
The Pandemic Comedy Cabaret “YURI & ERICA LAUGH AGAIN” at Don’t Tell Mama
OCTOBER 2021: Yuri Shibata and Erica Molfetto dreamed of stardom — and then, a global pandemic hit. Therefore, Yuri and
Yuri Shibata and Erica Molfetto dreamed of stardom — and then, a global pandemic hit.
The cabaret act that they wrote in 2019 was rendered meaningless without a world to perform it in. Therefore, Yuri and Erica did not laugh for a full year out of protest* (cough cough: depression*).
But in 2021, they wrote a brand new act, featuring their own original music, and the comedy-stylings of Manhattan’s hottest female comedians. Watch the sold-out performance below!
The First Mouse in Manhattan is a musical mini-series (with puppets!) chronicling the journey of a first-generation mouse named Antonina, and her pursuit to become a stand-up comedian.
Music by William Karras
Words by Erica Molfetto
“Creativity Is Not Canceled” is a digital song-cycle, written and produced in 2020 at the height of New York City’s quarantine. The songs examine what it means to survive circumstances beyond your control.
Directed by Janey Miles Feingold
Musical Direction by William Karras
Produced & Emceed by Erica Molfetto
OCTOBER 2021: Yuri Shibata and Erica Molfetto dreamed of stardom — and then, a global pandemic hit. Therefore, Yuri and
MAY 2021: Erica Molfetto and Yuri Shibata’s stay-at-home cabaret, “Gay Icon,” to be featured in a virtual evening hosted by
APRIL 2021: Erica and her NYUTisch classmates took the bold step of bubbling up, so that they could spend the
NOVEMBER 2020: “Creativity Is Not Canceled” is a digital song-cycle, written in the height of New York City’s quarantine –
NOVEMBER 2020: Erica wrote, produced, and emceed a collaborative digital song cycle “Creativity is Not Canceled,” now streaming on YouTube.
MARCH 2021: Erica was a part of the ‘quaranteam’ of Tisch grad students living and working together in a multi-level