Tovah Feldshuh

Tovah Feldshuh

Tovah Feldshuh—the acclaimed star of television (“The Walking Dead,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” “Law & Order” ), Broadway (Lend Me a Tenor, Golda’s Balcony, Pippin), and film (“Kissing Jessica Stein,” “A Walk on the Moon”)—returns to Feinstein’s at the Nikko .) with her new show, Tovah is LEONA!, featuring highlights from the new Broadway-bound musical, Queen of Mean, based on the New York Times best-selling biography of Leona Helmsley by Ransdell Pierson. Guests will also hear the great American Standards they’ve always dreamed of hearing Leona Helmsley sing. Tovah is LEONA! sings and stings about everything from everything from her meteoric rise from office temp to Queen of the Palace, to her real estate rival Donald Trump. So “Harry” on down to Feinstein’s at the Nikko for an evening of fun, frolic, and foreclosure!

Tovah is LEONA! features music by Ron Passaro and lyrics by David Lee and Alex Lippard from their musical, Queen of Mean. The book for Tovah is LEONA! was created by Ms. Feldshuh, musical director and arranger James Bassi, and director Jeff Harnar.

Tovah Feldshuh is a six-time Emmy & Tony nominee and has been awarded three honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters. Additionally, for her theatre work, she has won four Drama Desk Awards, four Outer Critics Circle Awards, three Drama-Logues, the Helen Hayes and Lucille Lortel Awards for Best Actress, the Obie, and the Theatre World Awards. She has just been nominated for a MAC award as Best Celebrity Artist for Tovah is LEONA!