“A completely unique stand up theater artist!” Hollywood reporter

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Beth is the 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).

” It’s A Lot is a funny, soulful, music-infused piece about my own changes in the midst of this intensely changing — it’s-a-lot — world. My musical collaborator is the amazing Mitch Kaplan and I’m so excited about sharing this show right now.”

It’s A Lot has been performed in Los Angeles at El Cid and in Palm Springs at the Palm Springs Cultural Center and The Revolution Theater, where it was nominated for Best Cabaret Show by BroadwayWorld Palm Springs. It is currently booking dates for theaters, festivals, cultural centers, and special events, and works beautifully in cabaret rooms and intimate theater spaces of various sizes.

Interested in bringing It’s A Lot to your venue? Click Book Now or reach out — I’d love to start a conversation.

It’s A Lot is a hilarious and heartfelt show, about living through—and creating— change. About grabbing the universe by the tail and riding the sparkle. The story is about landing on your feet and then using the ground as a launching pad. It weaves the creation of UnCabaret in with eviction, manifestation, reinvention, recovery, liberation, identity politics and what’s really going on in this so called the new age.

As the host and producer of UnCabaret (still running 30+ yrs on!) - unhomophobic, unmysogynstic, unxenophobic and unhacky - Beth 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 wildly covered in places like covered on PBS, CNN and in Bob Odenkirk and Jesse David Fox’s books.

Why This Show, Now

In a time of relentless change, audiences hunger for experiences that are more than distraction—they crave models for how to adapt, transform, and stay connected.

It’s A Lot is a response to that need. Through comedy, music, and personal storytelling, Beth Lapides creates a shared experience designed to ignite courage and perseverance—offering a lived example of how to meet uncertainty with humanity and feel the full spectrum of emotions that come with it.

The result is not just a performance, but a roadmap for engaging with the world as it is now: with greater presence, resilience, and a renewed sense of aliveness.

very Involved Presence (VIP)

VIP tickets help sustain theaters.
Beth Lapides turns VIP into Very Involved Presence.- but Beth Lapides redefines the VIP experience.

Instead of a traditional meet-and-greet, select performances offer a Very Involved Presence circle — a brief, facilitated post-show activation designed to deepen audience engagement and strengthen community connection.

This format supports:

  • donor cultivation

  • audience retention

  • meaningful post-show conversation

It transforms a performance into a catalytic event.

Audience Fit

It’s A Lot connects deeply with people navigating change.

Audiences looking for shows about identity, meaning, transformation, and courage will find themselves at home.

The show resonates with artists and creatives, and with anyone interested in human potential, wellness, recovery, personal growth, comedy, or simply making sense of the moment we’re living in. It’s for audiences seeking the experience of feeling seen, energized, and a little more alive.

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Technical Notes (Mini Rider)

It’s A Lot is a solo performance with live music.
Tech setup to be finalized with the venue.

Approximate running time: 75 minutes (no intermission)

Audio

  • 2 microphones (Shure SM57 or comparable)

  • 1 boom mic stand

  • 1 straight mic stand with round base

Instruments

  • Piano or keyboard (specifics to be confirmed with Musical Director)

Monitoring

  • 2–4 stage monitors, depending on accompanying instruments (drums, guitar, sax)

Stage Needs

  • 1 stool

  • 1 music stand

Preferred tech run-through day of show.

Full technical specs available upon booking.

BETH LAPIDES

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…

The Change Song
It’s A Lot
Is That All There Is?
Is This The New Me?
I Want To Be Brave

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    Comedy Central!

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    sex & the city!

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    best comedy books 2022!

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    variety!

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    vulture!

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  • UNCABARET

    UNCABARET PRESS!

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    Variety!

  • 'So You Need to Decide' by Beth Lapides

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    GUEST APPEARANCES!

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    MITCH KAPLAN

    MUSICAL DIRECTOR
    ORIGINAL MUSIC BY

    Mitch Kaplan is an award-winning singer, songwriter, musical director and pianist who’s worked with iconic luminaries like Sandra Bernhard, Ana Gasteyer and Cady Huffman.

    Mitch and Beth began their collaboration on "100% Happy 88% of the Time” then UnCabaret, for which he is musical director and co-producer. Mitch also composed the original music for her audiobook, “So You Need To Decide’.

    Mitch’s songs have been recorded by Chaka Khan, Thelma Houston, Sister Sledge and Martika, and “Burning Up”, Karine Hannah, recently charted in the top 5 on the Billboard Dance chart.

    Mitch is the long time musical director for Sandra Bernard and worked with her on 'The Sandra Bernhard Experience' on A&E, and “I’m Still Here Damn It” on HBO as well as on Broadway.

    Mitch has appeared in 'Will & Grace', ‘Roseanne', 'The Tonight Show'.

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    Sue Wolf

    DIRECTOR

    Sue Wolf has directed and produced shows for Comedy Central, MTV, Disney, Lifetime, CBS, ABC, TBS, UPN - and over 50 shows on HBO, notably co-creating the award-winning series "One Night Stand" and "Women of the Night."

    Ms. Wolf has produced and/or directed specials with Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Chris Rock, Ellen DeGeneres, Martin Short, Paul Rodriguez, Martin Mull, Denis Leary, Joy Behar, Whoopie Goldberg, Susie Essman, Richard Belzer, Stephanie Miller, Beth Lapides, Richard Lewis, Tracy Ullman, Janeanne Garofalo, Sandra Bernhardt, Julia Sweeney and Richard Pryor.

    Her films include documentaries: Richard Pryor (I Ain't Dead Yet Mutherfucker"), Iroquois Art, Rodney Dangerfield and Narratives: Markus Wolf.

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    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” for his contribution to the arts in the state.

    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.

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”

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PRAISE FOR BETH’S PREVIOUS WORK

  • “Great storytelling! A potentially life changing treasure!"

    Variety

  • "Smart and funny! The godmother of alternative comedy!"

    LA Times

  • "Mind-expanding!" LA Weekly

    LA Weekly

  • "Unforgettable!"

    Boston Globe

  • “Enlightening!”

    Whole Life Times

  • "Hilarious!"

    NPR