Joe has teamed up with Fascinating Aïda's Liza Pulman for her
new solo show, Everything's Coming up Roses. This
cabaret, about flowers, gardens and all things horticultural,
triumphed in both Suffolk and Cornwall and is spreading its petals
and planting its seeds in new and exciting lands. There'll be more
performances this year and next year but first it's playing for
three gorgeous nights on the Isles of Scilly. Come and join Liza
and Joe on this archipelago for a great night in truly glorious
surroundings.
Shows take place at Tresco Abbey Garden (Friday), Karma St Martin's
(Saturday) and Star Castle (Sunday). Click
here for further information on the performances and
tickets.
Josephine and I
Production
Friday 27th February - Sunday 5th April
(performances Tue - Sun)
From the ragtime rhythms of St Louis and the intoxicating sounds of
1920s Paris, to present day London, Josephine and I
intertwines the story of a modern day girl with that of one of the
greatest, yet forgotten, stars of the 20th century. Live music and
dance will bring to life the contemporary legacy of ...the most
sensational woman anyone ever saw (Hemingway).
Olivier-nominated
Cush Jumbo,
who recently made her Broadway debut starring alongside Hugh
Jackman in Jez Butterworth's The River, looks set to
channel the spirit of Josephine Baker once more. The award-winning
Phyllida Lloyd (The Iron Lady, Mamma
Mia!) returns as director, and Joe will once again accompany
Cush at the piano.
The show, which was first performed at London's Bush Theatre in
2013, will see its first US performance at the lively downtown
venue, Joe's Pub at the Public Theater. Performances are 7pm
Tuesday to Sunday, plus matinee performances at 3pm on Sundays
(except 1 March).
The Public Theatre
425 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10003
Nearest subway: Astor Pl
/8 St-NYU
/Union Sq-14 St
Reviews from the London production of Josephine and
I:
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - Sunday
Express
★ ★ ★ ★ - The Times, The
Financial Times, The Telegraph, The
Sunday Times, Independent on Sunday,
Evening Standard and What's On Stage.
[With] sympathetic keyboard from Joseph Atkins, this is a
sparkling show with a light touch and a big reach. - The
Financial Times
A dazzling tour-de-force. - The Observer
[Cush Jumbo] makes the most of the jazzy music of the period
(with pianist Joseph Atkins playing a blast) and of Baker's oddly
angular, rhythmic, often comic, dancing style. Jumbo captures this
(on the evidence of film clips) to a t. - The
Stage
As the pianist behind the ragtime accompaniment, Joseph Atkins
is the silent engine behind the play's period character. -
A Younger Theatre
A live piano accompaniment adds to the smoky back-bar feel of
the stage. - Exeunt Magazine
[Cush Jumbo's] final rendition of The Times They Are
A-Changin', recreating Baker's own unlikely triumph,
reclaims both Baker and Dylan for 2013. - The
Londonist