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Award-winning Digital Strategist, Producer, Writer & Performer
A unique powerhouse skill set of digital strategy, business development, content creation, performing, and producing.
A unique powerhouse skill set of digital strategy, business development, content creation, performing, and producing.
DC Metro Theatre Arts
We had a wonderful time in July and August developing our new show and sharing the stage with the marvelous award-winning writer, performer, filmmaker, Jennifer Rawlings.
Now Ellen Mandel and I are excited to bring the full new show of comedy and song Lessons Learned from Jobs I Can Never Put on my Resume (Version 2.0). Laugh out loud at the lessons I learned from working as a stripper, performing phone sex, being a back-up dancer for Bette Midler and Mick Jagger, a night in jail and being sued for my comedy musical, 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Effective Mistresses. With the fabulous composer and songwriter Ellen Mandel on piano.
Please join us at Pangea, the charming East Village cabaret, for laughter, song and revelations!
Join us for Songs of Love and Adultery
Where: Pangea, 178 2nd Ave, NYC
Date: Friday September 29th, 2023
Show time: 7:00pm
Doors open at 6:00 - come for a delicious dinner and drinks.
Tickets: Reserve online: $20/ $25 door/ $20 food/drink min
“Wildly entertaining” one special evening – two new great shows by the “incredible storytellers” Jennifer Rawlings and Lisa Faith Phillips with Ellen Mandel on piano.
I'm delighted to be working with award-winning writer, performer, filmmaker, Jennifer Rawlings as she develops her hilarious and moving new show AFTER THE WAR, COMES THE DISHES, True Stories from the Front Line and the Home Front.
I'm excited to Lisa Faith Phillips bring my new show of comedy and song LESSONS I LEARNED FROM JOBS NOT ON MY RESUME (Version 1.2). Laugh out loud at the lessons from working as a stripper, performing phone sex, being a back-up dancer for Bette Midler and Mick Jagger, a night in jail and being sued for my comedy musical, 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Effective Mistresses.
The marvelous composer and songwriter Ellen Mandel will be on piano.
Where: Pangea, 178 2nd Ave, NYC
Past shows: Tuesday, July 18th & Thursday, August 24, 2023
DC Metro Theatre Arts
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“Lisa is incredibly witty and clever and her delivery is spot on! She had me laughing all the way through, and I loved the song selection as well! Such a great night!”
Amanda Scalici, singer and star of A Sentimental Journey
Thank you all for coming and making my new show Songs of Love and Adultery on Saturday, February 25th, 2023 such a great night! I'll weave hilarious stories, songs and fascinating facts on the highs and lows of love and adultery.
My special guest is Lilla Crawford, a wonderful actress and singer, star of Annie on Broadway, Little Red Riding Hood in the film Into the Woods, now starring in Pretty Little Liars on HBO. With the terrific performer Sean Mahony on piano.
A great night of laughter, song and dish!
On February 27, 2020, performers and friends came together for Make America Laugh and Sing Again, a sold-out "wildly entertaining" evening of hilarity and song to benefit CommonCause.org at Pangea, the East Village Alt-Cabaret Supper Club.
A big thank you to all who joined us the make the night such a success! And to the performers who donated their time and talent to make it such a great show: the hilarious Stan Baker, the charming chanteuse Mariah Bonner, legendary musician/songwriter/writer Michael Lydon, uber-talented composer and pianist Ellen Mandel. I had the pleasure of producing, performing and emceeing.
Thank you Jon Waldman for the excellent stills and video of the show. Thank you Todd Stuart Phillips for editing the video and titles.
Join us to keep MAKE AMERICA LAUGHING AND SINGING! It's needed now more than ever!
Andrew Gilchrist, MNN Cable Network
We launched the Women's Power Toolkit podcast series during the sudden pandemic shelter-at -home that began in March 2020 to bring together experts and visionaries in their fields to explore ideas to help us to learn and thrive.
From Dr. Tia Powell sharing what life is like on the medical front lines and Harvard law professor Randy Kennedy on civil liberties during COVID to New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly and rock writer and musician Michael Lydon on the power of music for change, each has their own fascinating insights and story to tell.
Composer Ellen Mandel talks about how music can change your life.
Writers Ann Hedreen and Dana Robbins discuss the healing power of memoir and poetry.
It has been a joy to come together for conversation, ideas and friendship. We are stronger when we connect and share.
Lisa Faith Philips spoke on The Audio Revolution at the Digital Publishing Summit (DPub) in Paris on June 25th. Sponsored by the European Digital Reading Lab (EDRLab) and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Lisa was honored to discuss the power of the spoken word and storytelling for publishing and education.
The Digital Publishing Summit ran for 2-days June 25-26, 2019 in Paris.
I was honored to be an invited expert speaker for the W3C Web Innovation Week in the Face of the Pandemic. I presented on how the adoption and growth of digital audio and podcasts have accelerated during the extended shutdowns. The focus of this week-long event was to engage a diverse network of business professionals from the tech and business communities to learn about the digital Transformation during this period of the pandemic.
The legendary Maud Gonne left her mark on everyone she met. She famously won the devotion of one of the greatest poets of the age, William Butler Yeats. But she was so much more. An actress, a journalist, an activist and early media influencer for the cause of Irish independence.
Enjoy my conversation with famed singer, author and vocal coach Judith Mok about the power of music.
When Dublin, Ireland was locked down due to COVID-19, Judith began to give free concerts from her balcony. Word spread and crowds gathered to enjoy her beautiful voice. For her inspiring work, she was awarded the 2020 Covid–19 Response Award.
Lisa's talk at the International Digital Publishing Summit in Paris.
"Over the last few years, a spoken-word revolution has been taking place as transformative technology makes it easy for so many to escape their busy lives listening to a gifted narrator unfold a great story."