Artist Description
"The brazen blonde belts out classics and pop tunes atop a piano"
-Women's Wear Daily
"Caburlesque artist Lady Rizo has, thankfully, upped the ante...
throwing in enough hyperfemininity to blow your heart and go down on your mind."
-Sharyn Jackson, Village Voice
"Lady Rizo and The Assettes brought down the house."
-Men's Vogue
Rizo's mischievous grin and banter hold the audience captive.
-NY Press
"adorably louche"
-Time Out
"Lady Rizo bring(s) out the Broadway in this chart-topper"
-Rolling Stone
Though it is rumored that she is the product of a night of unrestrained indulgence between Peggy Lee, Mel Brooks, Nina Simone, Dean Martin and Janis Joplin the truth is Lady Rizo was raised by theatrical gypsies with the highest show business ethics. When she almost looked of age she rebelled against the comforting, unscrubbed, rustic life and set out for a world of harsh metropolitan sophisticates.
The 'Cabaret Superstar' (New York Magazine) exploded on to the New York stage with a powerful voice and stage charisma that has made audiences take note. As a chanteuse and comedienne revives the cabaret genre by creating vintage arrangements of pop songs from the 80s, 90s and today. Lady Rizo (nee Amelia Zirin-Brown) co-created the cult caburlesque spectacular Lady Rizo and the Assettes in 2005. In January 2010 she won her first Grammy on a duet with acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma. She also sings and records with multi-platinum recording artist Moby and was nominated for an MVPA for the choreography the video for the single New York, New York featuring Debbie Harry.
She is the Mistress of Ceremonies for the hotspot The Darby which is in the same location as the legendary nightclub Nell's. She brings her arrangements there nightly to entertain music luminaries like Prince, Ashford and Simpson, Beyonce & Jay-Z.
A proud recipient of the New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship last year, she has performed her sold out show monthly at Joe's Pub for coming on two years and was just commissioned for a full length piece by the Public Theater this year that will premiere later in the year.
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