Laugh at Love and Heartbreak
Songs of Love & Cheatin’
Join us for our “wildly entertaining” show of songs and stories on love and cheating by the “incredible storyteller” Lisa Faith Phillips and vocalist, drummer, and poet Diana “Gitesha” Hernandez.
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 arranger 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, we'll weave a hilarious new show on the highs and lows of love, betrayal and heartbreak.
Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
Show time: 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:00
Tickets: Reserve online: $25/ cash $30 door
$20 food/drink min - Come for a delicious dinner and drinks!
Pangea, 178 2nd Avenue, East Village, NYC https://www.pangeanyc.com/
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With the great John Di Martino on piano, it is sure to be a delicious evening of laughter and musical joy (and pain).
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Songs of Love & Cheatin’
Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
Show time: 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:00
Tickets: Reserve online: $25/ cash $30 door/ $20 food/drink min
Pangea, 178 2nd Avenue, East Village, NYC
Book online and save!
Celebrate Jacques Brel & 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
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
Celebrate the Life and Loves of Irving Berlin
Always: The Songs and Loves of Irving Berlin
Thank you all who came and made our all-new Irving Berlin show such a special night.
Discover Berlin's remarkable love life against the backdrop of his great love songs. After the success of our Cole Porter and George Gershwin shows, we were 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: Book online: $25/ $30 door/ $20 food/drink min
Come early for a delicious dinner and drinks!
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.
Celebrate Jacques Brel & Michel LeGrand
Deanna Kirk Sings Jacques Brel and Michel Legrand
Thank you all who joined us for the divine Deanna Kirk sings Jacques Brel and Michel Legrand with the great John Di Martino on piano and me adding stories and song.
Deanna Kirk Sings Jacques Brel and Michel Legrand
Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024
Show time: 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:00
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.
I'm thrilled to have the amazing John Di Martino on piano and the fabulous singer Deanna Kirk share this adventure with me.
Celebrate the Genius of Cole Porter
Let’s Fall in Love: The Songs and Loves of Cole Porter
Join us for a “wildly entertaining” show about Cole Porter’s life against the backdrop of his great love songs with Lisa Faith Phillips, singer Deanna Kirk and John Di Martino on piano.
Let’s Fall in Love: The Songs and Loves of Cole Porter
Dates: Friday, September 13 & Saturday, November 30, 2024
Show time: 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:00
Cabaret Room at Pangea, 178 2nd Avenue, East Village, NYC (Pangeanyc.com)
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.
I'm thrilled to have the amazing John Di Martino on piano and the fabulous singer Deanna Kirk, share this adventure with me.
Lisa Faith Phillips has performed her original shows in NYC, London, Dublin, Barcelona and at the DC Capital and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. She is currently studying music theory at Juilliard and working on her first novel Love in the Russian Tea Room. Lisafaithphillips.com and Make America Laugh and Sing Again
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.
We had so much fun at our first Gershwin shows in May, June & October. Thank you all who came and made it so special!
Thank all who sold-out our two Cole Porter shows!
Celebrate the Genius of Gershwin
Let’s Do It Again: The Songs and Love Affairs of George Gershwin
We had so much fun at our George Gershwin run in May, June & October at Pangea. Thank you all who came and made it so special
I've always loved George Gershwin’s music and songs. Researching him, I was amazed to discover his many romances and the songs these loves inspired. From the adorable Adele Astaire, Broadway star and Fred’s sister, to married composer Kay Swift, and his last great 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 retiring brother Ira was watching and transformed George’s escapades into clever lyrics, blending words perfectly with George’s unforgettable melodies, to create some of the great love songs of the American Songbook.
I've been fascinated to find how many women in George's life were gifted musicians who inspired and helped him creating his classic songs.
Praise for the first show -
"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!"
"You're amazing, Lisa! It was wonderful to be able to experience your new show and to cheer for you! Congrats again!!"
“Loved the show so much!!”
"Congratulations!!! Great show, Lisa!"
I'm thrilled to have the amazing John Di Martino on piano and, a very special guest, the fabulous singer Deanna Kirk, join me and share this adventure with me.
Reviews
Reviews for Lisa's Shows
“So great to see Lisa Faith Phillips last night in her show “Songs of Love and Adultery”! 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 about Songs of Love and Adultery
"Five stars! Best of the Fringe! A hilarious autobiographical one-woman show …the imagery 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." - DC Metro Theater Arts
"A wildly funny play…Phillips mixes absurdism and social satire to hilarious results as guru extraordinaire Dr. Faith…The play retains a delightful burlesque quality from start to finish…and Mandel provides virtuoso accompaniment… Onstage (Phillips) is a force of nature and bubbly wit, confident in both body and brains." - Jamie Lubin, The Huffington Post
"Outrageously funny and 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
"With a riding crop in one hand, and a feather boa in the other, Dr. Faith lectures, satirizes and sings her way into our psyche. In her charismatic way, Dr. Faith engages the audience with her witticisms and quips, citing current events. Her take on the “axis of evil” suggests a double entendre worthy of exploring! A semi-psychotic break later in the show leads into a hysterical, over the top Broadway tunes tribute. Highlighting other steps, Dr. Faith delivers lovely songs of love & belonging. The audience surrenders to her charm in the number “Let’s Just Keep Falling in Love”. Visit Dr. Faith for a session!" - Andrew Gilchrist, MNN Cable Network
"Both are wonderful performers with great comic timing, Watch Out, Here She Comes!" -Offoffoffreview
"This most remarkable monologue is fun for wives, for husbands, for everybody!" - Pagina 12
"Revealing, uninhibited...entertaining, well written!" - Back Stage
“Chillingly hilarious…Phillips gives us a smart shot of Dorothy Parker." – The Village Voice
“Molti applausi!” – Mario Fratti, Oggi
“Amusing yet oddly touching” – Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times
Lisa Faith Phillips and Ellen Mandel putting on a show.
Creating with other artists
Through an actress/singer friend, I met Natalie Smith, a dazzling singer-songwriter and gifted actress. Her album Take My Piano is one of my favorites that I listen to all the time. So I was delighted when we had the chance to do a night of comedy and song at Cornelia Street Café Underground.