Renee Katz received her vocal and musical theater training at LaGuardia High School of Music and Art, NYU and from Martha Gladston of the Julliard School of Music.
A MAC Award and BroadwayWorld nominee, Renee appeared in the 29th Annual Mabel Mercer Cabaret Convention at Jazz at Lincoln Center and at Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in 2019 for the Jerome Kern tribute show- All the Things You Are. Renee also appeared in Urban Stages in the Winter Rhythms series--Songs of Hope. She regularly performs in major New York City Cabaret venues and has gotten critical acclaim for her autobiographical show, entitled Never Been Gone, which she performed with Musical Director, Tedd Firth. Never Been Gone is based on a book of poetry that she authored; and a CD of the same name accompanies it. This CD was created with Musical Director, Christopher Marlowe, and was recently reviewed by BroadwayWorld’s Stephen Mosher, where he wrote “with a reedy voice that floats gently through the air, Renee Katz does a deep dive into the emotion of the lyrics accompanying each melody….”
Renee was due to bring her latest show, When It Happens to You- Renee Katz Sings Jule Styne, to the Beach Café with her current Musical Director, John Cook, and her esteemed Director, Jeff Harnar in the spring of 2020; but then the pandemic hit.
Renee’s pandemic time has been spent performing for her alumni, the LaGuardia School of the Arts, and doing other charitable fundraisers. She was also interviewed and performed on The Jim Masters Show, The Richard Skipper Show, David Maiocco Virtual Piano Bar Show, Scott Barbarino’s Virtual Piano Bar Show and Eugene Ebner’s show, Inspire. She has just completed her soon-to-be-released CD entitled, Winter Awakenings, showcasing Maury Yeston’s gorgeous and haunting December Songs cycle and other gems from the American Songbook. A CD celebration show, entitled Winter Awakenings, is scheduled to be performed in New York City at Pangea on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 7:00 PM, with a stream on March 20 at 8:00 PM.

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