Thu Apr 30
Do It Again: The Songs and Loves of George Gershwin
7PM / $45 | $6.40 Fees Get Tickets
Lisa Faith Phillips
“Incredible storyteller” and performer Lisa Faith Phillips weaves funny and touching stories of George Gershwin’s life, love affairs and the songs they inspired.
From the adorable Adele Astaire, Broadway star and Fred’s sister, to married composer Kay Swift, and his last love Paulette Goddard (Charlie Chaplin’s wife at the time), and many others, women and men found him irresistible. All the while his shy, retiring brother Ira transformed George’s escapades into clever lyrics, blending perfectly with George’s unforgettable melodies, to create some of the great love songs of the American Songbook.
You’ll love the marvelous song renditions by Lisa, and her special guest jazz singer Deanna Kirk, with the brilliant John Di Martino on piano. Having stripped to Gershwin’s songs while working as a stripper to pay for graduate school at the London School of Economics, Lisa even adds a rollicking fun striptease to one of her favorite Gershwin songs.
Lisa Faith Phillips has been a participating artist at the Cherry Lane Theatre, Cornelia Street Café, and Manhattan Punchline Theatre. She has performed her original shows in NYC, London, Dublin, Barcelona and at the DC Capital and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. Her plays At All Times and All-Nude College-Girl Revue had sold out runs in NYC. She is currently studying music theory at Juilliard. Her passion is to Make America Laugh and Sing Again. Malasa!
Deanna Kirk is a beloved jazz singer, pianist and songwriter based in New York City. She owned Deanna's, a jazz club in downtown Manhattan
John Di Martino is a composer, arranger, jazz pianist, producer, and educator, based in New York City.
Doors at 6:30pm. Show at 7.
Approx Running Time: 75 Minutes
Genre: Cabaret, Jazz Music, Storytelling
7PM / $45 | $6.40 Fees Get Tickets