Austin Pendleton and Barbara Bleier return to Pangea for two performances Mondays, December 10th and 17th, at 7 PM, with their third annual holiday show; this one asking, What’s In Your Stocking??? Pendleton and Bleier become George and Martha, who are now divorced, but continue to spend holidays together with close friends. Musical Director is Paul Greenwood and Director is Barbara Maier Gustern, who will also be joining them in song.
Pendleton is an actor, director, playwright and teacher of acting, among whose most recent stage appearance was as the King in Lear at The Secret Theatre. Pendleton’s first Broadway appearance was as Motel the Tailor in the original production of Fiddler on the Roof directed by Jerome Robbins and starring Zero Mostel. He has since appeared frequently on, off and off-off Broadway, and can be seen in approximately 200 films. His many TV appearances include roles on “Oz,” “Homicide,” “Law and Order” and “Billions.” He will be appearing this season on Broadway in MTC’s production of Choir Boy. He teaches acting in New York at HB Studio, where he studied with Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof. He also studied acting with Robert Lewis.
Bleier is a singer, actor and playwright who has appeared on stage, in film and on TV, as well as in solo shows and revues in national and international cabaret. She played the mother of a psychopathic killer in the cult classic, Swoon and appeared in the film This is Where I Leave You with Jane Fonda and Tina Fey and in They Came Together with Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler. Her solo show, Who’s Your Mama?, was selected for production in the NYC Women at WorkFestival. She has studied acting with Austin Pendleton, singing with Barbara Maier and musical performance with the late Julie Wilson at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center.
Both Bleier and Pendleton are featured in the award winning film, Sunset, released in April, 2018.
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Pangea is located at 178 Second Ave, NYC (Between 11th & 12th Sts.), 212-995-0900
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