it’S A LOT

It’s A Lot is the new brain child from LA comedy icon and innovator Beth Lapides. It’s a hot take on now. And filled with comedy, story, original music, big ideas and inspiration.

It’s A Lot asks the question - what kind of changes must we make to survive, thrive and even drive the new age - or goo age as Beth calls it - of evolutionary transition.

It’s our collective story. The story of what happens when everything is changing - all at once. And about trying to understand what to do.

On the one hand it’s about consciousness, freedom and courage.
And on the other hand it’s about real estate, back pain and aliens….

It’s an odyssey.
It’s a pep talk.
It’s a lot.

The show is framed by Beth’s own rebirth story. It features deep dives into era defining topics like manifestation, grappling with difference, recovery, Jewish identity, Hollywood. As always for Beth, the theme of how, when and why we change is laced throughout the work.

Developed at UnCabaret. The first sneak peak was presented by The Bent at The Palm Springs Cultural Center. Next, a developmental run at El Cid in Los Angeles. Thanksgiving weekend we continue on at The Revolution Theater in Palm Springs.

BETH LAPIDES

Beth is a multi-faceted, award winning, creative force best known as the creator of the legendarily innovative, long running and critically acclaimed UnCabaret (Comedy Central, Amazon, Sirius etc).

As the host and producer of UnCabaret - unhomophobic, unmysogynstic, unxenophobic and unhacky - she has worked with some of the most notable iconoclastic names in comedy and entertainment. And The LA Times calls her the “godmother of alternative comedy!” Her role as a driving force in modern comedy has been covered on PBS, CNN and in Bob Odenkirk and Jesse David Fox’s books.

Beth brought her skills as a storyteller, interviewer and broadcaster to her original audiobook, So You Need To Decide, which was on Vulture’s Best Comedy Books of 2022 list. Variety called it ‘a potentially life-changing treasure!”

Her solo shows have been presented by 92nd Street Y Tribeca, The Renberg Theater at the LA LGBTQ Center, PS 122, The Kitchen, ICA Boston, ICA London, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Highways, The Triad, Harbourfront Center Theater (Toronto), Hallwalls, The Improv, The Kate, The Myrna Loy, and colleges like Antioch, Oberlin and CalArts and she was the recipient of multiple National Endowment of the Arts awards.

As a writer, Beth has contributed to numerous publications including O Magazine, Time, Huffington Post, Elle Decor, The LA Times and her column My Other Car Is A Yoga Mat was syndicated nationally. She once had a story killed the night before publication in The New York Times Magazine.

She has appeared in and on, NPR’s All Things Considered, Comedy Central, Sex and The City, Will & Grace, People Magazine, The New Yorker, Wired, Frontiers, The Jewish Journal.

All of this makes her the perfect messenger for the inspiring, inquisitive and important evening that audiences today crave.

THE SONGS…

In Case You Don’t Know Me
The Change Song
Is That All There Is?
Is This The New Me?
I Want To Be Brave

For enquiries, contact steven salpeter
(Assemble MEDIA)

ss@assembleliterary.com
(561) 716-3522 / (646) 415-8700

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Comedy Central!
sex & the city!
best comedy books 2022!
variety!
groundbreaking book!
celebrity interviews!
vulture!
la times!
UNCABARET PRESS!
Variety!
so you need to decide!
GUEST APPEARANCES!

MITCH KAPLAN

MUSICAL DIRECTOR
ORIGINAL MUSIC BY
Mitch Kaplan is an award-winning singer, songwriter, musical director and pianist. He has worked with such iconic luminaries as Sandra Bernhard, Ana Gasteyer and Cady Huffman.
Mitch began working with Beth Lapides on music for her show "100% Happy 88% of the Time” which led to their collaboration on revisioning UnCabaret, for which he is musical director and co-producer.

He also composed the original music for her critically acclaimed audiobook “So You Need To Decide’.
He’s written songs recorded by Chaka Khan, Thelma Houston, Sister Sledge and Martika, and his song “Burning Up”, recorded by Karine Hannah, recently charted in the top 5 on the Billboard Dance chart.
Mitch has appeared in 'Will & Grace', ‘Roseanne', 'The Tonight Show', 'The Sandra Bernhard Experience' on A&E, and “I’m Still Here Damn It” on HBO as well as on Broadway.
NICK DEMOS

CONSULTNG PRODUCER
Nick Demos is a Tony and Olivier Award winning producer (Memphis, Come From Away), and award winning filmmaker (Policy of Truth, Invisible and Body Electric)
Formerly the Artistic Director of Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, he was awarded the “Living Treasure Award” or his contribution to the arts in the state presented by the governor. Notable productions he directed at Lyric include the state’s 100th Anniversary production of Oklahoma! staring Kelli O’Hara, Chicago with Debbie Gibson and the world premiere of Kids in America.
Nick was also the Artistic Director of the new works program Bridge to Broadway for two seasons, a sounding board member of the Rhinebeck Writer’s Retreat, and the Executive Director of One Company which provided retreats and grants for creative professionals.
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For enquiries, contact steven salpeter (Assemble MEDIA)

ss@assembleliterary.com
(561) 716-3522 / (646) 415-8700

What People Are Saying

“More than the Godmother of Alternative Comedy, Beth Lapides is a cultural treasure whose storytelling skills are topped only by her ability to attract and inspire other storytellers to innovate and create at their highest levels. I’ve had the good fortune of watching Beth’s latest solo show, It’s A Lot, through several iterations, and it is pure delight. With her trademark wit and musical flare, she plumbs the depths of her own colorful history, mining stories that are as relatable as they are entertaining as they are transformative.”

— Corny Koehl
Emmy Award Winning Producer Co-Creator “Super Soul Sunday”

“When I went to see Beth Lapides’s new show, IT’S A LOT, I knew I was going to hear some very big ideas. I also knew that I would laugh (a lot) and that I would think about it (a lot) for a long time after. I was right. IT’S A LOT is filled with huge ideas about Transformation and the struggle to live in the world. It’s also wildly funny. The only way I can describe what Beth Lapides does onstage is to call her a “stand-up philosopher.”

— Tracy Poust
Executive Producer “Will & Grace”

“Beth is an inspired storyteller! In It’s A Lot’s funny stories and songs, she reveals how she navigates her way through change and the divine struggle of transformation .”

— Tim Bagley
actor “somebody somewhere” “Will & Grace” “Grace and Frankie” ”Hacks”

beth’s workshops
a great add on
to the show
for your venue

Beth’s a master teacher/coach and muse in the creativity, comedy and storytelling arenas. Her Infinite Creator Program is transformational. Her students and clients include successful writers, stand-ups, influencers, storytellers, solo show people and hyphenates. You… But Funnier and Pick Your Next Project are both wonderful and inspiring add ons to It’s A Lot!