On Tuesday May 17th, 2022, join us for an evening of hilarity and song to support Pangea, the beloved East Village supper club!
From the captivating chanteuse Mariah Bonner to the marvelous raconteur Robin Hirsch, the “wildly entertaining” comedy of Lisa Faith Phillips and beguiling music of Ellen Mandel to the haunting songs of singer/songwriter T. Spoon Phillips with musicians Rob Meador and Doug Pierson, it will be a terrific night of laughter and musical joy!
“Outrageously funny…devilishly clever and wildly entertaining” – Newyorkcool
Photos, clockwise from upper left: T. Spoon Phillips, Lisa Faith Phillips, Robin Hirsch, Ellen Mandel, Mariah Bonner, and Marcus Dagan. Mariah Bonner’s photo by Nikk Monton. Robin Hirsch’s photo by Anna Morri
Make America Laugh and Sing Again show to support Pangea, the marvelous alt-cabaret club in the East Village.
May 17 at 7:00 PM. (Doors open at 6:00.)
Tickets $20 online ($25 at the door)
$20 food/drink min. Come for delicious dinner!
Pangea, 178 2nd Ave, NYC, 10003 / 212-995-0900
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After over two years of COVID, I'm thrilled to bring a new Make America Laugh and Sing Again show back to Pangea, the marvelous alt-cabaret club in the East Village, on May 17 at 7:00.
Join us for a terrific evening of hilarity and song with the charming chanteuse Mariah Bonner, composer, singer, and pianist Marcus Dagan, raconteur Robin Hirsch, composer, songwriter and pianist Ellen Mandel, songwriter and guitarist T Spoon Phillips, and comic storyteller and emcee Lisa Faith Phillips.
We look forward to seeing you!
Make America Laugh and Sing Again show back to Pangea, the marvelous alt-cabaret club in the East Village, on May 17 at 7:00. Doors open at 6:00.
Tickets $20 online. $25 at the door.
$20 food/drink min.
Come for dinner! Delicious food available.
Pangea, 178 2nd Ave, NYC, 10003 / 212-995-0900
Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at 7:00 for hilarity and song!
Pangea
178 2nd Ave, East Village’s Alt-Cabaret Supper Club
Reserve online: $20
$25 door/ $20 food/drink min
Enjoy Pangea's delicious food - come for dinner!
Doors open at 6:00
In December 2020 writer/performer/producer Lisa Faith Phillips wanted to bring people together to celebrate the joy of laughter and song to lift spirits against the grim daily onslaught of the political news. So, she asked her talented friends to get together and put on a show. Everyone said "Yes!" The result was MAKE AMERICA LAUGH AND SING AGAIN!
On February 27, 2020, everyone came together for a sold-out "wildly entertaining" evening of hilarity and song to benefit CommonCause.org at Pangea, the East Village Alt-Cabaret Supper Club.
What a great night it was. With the sold-out house, we raised money for a good cause and enjoyed a wonderful evening.
It was such a success we were planning to do a monthly MAKE AMERICA LAUGH AND SING AGAIN show bringing in new performers and raising money to get people out for the 2020 election. But then Covid hit, and NYC locked down on March 15, 2020.
We give big thank you to the performers who donated their time and talent to make it such a marvelous show: the hilarious Stan Baker, the charming chanteuse Mariah Bonner, legendary musician/songwriter/writer Michael Lydon, uber-talented composer and pianist Ellen Mandel, and the comic writer, producer, and emcee Lisa Faith Phillips. The marvelous singer/songwriter/actress Natalie Smith was scheduled to perform, but she was held up shooting Law and Order SUV.
Thank you, Jon Waldman, for the excellent stills and video of the show!
Join us to keep MAKE AMERICA LAUGHING AND SINGING! Now it's needed more than ever!
On February 27, 2020, we came together with friends to put on a show to lift spirits and raise money for CommonCause.org. Thank you all who came to support our sold-out show!
As I walked home from rehearsal one night in the East Village, I was arrested for putting up a small poster to promote the upcoming run of my popular parody self-help lecture, 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Effective Mistresses, the musical. This "wildly entertaining" comic monologue was the result.
Presented as part of Make America Laugh and Sing Again.
Ellen Mandel and I created "I Cannot Get Enough" originally for our sold-out show 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Effective Mistresses. But after I was sued for the parody by the FranklinCovey Corporation for trademark infringement of "7 Habits of Highly Effective People," we took the best material and created a new show Savvy Secrets of Successful Mistresses, the musical.
We keep the song topical, updating the lyrics with the latest news events. This version was created for Make America Laugh and Sing Again.
Words by Lisa Faith Phillips and Ellen Mandel, music by Ellen Mandel
With the marvelous Ellen Mandel on piano, the show ended with her terrific song "Smile When You Say Goodbye" performed by Ellen and Stan Baker, Mariah Bonner, Michael Lydon and Lisa Faith Phillips.
Music and lyrics by Ellen Mandel
Video by Jon Waldman. Edit and titles by Todd Stuart Phillips
A mesmerizing and sensual song by composer Ellen Mandel, beautifully performed by Mariah Bonner.
Music by Ellen Mandel, Words by Charles Baudelaire
Growing up in Findlay, Ohio, a test site for cable television, on Saturday morning after I finished my chores, I would escape into the world of Andy Hardy, where a young Mickey Rooney would always save his small town by putting on a show. Ever since I've been an entertainer, putting on shows with great comedians, singers and musicians, to bring people together to share laughter and song. Today we need it more than ever.
At Pangea, the coolest East Village cabaret, 178 2nd Avenue, between 11th and 12th St, NYC.
It was a benefit for Common Cause.
Common Cause is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy. We work to create open, honest, and accountable government that serves the public interest; promote equal rights, opportunity, and representation for all; and empower all people to make their voices heard in the political process.
Find out more at Commoncause.org
"Hilarious autobiographical one-woman show performed and written by Lisa Faith Phillips….the imagery in her words is vivid, real and funny. The stage is decorated with nothing but her but this is enough…. Phillips is an incredible storyteller and her show is fascinating to watch and to listen to. An incredible storyteller her show is fascinating to watch and to listen to." - Mariya Danilenko, DC Metro Theater Arts
"A treasure trove…Phillips mixes absurdism and social satire to hilarious results…Onstage she is a force of nature and bubbly wit….She can still shake and shimmy with the best of them, look damn good doing it, and simultaneously dispense valuable wisdom…” - Jamie Lubin, The Huffington Post
"I thought this performer was outrageously funny and successfully cunning. Devilishly clever and wildly entertaining….every line demanded a boisterous laugh. She exudes inherent fun like a bottle of champagne. Uplifting and unpredictable, Lisa Faith Phillips should have delivered the damn State of the Union Address this year." - Carolyn Smith, Newyorkcool.com
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