7. Joe’s Pub is Part of The Public Theater’s Programming Downtown

Pre-show lighting at the Justin Sayre show at the Pub

Joe’s Pub opened in 1970 and was designed by Giorgio Cavaglieri, an Italian American architectural preservationist, best known for his restoration of the Jefferson Market Library in Greenwich Village in the 1960s.

It’s location downtown inside the Public Theater has furthered the programming at the Public, providing a vital stage for talent coming from all over the world. The Pub has hosted almost 800 shows to over 100,000 audience members annually. The Pub’s cabaret-style seating is welcoming, making audience members comfortable at tables, at times communal, allowing them to relax into vibrant performances in a culturally historic space.