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Act Two New York - Comedy Cabaret at Don’t Tell Mama: Everything Was Guerrilla

Comedy Cabaret at Don’t Tell Mama: Everything Was Guerrilla

09/10/21 • 19 min

Act Two New York

Stand-up comedian Joe Orecchio faced a choice at the start of the pandemic. Would he grieve the state of his show, Comedy Cabaret, and it’s unknown future? Or would he use this opportunity to make the show everything it could be? Lucky for his audience, he chose the latter. Tanya Moberly, the Booking Manager at Don’t Tell Mama, a world famous venue in the heart of New York City, was eager to welcome him back to showcase his new vision. Join Tania Mohammad as she visits another small but mighty performance space striving to survive in the shadow of the pandemic along with the brilliant artists who make venues like Don’t Tell Mama great.

Featured in this Episode:


Cast & Crew of Comedy Cabaret

      • Joe Orecchio @orecchiophotography
      • Elyse Orecchio(@elyseorecchio)
      • Kenda Cunningham (https://www.kendracunningham.com/) (@theotherkendra)
      • Sam Nikki (@samisims21)
      • Anna Bianco (@annacainbianco)
      • Natalie Perlin (@natalieperlincomedy)
      • Ann Walker (@awalkinpeace)
      • Ish Gupta (@doofyish)



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Stand-up comedian Joe Orecchio faced a choice at the start of the pandemic. Would he grieve the state of his show, Comedy Cabaret, and it’s unknown future? Or would he use this opportunity to make the show everything it could be? Lucky for his audience, he chose the latter. Tanya Moberly, the Booking Manager at Don’t Tell Mama, a world famous venue in the heart of New York City, was eager to welcome him back to showcase his new vision. Join Tania Mohammad as she visits another small but mighty performance space striving to survive in the shadow of the pandemic along with the brilliant artists who make venues like Don’t Tell Mama great.

Featured in this Episode:


Cast & Crew of Comedy Cabaret

      • Joe Orecchio @orecchiophotography
      • Elyse Orecchio(@elyseorecchio)
      • Kenda Cunningham (https://www.kendracunningham.com/) (@theotherkendra)
      • Sam Nikki (@samisims21)
      • Anna Bianco (@annacainbianco)
      • Natalie Perlin (@natalieperlincomedy)
      • Ann Walker (@awalkinpeace)
      • Ish Gupta (@doofyish)



Resources for this Episode:

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As the summer ramped up, Tania headed out to the Empire Rooftop to speak with Dawn Durham, VP and Director of Operations at Hospitality Holdings, Inc. Like so many venues, the Empire Rooftop struggled throughout 2020. But when Dawn received a call from Melissa Gerstein and Kimberly Giannelli, Co-Founders of iHeartDance NYC, about organizing a dance performance on the rooftop, Dawn couldn’t resist. Suddenly dancers like Ingrid Silva and Gilbert Bolden were performing for the first time in well over a year.

Featured venue and performers in this episode:

  • Ingrid Silva (@ingridsilva)
  • Gilbert Bolden III (@dancerdude56)
  • Eli Raphael Gruska (@eli.raphael)
  • Olivia MacKinnon (@oliviamackinnon)
  • James Kinney - Choreographer (@jkinneydance)
  • Luciana Paris (@luciana_paris_official)
  • Melissa Musen Gerstein - Producer (@melissagerstein)
  • Kimberly Giannelli - Producer (@soulforhire)
  • The Empire Rooftop (https://www.theempirerooftop.com/ (@theempirerooftop)
  • I Heart Dance NYC (https://www.iheartdancenyc.com/) (@iheartdancenyc)

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Produced by Tania Mohammad. Additional production by Charlotte Moore-Lambert. Executive produced by David Hoffman. Post-production, original music, and sound design by Garrett Tiedemann. Production managed by Gabriela Montequin

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Host: Tania Mohammad
Producers: Tania Mohammad and Garret Tiedmann.
Post-production, Original Music, and Sound Design: Garrett Tiedemann
Production Manager: Gabriela Montequin
Executive Producer, Theme Music: David Hoffman

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