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SUMMARY:Variety Show: disOrientalism part 9: Lucky Numbers (with discount)
DESCRIPTION:A spectacular all-star variety show to celebrate the Year of the Horse and AAPI heritage month. Comedy\, cabaret\, and music from the city’s most accomplished award-winning AAPI performers-from Broadway to Lincoln Center to the Grammy Stage to the Tony Awards to the best of downtown clubs. The show is curated and hosted by New York’s triple-threat dragon ladies – comedienne/spoken word artist Kate Siahaan-Rigg and child star-turned-Broadway-actress Olivia Oguma. This program lasts about 75 minutes and is guaranteed to boost your immunity against boredom\, inaction\, xenophobia\, orientalism\, and ill-advised bowl cuts. \nDiscount Code: SEVEN \nAn allotted amount of free tickets is available first-come\, first-served by following @kateriggnyc and sending her a DM with your email address OR send email to kate@katerigg.com requesting tickets. \nARKAI is a GRAMMY® award-winning\, genre-defying string duo that bridges the classical and the contemporary\, weaving cinematic soundscapes with electrifying virtuosity into epic performances around the world. Graduates of The Juilliard School\, ARKAI’s trailblazing journey includes major prestigious stages like Carnegie Hall\, GRAMMY® Museum\, Lakers NBA Playoffs\, EMMY Awards\, and TED Talks. Their versatility has led to collaborations with celebrity photographer David LaChapelle\, opening for GRAMMY® and Oscar-winning pianist Jon Batiste\, tours with celebrity violinist Lindsey Stirling\, and chart-topping releases with pianist Tony Ann. ARKAI’s sophomore album Brightside recently won a GRAMMY® Award in the Best Contemporary Instrumental category. \n\nTHE DYNASTIES This all-Asian\, female-presenting cabaret dance group honors the legacy of Asian performers who graced the nightclubs of San Francisco’s Chinatown during the Golden Age of nightlife. \nWhat began as a tribute has grown into a bold\, contemporary expression of Asian identity and performance. The dancers\, each rooted in different styles and cultural lineages\, reflect the vast diversity of the Asian diaspora. Together\, they bring a rich tapestry of movement\, perspective\, and presence—offering audiences an experience that is both nostalgic and radically new. \nThe Dynasties were Created by Preston Mui to celebrate Asian identity\, empower women\, and spark conversations about the Asian American experience through art\, music and dance. \nPooja Reddy is a Brooklyn-based comedy writer and stand-up comedian\, raised in rural Kentucky with roots in Hyderabad\, India. She began her career in Washington\, DC\, working for First Lady Michelle Obama followed by a role brokering public private partnerships at the United Nations Foundation – natural stepping stones to stand-up comedy. \n\nPooja is also the co-host of Kutti Gang\, a New York Times and Time Out New York recommended comedy show. Currently\, she is a member of The Public Theater’s 2025–2026 Joe’s Pub Working Group\, where she is developing her solo show\, Pooja Reddy is White Trash. Pooja’s writing and performances have been featured widely\, including in New York Magazine and in the 2025 Emmy-nominated special Voices Rising on PBS. \nPooja’s work blends comedy\, storytelling\, and cultural commentary through contributions to PBS’ ALL ARTS Network\, Disney’s Localish\, and through collaborations with organizations like Yellow Dot Studios and Doc Society. Off stage\, Pooja can usually be found catching up on shifts at her food co-op\, playing rummy\, or riding horses – still chasing the glory of her peak equestrian achievement: hobby horse champion of the 1999 Etoile Community Fair. \n\nKate Siahaan-Rigg (@kateriggnyc):  A star on the Manhattan comedy scene\, producer and co-host Kate Rigg graduated from Juilliard drama and immediately began moonlighting in comedy and spoken word club stages around the country\, bringing solo shows (Zombie Asian Moms\, Happy Lucky Golden Tofu Panda Dragon Good Time Fun Fun Show\, Kate’s Chink-O-Rama) and creating wild events like this one all over the city. By day\, she creates and produces comedy-based TV shows\, serves as creative director for OTRIFF- the nation’s only diversity film festival hosted by the Disability Community\,  is co-chair of the Joe’s Pub Council with Millicent Fortunoff\, and acts in plays. \n\nOlivia Oguma (@olioguma): Co-host and producer Olivia was the first Asian-American Young Cosette in Les Misérables and has been wowing New York audiences ever since in the Broadway casts of Mamma Mia\, A Christmas Carol\, Disney’s High School Musical\, Yellowface\, and several off-Broadway shows. She has appeared in many\, many productions of Miss Saigon (and zero productions of King and I. ) She does a lot of plays where she is usually crying or playing a 14-year-old\, and sometimes\, she plays a crying 14-year-old. She has also been on a bunch of TV shows where she usually plays the token Asian assistant who drops something at inopportune times. \nPhoto credit: Thomas Brunot
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/variety-show-disorientalism-part-9-lucky-numbers/
LOCATION:Public Theater -Joe’s Pub\, 425 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Theater,Variety Show
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SUMMARY:Music: Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East
DESCRIPTION:Called “One of the leading figures in North America’s burgeoning Asian music scene. A global musical alchemist and cultural agent provocateur” by Songlines (UK)\, Sunny Jain is a composer\, drummer\, dhol player and thought leader. \nSunny Jain’s Wild Wild East\, encompasses a myriad facets of Jain’s identity and sonically paints the journey of his own family’s immigration story. He sources musical inspiration from the scores of Bollywood classics\, Punjabi folk traditions\, jazz improvisation\, and rollicking psychedelic styles. His 5 piece band (drums\, vocals\, sax\, guitar\, bass) delivered a fiery NPR Tiny Desk Concert in 2024 and followed it up with an electric live KEXP session in 2025. They toured North America appearing at the iconic Monterey Jazz Festival\, Calgary Jazz Festival\, Victoria Jazz Festival\, The Kennedy Center\, Lincoln Center\, National Museum of Asian Art\, and the historic Bryant Park in NYC. In 2022\, the band made a milestone tour to Pakistan headlining Music Mela in Islamabad\, the Lahore Jazz Festival and performing with master Sufi dhol drummers Nasir Sain Wajdani and Sain Tanveer. Just months prior to that\, Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East performed on the National Mall in Washington D.C. for the renowned Smithsonian Folklife Festival. \nWhile growing up with a deep cultural connection to his South Asian heritage\, Sunny Jain also fell in love with jazz music and prog rock. His eclectic musical upbringing has brought him to perform with percussion legends Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussain and Planet Drum\, to pop icons Ed Sheeran\, David Byrne\, Jon Batiste and Italian Pop Star Jovanotti\, to many jazz luminaries. He has been at the zeitgeist of America’s South Asian sounds for the past 2 decades. He founded and plays dhol in the pioneering Brooklyn band\, Red Baraat\, and has drummed with some of the top South Asian artists out there (Ali Sethi\, Ganavya\, Arooj Aftab\, Vijay Iyer\, DJ Rekha\, Heems\, Karsh Kale and Junoon). He was the music producer for Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding Musical\, and premiered his first theatrical show\, Love Force\, in 2026 as part of the Under The Radar Festival. \nSunny Jain – drumset\, dhol\nBen Parag – vocals\nAlison Shearer – alto saxophone\, flute\nShubh Saran – guitar\nAlmog Sharvit – bass \nPhoto credit: Ebru Yildiz 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/music-sunny-jains-wild-wild-east/
LOCATION:Public Theater -Joe’s Pub\, 425 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Music
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SUMMARY:Comedy: Youngmi Mayer: Hairy Butthole
DESCRIPTION:Hairy Butthole is a one-person show featuring Youngmi Mayer based on the Korean saying “If you laugh while crying\, hair will grow out of your butthole.” The show follows highlights of her life based loosely on her memoir\, I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying. It is a sad comedy show designed to make the audience laugh and cry at the same time. \nPhoto Credit: Fujio Emura
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/comedy-youngmi-mayer-hairy-butthole/
LOCATION:Public Theater -Joe’s Pub\, 425 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250908T201500
DTSTAMP:20260509T073150
CREATED:20250818T041205Z
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SUMMARY:disOrientalism Part 8: Godzilla v. The Karens
DESCRIPTION:A spectacular all-star show with the city’s most accomplished AAPI performers curated and hosted by New York’s original comedy dragon ladies – notorious comedienne/rapper Kate Siahaan-Rigg alongside child star-turned-Broadway-actress Olivia Oguma.  Come be thrilled by the virtuostic skills of Jazz world fave Helen Sung\, the comedy of rising star Julia Shiplett\, original music by Broadway baby and new wave rocker Sam Poon\, and the legendary spoken word/rock duo Slanty Eyed Mama. This program lasts about 75 minutes and is guaranteed to boost your immunity against boredom\, inaction\, xenophobia\, orientalism\, and bowl cuts. \nJulia Shiplett (@juliashiplett) is a comedian\, actor and writer based in NYC by way of Chicago. Named a Vulture Comedian to Watch\, she has performed standup around the country as well as on Comedy Central and SHOWTIME. She has made appearances on TV series and films such as Love Life (HBO)\, Turn Me On (IFC) and most recently Overcompensating (Prime). \nSam Poon (@spoonuel) is an actor\, singer and songwriter who been working since the age of nine. He was most recently seen as Warren in the world premiere of Empire Records at the McCarter Theatre in New Jersey. On Broadway he appeared in Macbeth\, The King and I\, and Sing Street. He also performed in national tours of Les Misérables and Billy Elliot. His numerous TV and Film credits include FBI\, Boychoir\, Crazy Famous\, Portraits in Dramatic Time\, Generation Wrecks\, “NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly\,” “The Late Show with David Letterman\,” and “The Today Show.” His original music defies genre and definition for a truly unique sonic experience. \nHelen Sung (@sung_helen) is an award-winning jazz pianist and composer and a Guggenheim Fellow. A native of Houston\, Texas\, and alumna of HSPVA\, she diverged from her classical upbringing after a jazz epiphany during studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Helen went on to graduate in the inaugural class of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance (re-named the Herbie Hancock Institute in 2019) and win the Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams Piano Competition. In addition to her own band and projects\, she has performed with such luminaries as Clark Terry\, Wayne Shorter\, Ron Carter\, Wynton Marsalis\, Regina Carter\, Terri Lyne Carrington\, Cecile McLorin Salvant\, Lea Delaria\, and the Mingus Big Band. She is currently on faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Columbia University. A Steinway artist\, “Sung plays with crisp swing and elegant invention\, her rhythms drawing from the music’s deepest blues roots – and setting listeners’ heads bobbing – while she explores her own fresh ideas\, often inspired from her classical training.” (New York Times) \nSlanty Eyed Mama (@slantyeyedmama)  Part hip hop\, part rock\, part electroclash\,  part spoken word part comedy from two rock n roll asian chicks. The multi-award winning Slanty Eyed Mama interprets the world through the searing electric violin of Lyris Hung (who currently tours with the Indigo Girls and  founded the progressive metal band HUNG) and the iconoclastic rants from Kate Rigg\, aka. Lady K-Sian. Together they have headlined international music festivals\, Asian Heritage Fests all over the country\, been profiled twice on PBS\, been invited to perform (also twice) at the Smithsonian Museum\, and toured with numerous theatrical concerts like Zombie Asian Moms\, Americasiana\, Happy Lucky Golden Tofu Panda Dragon Good Time Fun Fun Show (also an award winning movie) and Birth of a nASIAN. \nKate Siahaan-Rigg (@kateriggnyc):  A star on the Manhattan comedy scene\, producer and co-host Kate Rigg graduated from Juilliard drama and immediately began moonlighting in comedy and spoken word club stages around the country\, bringing solo shows (Zombie Asian Moms\, Happy Lucky Golden Tofu Panda Dragon Good Time Fun Fun Show) and creating wild events like this one all over the city. In her day job she creates and produces comedy based tv shows and acts in plays. \nOlivia Oguma (@olioguma): Co-host and producer Olivia was the first Asian-American Young Cosette in Les Misérables and has been wowing New York audiences ever since in the Broadway casts of Mamma Mia\, A Christmas Carol\, Disney’s High School Musical\, Yellowface\, and several off-Broadway shows. She has appeared in many\, many productions of Miss Saigon (and zero productions of King and I. ) She does a lot of plays where she is usually crying or playing a 14 year old and sometimes\, she plays a crying 14 year old. She has also been on a bunch of TV shows where she usually plays the token Asian assistant who drops something at inopportune times. \nhttps://www.katerigg.com/ \nPhoto Credit: Thomas Brunot
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/disorientalism-part-8-godzilla-v-the-karens/
LOCATION:Public Theater -Joe’s Pub\, 425 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,In Person,Music,Variety Show
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250719T224500
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CREATED:20250710T112548Z
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SUMMARY:AAPI Jazz Collective Album Release Party
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the AAPI Jazz Collective‘s debut album\, Identity\, released through Origin Records. The AAPI Jazz Collective is an all-star ensemble featuring up-and-coming AAPI jazz artists throughout the tri-state area. Formed in 2019 by Taiwanese-American trombonist\, Peter Lin\, this ensemble strives to promote empathy through passionate musical expression through the band’s cultural roots. The AAPI Jazz Collective performs jazz-infused arrangements of classic and traditional Asian songs\, as well as exciting originals they appropriately label as “The New Asian Songbook”. Their debut album\, titled Identity\, is not only a proper representation of their long relationship together\, but also a guiding light for many other young AAPI artists looking for inspiration. \nAAPI JAZZ COLLECTIVE:\nPeter Lin – trombone\nJasper Shogo Dutz – alto sax / flute\nWen-Ting Wu – drums\nMike Bond – piano\nDaseul Kim – bass \nSpecial Guests: \nMỹ Tâm Huynh – Vocals \nBrandon Choi – Trumpet
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/aapi-jazz-collective-album-release-party/
LOCATION:Public Theater -Joe’s Pub\, 425 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Music
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250718T224500
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SUMMARY:Comedy: Ricky Sim: Coming Out to Dead People
DESCRIPTION:Following sold-out shows and multiple rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe and London’s Soho Theatre\, “Coming Out to Dead People” is making its Joe’s Pub debut. This comedy solo show is based on the time when comedian Ricky Sim was grappling with the decision to come out to his Chinese-Malaysian immigrant mother\, just as she was diagnosed with terminal cancer – talk about good timing. Combining stand-up and storytelling\, the show explores growing up as a gaysian in the noughties in NY\, learning how to keep his first boyfriend with the help of the rapper Sean Paul\, while navigating the complexity of coming out\, alongside the intersection of racial and cultural identity. Ricky Sim is a lawyer-turned-comedian originally from Malaysia. As a standup\, he has opened for Julia Scotti (America’s Got Talent) and Marcia Belsky (Comedy Central) and was featured in the New York Comedy Festival\, and Asian Comedy Festival. “Coming Out to Dead People” was selected as one of the Offest finalists of the 2024 Off-West End Awards (OFFIES). \nPhoto Credit: Arin Sang-urai
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/comedy-ricky-sim-coming-out-to-dead-people/
LOCATION:Public Theater -Joe’s Pub\, 425 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,In Person,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T230000
DTSTAMP:20260509T073150
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SUMMARY:Dance: Kaz Kumagai: Tap Into the Light
DESCRIPTION:Award winning tap dancer Kaz Kumagai presents his new work “TAP INTO THE LIGHT” with the legendary Jazz musicians Alex Blake (bass)\, Toru Dodo (piano)\, and Sol Liebeskind (vocals)\, along with the world best tap dancers such as Anthony Morigerato and Max Pollak and special guests!!
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/dance-kaz-kumagai-tap-into-the-light/
LOCATION:Public Theater -Joe’s Pub\, 425 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250509T193000
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SUMMARY:Youngmi Mayer: Hairy Butthole\, curated by Margaret Cho
DESCRIPTION:Hairy Butthole is a one-person show featuring Youngmi Mayer based on the Korean saying “If you laugh while crying\, hair will grow out of your butthole.” The show follows highlights of her life based loosely on her memoir\, I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying. It is a sad comedy show designed to make the audience laugh and cry at the same time. \nThis performance is part of the Joe’s Pub Vanguard Residency curated by Margaret Cho.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/youngmi-mayer-hairy-butthole-curated-by-margaret-cho/
LOCATION:Public Theater -Joe’s Pub\, 425 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,In Person,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T210000
DTSTAMP:20260509T073150
CREATED:20250501T131441Z
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SUMMARY:Music: Stephanie Chou: AAPI Heritage Month Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Steph brings her band back to Joe’s Pub for a spring performance in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month! They’ll also be celebrating the release of her newest recording Dragon\, a composition for erhu and string trio commissioned and performed by the NYC-based multicultural chamber ensemble INTERWOVEN as well as the NY premiere of TamáleDumpling\, a festive food piece celebrating multiple cultures featuring vocalist Lito Villareal . \nStephanie Chou is a composer/saxophonist/singer who blends influences from her Chinese heritage with Western jazz and pop to create a bracingly original sound. Tonight’s show will feature some premieres of newly-written material and classics from her eclectic and wide-ranging body of work. The program includes some fan-favorites including strings\, a special string quartet performance of Dragon and the NY premiere of TamáleDumpling. Don’t miss their only NYC show this season! \nStephanie Chou – voice\, alto saxophone\, compositions\nAndy Lin – erhu\, viola\, violin\nJason Yeager – piano\nIke Sturm – bass\nRonen Itzik – drums\, percussion \nplus INTERWOVEN\, a multi-cultural ensemble whose mission is to integrate the sounds of East and West\, as well as Old and New.\nKeiko Tokunaga – violin\nAndrew Gonzalez – viola\nHikaru Tamaki – cello\nAnd Special Guest: Lito Villareal – voice \n“A stunning work that not only shines light on a dark chapter of history but also feels inspirational for contemporary listeners.” –DownBeat\n\n“A seamless blend of styles…creative and mesmerizing throughout\, as it traverses sounds both old and new….Chou’s performance never wavers\, and is a delight throughout.” — Broadway World\n\n“One of New York’s most socially relevant and ambitious jazz talents.” — New York Music Daily\n\n“A singular equation fashioned out of an idiosyncratic array of influences…A beguiling body of tunes shaped by her Chinese American heritage and deep engagement with various jazz\, folk and pop idioms.” — The Mercury News
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/music-stephanie-chou-aapi-heritage-month-celebration/
LOCATION:Public Theater -Joe’s Pub\, 425 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
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SUMMARY:Theater: Youngmi Mayer: Hairy Butthole\, Curated by Margaret Cho
DESCRIPTION:Hairy Butthole is a one-person show featuring Youngmi Mayer based on the Korean saying “If you laugh while crying\, hair will grow out of your butthole.” The show follows highlights of her life based loosely on her memoir\, I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying. It is a sad comedy show designed to make the audience laugh and cry at the same time. \nThis performance is part of the Joe’s Pub Vanguard Residency curated by Margaret Cho. \nPhoto Credit: Fujio Emura
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/theater-youngmi-mayer-hairy-butthole-curated-by-margaret-cho/
LOCATION:Public Theater -Joe’s Pub\, 425 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,In Person,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250329T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250329T223000
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SUMMARY:Comedy: Kiran Deol - Curated by Margaret Cho
DESCRIPTION:“ONE OF ELEVEN ASIAN AMERICAN COMICS WHO KILLED IT…AND NEED TO BE ON YOUR RADAR.” Entertainment Weekly \nAn Emmy nominated and Oscar shortlisted storyteller\, Kiran Deol is a stand-up comedian who has headlined the New York Comedy Festival\, the Kennedy Center\, San Francisco Sketchfest\, and is hot off a run at Edinburgh Fringe Festival\, which the Guardian called “Engrossing…we get charisma and technical prowess from Deol.”  She is the lead actor in Didn’t Die\, an official 2025 Sundance Film Selection\, starred on the NBC/Hulu comedy Sunnyside from Mike Schur and Kal Penn\, in addition to other shows like How to Get Away with Murder and Modern Family.“ \nSEE HER BEFORE SHE GETS SO ASTONISHINGLY FAMOUS SHE’LL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE.” -Bitch Media \nThis performance is part of the Joe’s Pub Vanguard Residency curated by Margaret Cho.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/comedy-kiran-deol-curated-by-margaret-cho/
LOCATION:Public Theater -Joe’s Pub\, 425 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,In Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250203T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250203T230000
DTSTAMP:20260509T073150
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SUMMARY:Variety Show: disOrientalism Part 7: Yellow Fever Fever!
DESCRIPTION:disOrientalism is a truly New York experience– bringing together the best artists from Broadway\, Stand Up Comedy\, Dance\, and Music for one spectacular all-star AAPI variety hour. To start off the year of the Snake\, we are going to love you a long time with some one-of-a-kind performances carefully curated and hosted by New York’s original dragon ladies– \n\nnotorious comedienne/rapper Kate Siahaan-Rigg alongside\nchild star-turned-Broadway-actress Olivia Oguma.\n\nJoining us are \n\nKathleen Kim\, the creator of the first Asian-American muppet character in the history of Sesame St.\,\niconic award-winning actor and activist BD Wong\,\nrising star comic Adam MamaWala\,\nKorean Broadway star Joomin Hwang\, and\nkiller nuyorasian rock duo Slanty Eyed Mama.\n\nThe program lasts about 75 minutes and is designed to boost your immunity against boredom\, cold nights and steam heats in your walkup apartment\, xenophobia\, orientalism\, objectificAsian\, and bowl cuts.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/variety-show-disorientalism-part-7-yellow-fever-fever/
LOCATION:Public Theater -Joe’s Pub\, 425 Lafayette Street\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Variety Show
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