Nightlife in NYC: The Midwood Miracle by Deborah Karpel at Pangea Club
One-woman musical memoir tells a moving family story through the original compositions and traditional songs performed on Friday, September 7, 2018 at 7 pm
Lyrical, alluring and disarming, Deborah Karpel’s performance in The Midwood Miracle is a delicious treat and a familial story at the same time. Returning to Pangea supper-club in the heart of East Village in NYC the show on Friday, September 7, 2018 at 7 pm is a lovely way to spend a night in the city enjoying the music, the singing and a welcoming ambiance of the setting.
The show performed by Deborah Karpel with Michael Lewis Smith at the piano and directed by Aimee Todoroff tells a family story about a Jewish girl growing up in coal mining Appalachia, VA. Some details of the script are fictional, some are taken from family archives. Vivid elements of life in Appalachia, where Karpel’s mother grew up, are followed by the urban tales set in Brooklyn, NY. The scenes of how the character’s parents met, their ideals and a mixup of quirky twists are wonderfully delivered by Karpel’s amazing performance and singing. The original compositions co-written by Karpel with Ted Kociolek and Rachelle Garniez are perfectly mashed along with traditional Americana, western swing, operatic arias, improvised art songs, and Yiddish songs. Come and see the miracle that could have only happened in Midwood.