Celebrate the Life and Loves of Irving Berlin
Always: The Songs and Loves of Irving Berlin
We're thrilled to be back to weave funny and touching tales of Irving Berlin’s amazing life and loves with his beautiful songs.
Always: The Songs and Loves of Irving Berlin
When: Friday, February 13, 2026
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.
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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Always: The Songs and Loves of Irving Berlin
When: Friday, February 13, 2026
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
Our New Rodgers & Hart show!
Bewitched: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.
Bewitched: The Songs and Loves of Rodgers & Hart
Dates: Saturday, March 28, 2026
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
We're bringing Version 1.2 of Bewitched: The Songs and Loves of Rodgers & Hart, weaving funny and touching tales of their lives, loves and songs, with divine singer Deanna Kirk and brilliant John Di Martino on piano.
Rodgers was just 16 when he met and began to write songs with witty lyricist Lorenz Hart. They had their first hit with Manhattan in 1925 and went on to write 28 musicals and over 500 songs, including Bewitched, The Lady is a Tramp and My Funny Valentine.
The handsome composer Dick Rodgers loved the ladies, including his wife Dorothy, who dropped out of Wellesley College to marry him at 21. However, Larry Hart, barely five feet tall with an unusually large head, charmed with wit and energy but struggled to find love as he hid his then illegal homosexuality. Heavy drinking led to the deterioration of his collaboration with Rodgers and Larry’s early death at just 48.
Join us for an evening of fascinating stories, songs and laughter!
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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Bewitched: The Songs and Loves of Rodgers & Hart
Dates: Saturday, March 28, 2026
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
Our Gershwin Show 2026
Let’s Do It Again: The Songs and Loves of George Gershwin
Praise for our first Gershwin show:
“Great show, Lisa! I really enjoyed it. You brought George to life. What a story!” “Great show, Lisa! I really enjoyed it. You brought George to life. What a story!”
“Congratulations, Lisa on an amazing show last night!”
“You are just so much fun! I had the best time!!!”
“Lisa, you’re absolutely wonderful!!! I loved it!”
Let’s Do It Again: The Songs and Loves of George Gershwin
Show Date: Thursday, April 30, 2026
Booking info TBD
Lisa Faith Phillips dishes up stories of George Gershwin’s rich love life against the backdrop of his great love songs in this “wildly entertaining” show with wonderful singer Deanna Kirk and marvelous John Di Martino on piano.
Award-winning writer and performer Lisa Faith Phillips weaves funny and touching tales of George Gershwin’s love affairs and the songs they inspired. From the adorable Adele Astaire to married composer Kay Swift, and his last love Paulette Goddard, Charlie Chaplin’s wife, and many others (often at the same time), women and men found him irresistible. All the while his shy, retiring brother Ira transformed George’s escapades into clever lyrics, blending perfectly with his unforgettable melodies, to create some of the great love songs of the American Songbook.
Join us for an evening of fascinating stories, songs and laughter!
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
Our Cole Porter Show 2026 TBA
Let’s Fall in Love: The Songs and Loves of Cole Porter
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: 2026 dates coming soon
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