American Songbook Series
The Songs and Loves of Rodgers & Hart
Join us for our new The Songs and Loves of Rodgers & Hart as we explore their remarkable careers and colorful love lives against the backdrop of their great love songs in this “wildly entertaining” show by Lisa Faith Phillips, Deanna Kirk and John Di Martino on piano.
The Songs and Loves of Rodgers & Hart
Dates: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Show time: 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:00
Tickets: Reserve online: $25/ $30 cash door
Come early for delicious food and drink. $20 food/drink min
Pangea, 178 2nd Avenue, East Village, NYC, Pangeanyc.com
After the success of our shows on Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, and Cole Porter, the award-winning writer and performer Lisa Faith Phillips is back with The Songs and Loves of Rodgers & Hart, weaving funny and touching tales of their love lives and songs.
Rodgers was just 16 when he met and began to write songs with the witty lyricist Lorenz Hart. In 1925, they had their first hit with Manhattan and went on to write 28 musicals and over 500 songs, including Bewitched, The Lady is a Tramp and My Funny Valentine . Handsome and charming, Dick Rodgers loved the ladies. Barely five feet tall with an unusually large head, Larry Hart hid his homosexuality, fearing it would kill his beloved mother. Larry Hart’s heaving drinking led to his tragic early death at 48.
Five Stars and Best of the Fringe! “An incredible storyteller, her show is fascinating to watch and to listen to. - Mariya Danilenko, DC Metro Theater Arts
“Wildly funny… mixes absurdism and social satire to hilarious results”- Jaime Lubin, Huffington Post
“Outrageously funny…devilishly clever and wildly entertaining” Carolyn Smith, Newyorkcool
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The Songs and Loves of Rodgers & Hart
Dates: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Show time: 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:00
Tickets: Reserve online: $25/ $30 cash door
Come early for delicious food and drink. $20 food/drink min
Pangea, 178 2nd Avenue, East Village, NYC
Laughter and Song
Songs of Love & Cheatin’
Thank you who joined us Friday, April 25 at Pangea for our “wildly entertaining” show Songs of Love and Cheatin’ by the “incredible storyteller” Lisa Faith Phillips and “captivating vocalist” and percussionist Diana “Gitesha” Hernandez. With the jazz great John Di Martino on piano, it is sure to be a delicious evening of laughter and musical (pain) and joy.
Songs of Love & Cheatin’ - Version 1.0
Friday, April 25, 2025
Show time: 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:00
Come for a delicious dinner and drinks! $20 food/drink min
Tickets: Reserve online: $25/ cash $30 door
Pangea, 178 2nd Avenue, NYC, Pangeanyc.com
We'll wove a hilarious new show on the highs and lows of love, betrayal and heartbreak. From Hank William’s inspiration for “Your Cheatin’ Heart” and Willie Nelson’s “Crazy” (the original title was “Stupid”) to why Billie Holiday wrote “Don’t Explain” and how Nelson Riddle said Frank Sinatra learned to sing a torch song with his one take of “I’m a Fool to Want You” over his love affair with Ava Gardner, and a surprise run-in with Anthony Weiner during rehearsal, plus much more!
Five Stars and Best of the Fringe! “An incredible storyteller, her show is fascinating to watch and to listen to. - Mariya Danilenko, DC Metro Theater Arts
“Wildly funny… mixes absurdism and social satire to hilarious results”- Jaime Lubin, Huffington Post
“Outrageously funny…devilishly clever and wildly entertaining” Carolyn Smith, Newyorkcool
Great Review from BroadwayWorld
Deanna Kirk Sings Jacques Brel and Michel Legrand
We have had such a great time developing a new show about the friendship of songwriter Jacques Brel and composer Michel Legrand. See the great photos by Conor Weiss on Broadwayworld.com.
Celebrate Jacques Brel and Michel Legrand
Deanna Kirk Sings Jacques Brel and Michel Legrand
The divine Deanna Kirk sings Jacques Brel and Michel Legrand with the great John Di Martino on piano and storyteller Lisa Faith Phillips.
Deanna Kirk Sings Jacques Brel and Michel Legrand, Version 1.2
Saturday, April 5, 2025
7:00 pm, doors open at 6:00
Pangea, 178 2nd Avenue, NYC, Pangeanyc.com
Deanna Kirk’s stunning interpretations of the Jacques Brel and Michel Legrand songs with the wonderful John Di Martino on piano will be an evening to remember. Storyteller Lisa Faith Phillips adds moving stories of Brel’s life and how he inspired Michel LeGrand to perform his own compositions.
“Deanna proves herself a forceful performer and first-class talent who is worth hearing.” - People
“Deanna had listeners often spilling out the door into the street to hear her croon old standards.” - Billboard
“The rest of the country will be exposed to one of the Big Apple’s favorite performers when Kirk joins the national Jazzscapes tour.” – The New York Times
Celebrate the Life and Loves of Irving Berlin
Always: The Songs and Loves of Irving Berlin
Join us for stories of Irving Berlin’s remarkable love life against the backdrop of his great love songs. After the success of our Cole Porter and George Gershwin shows, I'm thrilled to be back to weave funny and touching tales of Irving Berlin’s amazing life with his songs.
When: Saturday, February 8, 2025
Show time: 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:00
Tickets: Reserve online: $25/ $30 door/ $20 food/drink min
Pangea, 178 2nd Avenue, East Village, NYC - Pangenyc.com
At just 13 years old, he had to support himself singing for coins on the streets of the Lower East Side, but with the success of Alexander’s Rag Time Band at 21, his career took off. Tragically his first wife died shortly after their marriage and his second wife’s millionaire father disowned her for marrying him inspiring some of his most beautiful love songs. Berlin wrote the music and lyrics for over 1,500 songs during his sixty-year career!
I'm thrilled to have the amazing John Di Martino on piano and the fabulous singer Deanna Kirk share this adventure with me.
Join us for this “wildly entertaining” show with the divine singer Deanna Kirk and John Di Martino on piano. Find out more.
Deanna Kirk is an American jazz singer, pianist and songwriter based in New York City. She owned Deanna's, a jazz club in downtown Manhattan. Deannakirksings.com
John Di Martino is a composer, arranger, jazz pianist, producer, and educator, based in New York City. johndimartino.com
Lisa Faith Phillips,storyteller, chanteuse, dancer, has created a new series of bio shows on the American songbook songwriters, George Gershwin, Cole Porter and next Irving Berlin with Deanna Kirk and John Di Martino at Pangea. She has performed her original shows in NYC, London, Dublin, Barcelona, and at the DC Capital and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. Lisafaithphillips.com.
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New Jacques Brel & Michel LeGrand Show!
Deanna Kirk Sings Jacques Brel and Michel LeGrand
Thank you all for coming to this special evening as the divine Deanna Kirk sings Jacques Brel and Michel LeGrand with the great John Di Martino on piano and me adding stories about their fascinating lives.
Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024
Show time: 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:00
Tickets: $20 online/ $25 cash door/ $20 min
Where: Cabaret at Pangea, 178 2nd Avenue, East Village, NYC
Deanna Kirk’s stunning interpretations of the Jacques Brel and Michel Legrand songs with the great John Di Martino on piano will be an evening to remember. Storyteller Lisa Faith Phillips adds moving stories of Brel’s life and how he inspired Michel LeGrand to perform his own compositions.
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