Opening Week! Phoebe Legere’s SPEED QUEEN with the song "Love Song For Bobby

THIS WEEK is Phoebe Legere’s world premiere of  SPEED QUEEN:The Joe Carstairs Story: Sex, Speed and High Society.

The role she was born to play will be at Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie Street, in New York City (between Bowery and Kenmare, and near subways J and D).

The dates of this one-woman musical play are March 9, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24.

Show times are all 7:30 PM.

Tickets are $19 in advance, $22 at the door, and a $1 for NYU students. 

There is also a preview on March 7, with $15 admission.

On sale link https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/984019.

The venue number is 212-219-0736.

The website is DixonPlace.org.

This is Phoebe Legere’s "Love Song For Bobby," which is in the play: 

Love Song for Bobby from Shamancycle on Vimeo.

The love of Phoebe’s character “Joe”’s life was a Bright Young Thing, a beautiful girl named Ruth “Bobby” Baldwin. They are buried together in the cemetery next to Whalers Church in Sag Harbor. Phoebe says, "Bobby had red hair and green eyes. Here I am playing "Bobby" live at Dixon Place, with guitarist Sean Harkness, bassist Skip Ward and drummer Rob Mitzner. Check out some other selections from my all original cast album...recorded LIVE with REAL musicians, no overdubs, and NO pitch correction last week. 

"Did you buy your ticket to SPEED QUEEN yet? Hurry! We are selling out! BUY IT! 

"https://soundcloud.com/user-208705364-606126082/sets/speed-queen-cast-album. This is Hot Jazz - original music written by me in the style of the Great American Songbook. Now that the Music Business has crashed and burned the real musicians can step forward and direct the progress of the art form."

Phoebe appears on the podcast, “I Love My Wife” and talks about meeting “Joe” Corsairs in real life.  This was when working at Bobby Vans in the Hamptons.  (Mick Jagger suggested Phoebe for the gig.)  https://www.ilovemywifepodcast.com/journal/2018/3/2/phoebe-legere-chats-about-her-new-lgbtq-play-speed-queen-the-joe-carstairs-story

  

Legere's 4-octave powerhouse voice and multi-instrument mastery powers the opulent, raw, sizzling R&B of the musical score. ALL MUSIC IS ORIGINAL and the SPEED QUEEN EP street date is March 7, 2018.  (Phoebe Legere’s 2017 album Heart of Love went to #18 on the national Roots chart.) 

Speed Queen is a sensual, intoxicating #LGBTQ play that uncovers deep truths about the moments that define us, the women who shape us, and the ache of love that can last a lifetime.

Joe Carstairs, heir to the Standard Oil fortune, loved engineering, speed, and stiff competition.  Above all, Joe loved women. Joe Carstairs broke the world speed record for motorboat racing in 1926.

Legere, a musical and performance art virtuoso, brings kinky billionaire “Joe' Carstairs to life in this vibrant solo show. In addition, Legere portrays several of Carstair's glamorous movie star lovers including Tallulah Bankhead, Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo and Mabel Mercer. 

The Message: This play is dedicated to all the #GNC (Gender Non-Conforming) sisters who have bravely gone before.  

Photo Opp: Phoebe Legere, Mike Keneally, Joe Deninzon at The Iridium

Electric Violinist/Singer Joe Deninzon & Singer/Songwriter/Keyboardist Phoebe Legere turned out for Mike Keneally & Beer For Dolphins’ two night residency at New York City’s Iridium. All three artists have a powerful mutual respect for one another.

Legere is celebrating the release and Top ten success on the Alternate Roots chart, plus Top 30 on Roots and Americana Radio of her new album, HEART OF LOVE. The Hamptons, NY will be playing host to Fourth of July with Phoebe this summer. Look for events leading up to a big party and concert on July 4 at Stephen Talkhouse. She recently signed with Jeff Miller for booking her Cajun Jamboree in PACs and Casinos. Look for an announcement for a new record deal for an all-French album, something this treasure of an artist has always wanted to do. Visit www.PhoebeLegere.com.

Deninzon is finishing up a new album. GUILTY OF INNOCENCE, with his band Stratospheerius, and special guests Rave Tesar (keyboardist, Renaissance) and Alex Skolnick (guitarist) for release this fall. Look for an announcement of him being signed to an great prog label early May. They will be playing Chicago’s ProgtoberFest this fall. Enjoy photos and stories of Joe’s work at www.joedeninzon.com/category/news/. www.joedeninzon.com/category/news/.

Mike is writing new songs with Devin Townsend. Mike will be touring in Europe this summer with a trio called the Mike Keneally Report, and touring the west coast in August with his longtime band Beer For Dolphins (who will also appear at Progtoberfest in Chicago this October). In the works is a semi-secret new band project with former members of Zappa Plays Zappa and a current member of Umphrey's McGee. Hey, Mike also appears on a song on Mastodon’s new  album "Emperor Of Sand.”  Visit his website at Keneally.com, and check out Mike’s  recent albums including Scambot 2, Sluggo!, and Wing Beat Fantastic which features songs he co-wrote with XTC’s Andy Partridge.