Celebrated songwriting and performing team Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich will return to Birdland with "The Marcy & Zina Show", Monday, July 20th, 2009 at 7pm. The duo will be performing songs from their upcoming cd. Also scheduled to appear are Jill Abramovitz, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Mike Croiter, Maryann McSweeney, and special guest Clinton Kelly.
The team voted "Best Knocking on Broadway's Door Songwriting Team" in the Village Voice, comprised of Award-winning songwriters
Marcy Heisler and
Zina Goldrich, will once again bring the intimate Marcy & Zina Show to Birdland! Goldrich and Heisler have recently been nominated for Drama Desk Awards (Outstanding Music and Outstanding Lyrics). Come for an ever-changing night of song and story. Often accompanied by their Broadway and Off Broadway friends, it's an hour of original musical comedy you won't want to miss!
Marcy and Zina, who have been collaborating since 1993, are past recipients of ASCAP's
Richard Rodgers New Horizons Theatre Award.
Kristin Chenoweth popularized their song, "Taylor, the Latte boy," performing it on The Today Show and The
Rosie O'Donnell Show and in concert at
Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Opera House, and the White House. As performers, Marcy and Zina have toured domestically and internationally, presenting their music at some of the finest venues, including
Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. Raved The Village Voice, "[They] have been turning out smart lyrics and sophisticated melodies for some time. Keep in mind they're the ones whose nifty love song rhymed 'quesadilla' with 'IKEA." Together and apart, Marcy and Zina have provided original songs for The Disney Channel, Disney Interactive and Feature Animation projects, Disney Theatricals, PBS and Nickelodeon. Marcy and Zina's JUNIE B. JONES enjoyed three highly successful off-Broadway runs under the auspices of Theatreworks USA, earning two
Lucille Lortel Award nominations.
Tickets are $30.00 + $10.00 Food/Drink Minimum (Per Person). Tickets can be purchased Online at www.birdlandjazz.com, or by Telephone at 212-581-3080.
For more information visit www.goldrichandheisler.com.