarah Sherman.
Tom Judson is Looney! Special Celestial Guest Star Charles Busch.
Virtually every songwriter since time (or at least songwriting) began has used the moon as a subject for a musical composition. In his new show, Tom Judson assembles some of the best and--in some cases—least-known tunes about this heavenly body by which we humans have been enthralled since time (or at least humans) began.
Amy Allison - An Evening with Amy Allison with Lee Feldman on Piano
’Far from any kind of spotlight, Amy Allison has continued to carve out a career as an extraordinary songwriter and singular performer.” - All Music Guide
Amy Allison, based in New York City, is a critically acclaimed songwriter and singer noted for her originality, depth, humor and cult following. She began her performing career on the lower east side of Manhattan in the late ‘80’s fronting The Maudlins.
The daughter of jazz/blues artist Mose Allison, Amy has released 6 solo albums (The Maudlin Years, Sad Girl, No Frills Friend, Everything and Nothing Too, Sheffield Streets and Pop Tunes and the Setting Sun) and 3 collaborations- two as half of Parlor James, a duo formed with Lone Justice founder Ryan Hedgecock, (Dreadful Sorry, and Old Dreams), and one with David Scott of Scottish band the Pearlfishers (Amy Allison and David Scott- Turn Like the World Does). Her debut, The Maudlin Years was cited by Elvis Costello as one of the “top 500 essential albums” in Vanity Fair Magazine.
Amy had the great honor of having her song “Her Hair Was Red” featured on the Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell album, The Traveling Kind.
Laura Cantrell covered Amy’s song “The Whiskey Makes You Sweeter” on her debut album, Not the Tremblin’ Kind. Bob Dylan cited Amy when he played Laura’s version of the song on his recent whiskey-themed Theme Time Radio Hour. Amy has co-written other songs with Laura Cantrell including “Kitty Wells Dresses”, the title song to the critically acclaimed album.
Amy’s songs have been featured in films, most notably “Homefries” starring Drew Barrymore, “Virgin” starring Elizabeth Moss and “Mutant Aliens” by Bill Plympton.
Amy has contributed vocals to releases by The Silos, They Might Be Giants, Mudhoney, Neal Casal, The Pearlfishers, Mose Allison and others. Amy was featured on the critically acclaimed album Nursery Rhymes by Bill Wells & Friends.
His upcoming debut solo album Mascara is a personal exploration of the last two years through themes of gender, relationships, mental illness, growth and creation in the era of masks. The album is theatrical and musically eclectic, ranging from Bowie-esque rock to synth pop, to orchestrated contemporary rap and pop sounds.
The evening will also feature Anna Copacobana on backup vocals and glockenspiel, Isam Rum on guitar, Matthew Pritchard on keys/ percussion, Nick DeMatteo on bass, and more.
TWEED is thrilled to present Edgar Oliver's Halloween Extravaganza on Sunday October 30. Edgar will be joined by special guest Angela Rogers.
Edgar and Angela will perform excerpts from beloved plays and monologues Edgar has premiered over many Halloweens—plus some new stuff too!
Edgar's reputation precedes him. He is a prodigious playwright, poet, performer, and storyteller, and has a long association with TWEED.
Edgar is a member of New York's Axis Theater Company, which produced his four acclaimed one-man shows: East 10th Street: Self Portrait with Empty House; In the Park; Attorney Street; and Victor. He is also one of the most beloved storytellers for The Moth.
Handmade, limited edition collections of Oliver's writings are available from Oilcan Press - https://oilcanpress.bigcartel.com/
Angela Rogers has performed in numerous NYC theatrical productions since the late 1980's. She is a performance artist, musician and visual artist who is represented by Fountain Gallery. Among her many musical accomplishments, Angela co-founded the musical acts Lone Vein and Ash Negative, and wrote the musical piece Medea and Tragic Relief, which was performed at The Hole Gallery. She and Edgar have worked together on many projects for the past 25 years.
Fred Sauter - Mascara
Fred Sauter is a playwright, songwriter and performer best known for co-creating The NY Times Critic’s pick musical Bedbugs!!! Fred fronted the glam rock band The Production, produces cabaret tribute shows in NYC and online and performs in drag as Francis Darling Eternal.
His upcoming debut solo album Mascara is a personal exploration of the last two years through themes of gender, relationships, mental illness, growth and creation in the era of masks. The album is theatrical and musically eclectic, ranging from Bowie-esque rock to synth pop, to orchestrated contemporary rap and pop sounds.
The evening will also feature Anna Copacobana on backup vocals and glockenspiel, Isam Rum on guitar, Matthew Pritchard on keys/ percussion, Nick DeMatteo on bass, and more.
