Joe’s Pub to Close for Three Months for Renovation

Joe’s Pub will take a three-month hiatus, beginning July 2, in order to do an interior redesign and renovation spearheaded by original designer and Joe’s Pub, LLC partner Serge Becker. The venue will officially reopen on October 1.

The renovation of Joe’s Pub, the first in 13 years, is designed to enhance the audience and performer experience by eliminating standing room, expanding seated capacity, renovating the restrooms, improving seating layout and sightlines, providing new artist dressing rooms and moving the entrance to Joe’s Pub from Lafayette Street to inside The Public Theater lobby. In addition, patrons will be able to select and reserve their seating online.

The changes to Joe’s Pub align with the construction and remodeling of The Public, which also includes the addition of a café area to the redesigned Public Theater lobby; the opening of a new lounge space designed by David Rockwell; and an expanded kitchen to accommodate the new food and beverage service needs of the building.

The Public’s renovation will also include an exterior entrance staircase with two ADA-accessible ramps and a glass canopy; a complete restoration of the theater’s historic brownstone façade; a complete upgrade of the theater’s heating, ventilation and air condition systems; an increase in restroom facilities; and an expanded and centrally located box office.