Louie Pearlman

Hey everyone! Hope you enjoy he latest episode of Kick the Jukebox from Kyle Gordon and myself. This episode is all about The Go-Go's, Gravediggaz, Jane Weidlin and Elton Motello! https://kickthejukebox.tumblr.com/post/162134117714/kick-the-jukebox-e3-beauty-and-the-beat-pay-no

It's here! My new music/comedy podcast with my geeky music pal Kyle Gordon! It's called Kick the Jukebox and it was a blast to work on. In this episode, we chat about how much we love Madonna, The Ramones, Nona Hendrix and we even find some new audio from The Ramones that you've never heard before! Check it out! https://soundcloud.com/kickthejukebox/e1-rocket-to-russia

My old blog, Channel Z has a new mission, purpose, and hopefully a vibrant and meaningful life. You can check it out at http://channel-z.tumblr.com or from my links below.

For the past few years, I’ve become a staff writer for two excellent websites: Rebeat Magazine, an incredible mid-century music, arts and culture blog and ToughPigs.com, my favorite blog for Muppet Fans Who Grew Up (I’m capitalizing because it’s their tag line, silly!). Both these sites are a total joy. I can’t express the talent and care that my editors exhibit in curating some of the best work on the internet.

However, what if I want to write a piece that’s not about mid-century arts and culture or Jim Henson and his felty creations?

Enter the new Channel Z. I’m going to try to push myself as a writer, journalist and pop culture analyst by writing pieces that are about subjects I otherwise wouldn’t be able to pitch. Assignments for those websites can keep me busy, but I’m still going to do my best to keep some content flowing on Channel Z.

Thanks for tuning in!

Hey guys! Just wanted to let you know, I have a new article up on Tough Pigs, a really cool Muppet fan site! It's about all the times Sesame Street parodied Donald Trump. Hope you enjoy: http://www.toughpigs.com/ronald-grump/

Guys! Got a packed week! My Hip-Hop improv team Robopop has two shows and APT. 33, my kids show for adults is doing a very cool, very sleek "unplugged" episode on Monday! If you haven't seen APT. 33 in a while, we are rocking it. We've got a new director and some awesome new cast-members. That show is on fleek. I'd love to see you there!

Hey everyone! Hope your summers are winding down and are becoming lovely and wonderful.

After doing a two-and-a-half hour insane show at the Magnet two weeks ago, APT. 33 IS BACK on Monday at 8:30 with a much more manageable one hour show! Will Alan ever move back into the apartment, do Louie and Alan have enough in common to continue hosting their demented kids show from hell from their apartment?? Only TIME will TELL!

Also - APT. 33 is looking for a Stage Manager, Producer and Social Media Ninja! Please check out this post on my blog if you're interested or want to pass along to people less crazy than Alan, Jo and myself: http://louie4711.tumblr.com/post/128955606536/apt-33-looking-for-producer-stage-manager

Yo yo everyone! So much updating to do. Cast Party ended up being one of the best experiences of my creative life. Nothing like performing for almost 900 people over two nights and having it broadcast to movie theaters across three countries! For those of you who missed it, there will be a download. Don't worry - I'll let you know when I do.

This week you can see me do some sketch tomorrow at Magnet at 9, which is rare these days and you've still got two chances to see me with Robopop this month, one this monday! Our rhymes are sweet, our comedy is tight. What more could you want?

Oh man. What a month it's been since I've last done one of these. I Story Pirated for a crowd of slightly wet but enthusiastic parents and families at Wilco's very hip Solid Sound Festival, rocked it with Robopop at UCBeast and Dancefloor Makeout at The Magnet, and was best man at my favorite dude Owen's Calgary wedding - who's wedding photo went viral... WHAAAT?

This week, Robopop has a big show at Midtown International Theater Festival and I'm gearing up for a role in NPR Cast Party, which will be broadcast live at the end of the month in movie theaters across US & Canada. Great chance for you to see me if you don't live in NYC.

Hey pals! I can't believe I didn't have any shows last week! It was actually great to have a performing week-off.. Ended up seeing Love and Mercy (I totally cried), going to FlameCon - the first ever LGBTQ Comicon anywhere ever (it was on fleek!) and played laser-tag while brunching today (I actually don't recommend this combo. At all.).

This week I'm back, baby! With three shows! Dancefloor Makeout has it's own slot at The Magnet tomorrow. We'd love to be doing more work there, and audience numbers matter so I'd love if you'd come out. Next Sunday is Robopop in Indy Cagematch at UCB! Your attendance could get us more shows there as well, so seriously, do a dude-bro a solid and I'll give you a manly hug after, a'ight? OK, I admit. Not so manly.

Hey pals! May was great month creatively. I got to say goodbye to APT. 33 for a while, had some very silly improv sets with Triad and Dancefloor Makeout and raised a whole bunch of money for creative writing programs in well-deserving low-income schools at the fabulous annual Story Pirates benefit!

June sees more star-turns for Dancefloor Makeout, the return of Robopop and I'm making a rare appearance performing in Massachusetts at MASS MOCA with Story Pirates at Wilco's Solid Sound fest! How hipstery of me! If you can't join me in Mass, you can see We Love TV: The Muppet Show at The PIT that same weekend, which I'm serving as creative consultant on! So even though I'll be out of NYC, you can see a show I've touched (artistically, GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER THIS IS THE MUPPETS WE'RE TALKIN ABOUT!). More info about that exciting show next week!

Hey pals! Starting next week I will be leading weekly kids sing alongs at QED. Every Wednesday at 10:30 will be filled with ukulele fun, instruments and dancing. $10 gets the whole family in and snacks for the kiddos! Check out my show calendar for more details.

I am so happy to announce that I am going to be teaching an Intro to Improv class at QED: A Place to Show & Tell on November 16th.

QED is an incredibly exciting new arts space in Astoria. This class will be great for beginners and those wishing to get back into the craft.

Please pass along to your friends and anyone you think would be interested!

And thanks to Kambri Crews, for creating a space for us to do such awesome work!

Starting This Tuesday!

Great news! I've been cast on a Magnet Theater Musical Megawatt Team! That means that you'll be able to see me and my team regularly on Tuesday nights at the Magnet Theater creating improvised musicals for your enjoyment! My team's so fresh and so clean clean we don't even have a name yet! But we are: Alisa Ledyard, Miles Lindahl, Carolyn Malfa, Harry Marker , Louie Pearlman, Steve Whyte and Laura Yoder Witt

Our debut show is this Tuesday October 7th, Magnet Theater (254 W29th St) at 8PM! See you there!

Hi everyone! I am no longer in the Story Pirates show on September 13th. But I'm in a lot this month, so please come to one of my other shows. Thanks!

Hey guys! Sept 13th got a special show coming up with Story Pirates performing for the first time at a Broadway theater! Fun right? Check the performance calendar for more details and tickets.

Hey everyone! I'm doing a bunch of shows in September - one in Calgary, the rest in NYC! Some musical, some for kids, some decidedly for adults. Check out my performance calendar and see ya there. -Louie

Hello friends - there are two ways to help Story Pirates continue our wonderful work bringing creative writing workshops and performances to low-income schools across the country. You can donate to my causevox page here: http://storypirates.causevox.com/louie4711

or attend the Story Pirates and Friends benefit June 5th featuring Sasheer Zamata, Billy Eichner and me!! Check out info and ticketing links in my show calendar.

Dudes! Dude-etts! This is a great weekend of shows for me.

Come check me out doing Musical Improv at Magnet Training center Friday at 7! Then playing some uke songs with my ukulele duo After School Music Club at The Magnet Theater at 11:30 on Friday! Finally, hosting the kids show for adults that I created, APT 33 on Sunday 6PM at Magnet!

EEE! Info about everything in the show calendar below!

Guys! I'm currently in Calgary to premiere a new show I've created with longtime comedy partner Owen Chan. The show is called APT 33 and is going to be crazy fun and a rare chance to see me perform in my hometown!

Shows are this Friday and Saturday - you should check out http://www.kinkonauts.com/events/ for all the info you need. Thanks! -Louie

Guys! Check it. I've got 8 shows in October alone. Whew! Lots of fun stuff. And I'm working on some wonderful things on the horizon. Will announce soon when they materialize more. Yay!

Here is the donation link: http://storypirates.causevox.com/louie4711

Hey guys! As a lot of you know, I’m a Story Pirate.

Story Pirates are a group of comedians, actors, musicians, puppeteers and teachers that go into schools, run amazing creative writing workshops and make them into big, loud, crazy shows to perform for the kid-authors of the stories!

These shows inspire kids to write more and prove to these kids that their words and ideas are important.

Every year we serve over two-hundred low income schools with Story Pirates programs and we need your help! So, I’m trying to raise $2000 by June 14th to continue the important work we do in schools across the country and beyond.

This year, we’re dedicating all of our fundraising efforts to teachers that made a difference in our lives. I’m dedicating my fundraising to Brigid Stewart, an amazing teacher from Strathcona Tweedsmuir school in Okotoks, Alberta who directed me in six plays during junior high and high school and helped make me the crazy guy that I am today!

If you donate money to Story Pirates in honor of a teacher that inspired you, the Story Pirates will spread the love by writing a thank you note to the teacher of your choice shouting out to them on our facebook page and more! So your love of your teacher who inspired you helps the Story Pirates inspire countless kids that need our help.

Not only that, but your donation will get you some awesome prizes that you can check out here.

If you don't have any spare funds to donate to the Story Pirates cause, you can still donate your voice!

Ultimately our goal is to celebrate the ideas of young people, and one of the best ways we can do that is by continuing to have conversations about how to make education the best it can be.

You can donate your voice and opinions to that cause by interacting with story pirates on our twitter, Facebook, tumblr, Pinterest and more. The more people talking about education, the better! So spread the word and donate your voice today!

I love you all - Louie

Here are the rewards the Story Pirates and I will provide for your donation:

$25 – The Story Pirates will give a shout-out to the educator of your choice on our facebook wall.

$40 - Back by popular demand, Louie will make you a personalized Sixties Bubblegum Music Mix CD and mail it to you!

$50 – The pirates will dedicate a post to the educator of your choice on our Facebook wall and twitter feed.

$100 – The Story Pirates will send a thank-you letter to the educator of your choice

$200 - You will have a Holga portrait session taken by Louie, who will take some funky, amazing photos of you. You can see his work here: http://louie4711.tumblr.com/tagged/holga

$250 – The Pirates will create a video shout-out to the educator of your choice and post it on the Story Pirates YouTube account.

$300 - Louie will write a lovely ukulele song about you, record it and e-mail it to you.

$500 - We'll give a shout-out to the educator of your choice from the stage at the Story Pirates and Friends show (and send you a video of the shout-out!)

$1000 - We'll write a song for the educator of your choice, and post a video of the Story Pirates singing the song on the Story Pirates YouTube page!

Hey everyone! I am producing my friend Roman's new storytelling show that will be in New York starting at the end of the month.

Roman is an amazing Storyteller whose shows deal with issues of economic inequality, gender, love, loss and baseball games. I really believe in his work. Please take a look at his indiegogo page and throw him a few bucks if you can.

Even posting this page on your facebook or twitter would mean a lot. Thanks!

Check it out here: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-roman-rimer-bring-new-show-greener-grass-back-to-new-york

You can now download my appearance as a Nicole Kidman protestor on Billy On The Street. Link text">Click here for the iTunes link! It's a funny episode.

Also - registration has started for my spring teen improv classes. More info here!

Hey guys! Only time for a quick update. Did four shows this week! All for kids, all really fun. But whoo! Got some No Place Like Home at the Magnet Tomorrow, you should all come.

Hey True Believers! Another week - another update. Had a fun Story Pirates show in the Bronx on Friday morning in front of a bunch of screaming kids and surprised my writing-partner Kaitlin with a birthday party Saturday night!

This week, I'm super-excited about the Story Pirates After Dark, which is on Saturday at 8. You can enter the code FRIENDTIX for $5 off tickets. Gonna be a fun one, hope to see you guys there!

Hey Gang!

I'm going to try to do little weekly updates as to what I'm up to for this site and for my tumblr as well, so here it goes...

Just got back from a great writing meeting with my longtime comedy partner Kaitlin Fontana. We're attempting a try at written material (our first, all our other work is improvised) and it's going really well! I'm excited about the project, more news about it as it develops.

I had a really good time starting my new Teen Improv Class this week. There are still some slots left if you'd still like to register or know someone who does. If so, sign up here.

This week also saw me celebrate my ten year friendversery with the talented and amazing Angela DeManti. We had hummus at hummus place and then split a 16 Handles. It was pretty cute.

Finally, I was directing some awesome Story Pirates Create-A-Shows and Idea Storms in New Jersey.

This upcoming week, I've I'm in The Magnet's GLBTQ improv show There's No Place Like Home on Monday night and I'm in a new Story Pirates show at a school in the Bronx on Friday morning.

My DJ partner Allison and I are trying our hand at recording 60s-music themed a podcast this upcoming weekend. I can't wait to work on it with her and share it with the 60s music geeks of the world.

I'm also really looking forward to the Story Pirates After-Darks and Mainstage Shows I'm in near to the end of the month too. Aaaand that's my spring break from teaching that'll happen as well!

Thanks for all your nice facebook comments on the new website. I appreciate your feedback and support. -LP

Welcome to the new www.LouiePearlman.com

This will be your one stop for updates on all of Louie Pearlman's creative projects. Enjoy!