Laughter and Song

Join 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 weave 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

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

Saturday, April 5, 2025

7:00 pm, doors open at 6:00

Pangea, 178 2nd Avenue, NYC

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

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.

Thank you all who came to our first Irving Berlin show about his 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

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.

Thank you all who came to this special evening as the divine Deanna Kirk sings Jacques Brel and Michel Legrand with the great John Di Martino on piano and storyteller Lisa Faith Phillips.

 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.

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.

Thank you all who sold-out our first two Cole Porter shows.

Join us for stories of Cole Porter’s life against the backdrop of his great love songs in this “wildly entertaining” show with Lisa Faith Phillips, Deanna Kirk and John Di Martino on piano.

Show Dates: Friday, September 13, 2024 & Saturday, November 30, 2024 

Show time: 7:00 pm, Doors open at 6:00

Pangea, 178 2nd Ave (between 11th and 12th St) NYC

Award-winning writer and performer Lisa Faith Phillips weaves funny and touching tales of Cole Porter’s life, loves and the songs which they inspired. From his wealthy childhood in Peru, Indiana through Yale and Harvard Law School, to his marriage to Linda Thomas who accepted that he was gay, he lived in Paris for 20 years, and traveled the world, eventually moving to New York and Hollywood. In 1928 at 37 Cole’s Broadway career took off with the success of Paris, followed by many more popular shows. He wrote the music and lyrics for over one thousand songs. 

Deanna Kirk is an American jazz singer, pianist and songwriter based in New York City. She also 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

Praise for past shows:

“Great show, Lisa! I really enjoyed it. You brought George to life. What a story!”  

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, The Huffington Post

“Outrageously funny…devilishly clever and wildly entertaining” Carolyn Smith, Newyorkcool

“An incredible storyteller” DC Metro Theater Arts