Ryan Raftery returns to Joe’s Pub with his Titans of Media Trilogy of Female Empowerment. His musicals, based on the lives of Anna Wintour, Martha Stewart and Kris Jenner, will be performed in repertory. Three divas, three nights in a row for three weeks. The series opens Tuesday, February 27, and runs through Thursday, March 14. The stage play and parody lyrics are written by Raftery, set to songs by artists as varied as Lady Gaga. Bruno Mars, Judy Garland and Beyonce. Rounding out the cast for the three shows are Miranda Noelle Wilson, Amanda Sykes and Devin Snow.
RYAN RAFTERY IS THE MOST POWERFUL WOMAN IN FASHION – THE ANNA WINTOUR MUSICAL
Tuesdays, February 27, March 5, & March 12
She has sat at the top of a $300 billion industry for twenty-six years. Her power and influence cannot be denied. But when she places Kim Kardashian and Kanye West on the cover of her magazine, the backlash is harsh and for the first time, her credibility is called into question. Raftery tells the story of a fateful day in the life of the most powerful woman in fashion.
THE RISE AND FALL (AND RISE) OF MARTHA STEWART
Wednesdays, February 28, March 6, & March 13
This musical tells the fascinating story of the woman who changed the way we live our lives by daring us to try harder. From her humble beginnings in Nutley, New Jersey to her empire-building years in Westport, Connecticut, to her highly-publicized stint in federal prison, this is a chronicle of epically blind ambition set to the music of artists as varied as Beyonce, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Adele and Metallica.
MOTHER OF THE YEAR – THE KRIS JENNER MUSICAL
Thursdays, February 29, March 7, & March 14
Kris Jenner is desperate for more kids to schill, so she travels to Laos for an experimental fertility treatment. Something goes wrong and she’s afflicted with temporary amnesia and is forced to stay in Laos to be re-educated about the role she’s played in creating “The Kardashians” as we know them. Then, she finds out that the experiment actually worked and she’s pregnant at 67 with a girl! However, now that she has new clarity on her parenting choices, she considers whether or not she wants to continue the pregnancy. But UH OH! Roe v Wade has been overturned during her stay abroad, which galvanizes the “New Kris” into using her family’s 1.2 billion followers to do something good for women everywhere and help get the law reinstated. And it’s a musical!!!
Ryan Raftery has appeared on television in “Ugly Betty,” “What I Like About You,” “Malcolm in the Middle” and “Law and Order: SVU.” He has written 10 shows, including the solo shows Ryan Raftery & Friends: A Solo Act and Ryan Raftery’s It Gets Worse.
For tickets, click here. NOTE There is a $12 food/two (2) drink minimum per person per show, unless otherwise noted.
The Public Theater is located at 425 Lafayette St, New York, NY
