Remarkable performer Ike Ufomadu – described as the son that Woody Allen and Frank Sinatra never had – hosts a nightly talk show, with a talk show set, guests and a studio audience. Jonathan Jacobs aka The Vintage DJ is the “bandleader,” spinning LPs. Guests have included Carrie Mae Weems, Jason Trachtenburg, Dan Zanes, HUFF THIS!, RadhaMUSprime, Ayesha Jordan, Rachel Trachtenburg and Assemblymember Walter Mosley. Hoi Polloi actor B. Brian Argotsinger serves as Ike's sidekick.
Upcoming dates and guests:
Thursday, April 17: Pulitzer finalist composer Christopher Cerrone and music powerhouse Jomama Jones
Friday, April 18: Brendan Regimbal and Samara Naeymi of Incubator Arts Project
Saturday, April 19: MoCADA executive director James Bartlett and designer Joanne Petit-Frere
All shows at 8 pm
JACK's house performance band, The Georges, follows at 9:30 pm with their own 30-minute show, WGRG-TV, free for Ike at Night ticket holders
Upcoming dates and guests:
Thursday, April 17: Pulitzer finalist composer Christopher Cerrone and music powerhouse Jomama Jones
Friday, April 18: Brendan Regimbal and Samara Naeymi of Incubator Arts Project
Saturday, April 19: MoCADA executive director James Bartlett and designer Joanne Petit-Frere
All shows at 8 pm
JACK's house performance band, The Georges, follows at 9:30 pm with their own 30-minute show, WGRG-TV, free for Ike at Night ticket holders
TICKETS:
$10 general admission
$5 if you come more than once
All-nights pass: $35
PURCHASE ONLINE HERE.
Here's a video teaser we put together from footage from the first night: https://vimeo.com/90422446
Here's a video clip of Ike with comedian Tyler Fischer: https://vimeo.com/90615518
BEHIND THE SCENES TEAM:
Creative Producer: Alec Duffy
Set Design: Amy Rubin
Lighting Design: Amith Chandrashaker
Sound: Steven Leffue
Stage Manager: Paloma Wake
Technical Director: Matthew Wharton
Pictured, above: The Vintage DJ, Jonathan Jacobs. Photo by Mark Mann
Slideshow photos by M. Lien
$10 general admission
$5 if you come more than once
All-nights pass: $35
PURCHASE ONLINE HERE.
Here's a video teaser we put together from footage from the first night: https://vimeo.com/90422446
Here's a video clip of Ike with comedian Tyler Fischer: https://vimeo.com/90615518
BEHIND THE SCENES TEAM:
Creative Producer: Alec Duffy
Set Design: Amy Rubin
Lighting Design: Amith Chandrashaker
Sound: Steven Leffue
Stage Manager: Paloma Wake
Technical Director: Matthew Wharton
Pictured, above: The Vintage DJ, Jonathan Jacobs. Photo by Mark Mann
Slideshow photos by M. Lien
Ike Ufomadu has performed in Hoi Polloi productions Shadows and Baal (JACK) and All Hands (Incubator Arts Project), and other work that includes The Shipment (Regional Tour), Stopped Bridge of Dreams (La MaMa), Empire City (University Settlement), Kutsukake Tokijiro (The Flea), We Are Being Held (PS122), and A Pale Horse (Ontological-Hysteric Theatre). As himself, he has hosted A Special Christmas, Ike Night, and soon, Ike at Night. Training from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and Studio 5's programs in Brooklyn and Indonesia.