Tova Katz(I)
- Writer
- Composer
- Actor
Tova Katz (she/they) is a queer, genre-bending writer, lyricist-composer, and performer.
Tova wrote music & lyrics alongside Lane Michael Stanley (book) for Jack & Aiden, a new queer and trans musical about grief, healing, and hot gay sex that premiered December 2023 (commissioned by Ground Floor Theatre). Their original musical work has been featured at La MaMa, 54 Below, and Joe's Pub. Tova composed music for the world premiere of Menstruation: A Period Piece written by Miranda Rose Hall and directed by Katie Lindsay in 2023 (Big Little Theater Co, with Los Angeles LGBT Center). She developed the new drag king musical Beneath the Bowtie with collaborators Alexandra Kalinowski and Katie Lindsay in the Geffen Writers' Room, with a reading in 2022 (Geffen Playhouse) and a writing residency for the project at the Geffen in 2024. Tova performed their original solo musical See You at the Funeral! directed by Diana Wyenn at Los Angeles Performance Practice's LAX Festival, with a performance from the piece at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in 2023. She is collaborating with Lisa Sanaye Dring on the new musical Unveiling, with a reading at Chalk Rep in 2024.
Tova wrote music & lyrics alongside Lane Michael Stanley (book) for Jack & Aiden, a new queer and trans musical about grief, healing, and hot gay sex that premiered December 2023 (commissioned by Ground Floor Theatre). Their original musical work has been featured at La MaMa, 54 Below, and Joe's Pub. Tova composed music for the world premiere of Menstruation: A Period Piece written by Miranda Rose Hall and directed by Katie Lindsay in 2023 (Big Little Theater Co, with Los Angeles LGBT Center). She developed the new drag king musical Beneath the Bowtie with collaborators Alexandra Kalinowski and Katie Lindsay in the Geffen Writers' Room, with a reading in 2022 (Geffen Playhouse) and a writing residency for the project at the Geffen in 2024. Tova performed their original solo musical See You at the Funeral! directed by Diana Wyenn at Los Angeles Performance Practice's LAX Festival, with a performance from the piece at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in 2023. She is collaborating with Lisa Sanaye Dring on the new musical Unveiling, with a reading at Chalk Rep in 2024.