10 chances to see me this month - whoah!
Hi everyone,
Got a big month of shows planned for May, and then I will not be performing in NYC for the summer, so now is the time to come on out and see a performance! Angela DeManti and I are bringing back our musical improv duo After School Music Club. If you want to see us play the Ukulele and Maracas and improvise our dreams, come on out!
After School Music Club at Ampers &nd
Improv with Angela Demanti on Maracas & Louie Pearlman on Ukulele
Tues May 8th, 9:30 PM, $5 All Ages
Magnet Theater, 254 W29th St. (Btw 7th & 8th Ave), NYC
http://ampersand.furf.com/
I'm doing a special scene at the Magnet Mixer with my favorite Western Canadian Comedienne Kaitlin Fontana at midnight this Saturday when our improv duo Buckshot N Benny returns to NYC.
Buckshot N Benny @ The Magnet Mixer
Improv from Canadian New Yorker Vancouverites Kaitlin Fontana and Louie Pearlman
Saturday May 5th, Midnight, Free, All Ages
Magnet Theater, 254 W29th St. (Btw 7th & 8th Ave), NYC
The Comic Book makes it's debut this month. It's a new form developed by Armando Diaz and directed by James Eason in which a bunch of talented improvisers and I will improv out comic books right before your eyes. Excelsior!
The Comic Book: Improv Panel-By-Panel
Inked and lettered by Corey Grimes, Emily James, Ethan Kaye, Damon Ketron, Jess Lane, Alan Lidogoster, Ben Masten, Louie Pearlman & Michael Short!
Edited by James Eason
Friday May 4th, 11th, & 18th 11:30 PM, $5, All Ages
Magnet Theater, 254 W29th St. (Btw 7th & 8th Ave), NYC
http://www.myspace.com/thecomicbookshow
Also, the improv form that I've developed, Hotboard has two more shows this month after a very successful debut. It's an organic hybrid of songs, monologues, scenes and insanity.
Hotboard
Starring: Ian Caruth, Angela DeManti, Damon Ketron, Chris O'Neil, Louie Pearlman & Alexis Saarela
Directed by Mark Grenier, Hotboard Developed by Louie Pearlman
Sunday May 13th, 8PM & 20th 9:30 PM, $5 All Ages
Magnet Theater, 254 W29th St. (Btw 7th & 8th Ave), NYC
My favorite functional improv family, The Yes Andersens have two shows this month in which we welcome two new members: Roy Koshy and Nicole Cascio. We'll have free cookies, as always.
The Yes Andersens @ Megawatt
Starring: Brigid Boyle, Nicole Cascio, Luke Franklin, Jon Kern, Roy Koshy, Louie Pearlman, Alexis Saarela & Ed Snible
Thursday May 17th & 31st, 8PM, $5 All Ages
Magnet Theater, 254 W29th St (Btw 7th & 8th), NYC
http://www.myspace.com/theyesandersens
Finally, I am singing an amazing old-school art-punk song for Terry Jinn's birthday at Terry Jinn's Enormous Television 6: A Rock and Roll Revue. That show is always... well... amazing. It's always one of my favorite nights of the year.
Terry Jinn's Enormous Television 6: A Rock and Roll Revue
Starring: 19 different singers and the ETV band!
Friday May 11th, 7PM, Free, 21+
Galapagos Art Space, 70 North 6th Street (between Kent and Wythe), Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
http://etv.whimsicalfilm.com/
Gosh. That's a lot. If you just read all that, you're a trooper.