Ed Katz

Author: Ed Katz

Ed Katz is Managing Principal at Katnip Marketing, LLC, a marketing and media consultancy he founded in 2008 which works within the arts, B2B, B2C, entertainment, government, healthcare, media, non-profit and professional services sectors. At Katnip, Ed’s award-winning work has boosted sales and enhanced the reputation and brand awareness for his clients, including many in the arts. Ed has boosted the online presence and obtained interviews and feature articles for his clients in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Vanity Fair as well as numerous television, radio and print plus digital and social media nationally, regionally and locally. In 2014, Katnip Marketing won the Best Marketing Consultants Award from Best of Westport. Prior to starting Katnip, Mr. Katz was a founding principal at one of the Hartford & New Haven, CT market's largest full-service advertising and public relations agencies. During his 15+ years there Ed and his creative, PR and media teams won over 100 industry awards. He has been interviewed on various media, business and advertising issues by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, MSNBC, Adweek, Mediaweek, PR News, The Hartford Courant, The New Haven Register, WFSB-TV 3 (CBS), WVIT-TV 30 (NBC), WTNH-TV 8 (ABC) and several newspapers and radio stations. On the arts side, Mr. Katz's reviews appear on WICC 600 AM radio, in Bridgeport, CT as well as the Applause Theatre and Ticket Service site, in New York City and the KatzReviews Facebook page. He has written a musical play that is in discussions with a popular rock group in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is also on the producing team for “The King’s Speech”- the play- which is planning a run on Broadway. And he is producer of an award-winning sci-fi rock musical comedy, “Save the Robots,” which is looking at a theatrical run in Greenwich Village this summer. For the past four-and-a-half years he was on the Board of the Klein Memorial Auditorium in Bridgeport, a 1450-seat, Broadway-style theater which also operates After School at the Klein, a tuition-free arts programs for Bridgeport's inner-city students. Mr. Katz graduated from Syracuse University with a dual major in Marketing from the Whitman School of Management and Film from the Newhouse School of Communications. Ed resides with his wife, son, daughter and their dog, Max, in Westport, Connecticut.

Julius Caesar at Curtain Call’s Shakespeare on the Green (Stamford)

Ed Katz July 11, 2017 Connecticut / Theater Reviews / UncategorizedLeave a comment

“Welcome to Katz Reviews. This is Ed Katz of Katnip Marketing- marketing consultant by day; theater critic by night- bringing my weekly review segment, Katz Reviews, here for you on WICC 600. Since it’s now summer, that means theater sometimes takes place outdoors and, if you’ve caught a few of …

1984 on Broadway

Ed Katz July 5, 2017 Broadway / New York / Theater Reviews2 Comments

“Welcome to Katz Reviews. This is Ed Katz of Katnip Marketing- marketing consultant by day; theater critic by night- bringing my weekly review segment, Katz Reviews, here for you on WICC 600. “How will they bring an iconic novel like ‘1984’ to the Broadway stage?” That’s the question I was …

Anastasia on Broadway

Ed Katz June 27, 2017 Broadway / New York / Theater ReviewsLeave a comment

“Welcome to Katz Reviews. This is Ed Katz of Katnip Marketing- marketing consultant by day; theater critic by night- bringing my weekly review segment, Katz Reviews, here for you on WICC 600. With Broadway’s Tony Awards last Sunday, today’s review takes me to a musical that was expected to be …

Oslo on Broadway & Motown the Musical at The Shubert in New Haven

Ed Katz June 20, 2017 Broadway / Connecticut / New York / Theater Reviews / UncategorizedLeave a comment

“Welcome to Katz Reviews. This is Ed Katz of Katnip Marketing- marketing consultant by day; theater critic by night- bringing my weekly review segment, Katz Reviews, here for you on WICC 600. Broadway’s Best Play winner earlier this month was ‘Oslo,’ the story of how the Oslo Peace Accords came …

War Paint on Broadway

Ed Katz June 16, 2017 Broadway / New York / Theater ReviewsLeave a comment

“Welcome to Katz Reviews. This is Ed Katz of Katnip Marketing- marketing consultant by day; theater critic by night- bringing my weekly review segment, Katz Reviews, here for you on WICC 600. Broadway has had a great season for musicals but only 4 shows were nominated for Best Musical. One …

My Recap of the 2017 Tony Awards on WICC 600 AM

Ed Katz June 13, 2017 Broadway / Connecticut / New York / Theater Reviews2 Comments

I was in studio on WICC 600 AM Monday, June 12th with host Tony Reno to recap Broadway’s 2017 Tony Awards. Here is the full interview that aired. Enjoy!:

Sweat on Broadway and Lettice & Lovage at Westport Playhouse

Ed Katz June 6, 2017 Broadway / Connecticut / New York / Theater ReviewsLeave a comment

“Welcome to Katz Reviews. This is Ed Katz of Katnip Marketing- marketing consultant by day; theater critic by night- bringing my weekly review segment, Katz Reviews, here for you on WICC 600. With Broadway’s Tony Awards this Sunday, today’s first review is Best Play nominee, ‘Sweat,’ which won the Pulitzer …

Indecent on Broadway

Ed Katz May 30, 2017 Broadway / New York / Theater Reviews2 Comments

“Welcome to Katz Reviews. This is Ed Katz of Katnip Marketing- marketing consultant by day, theater critic by night- bringing you my weekly review segment, Katz Reviews, right here on WICC 600. When the Tony Award nominations were announced for Broadway plays earlier this month, ‘Indecent’ received three: for Best …

BroadwayWorld.com: WICC 600 AM Adds Weekly Theater Review Segment with Ed Katz

Ed Katz May 29, 2017 Broadway / Connecticut / New York / Theater ReviewsLeave a comment

Very excited to see BroadwayWorld.com just posted this story on my Katz Reviews feature on WICC 600 AM! http://www.broadwayworld.com/…/WICC-600-AM-Adds-Weekly-Thea… #KatzReviews Tomorrow morning’s review on WICC 600 AM will be Broadway Best Play nominee ‘Indecent.’ Tune in on your radio or online at http://tunein.com/radio/WICC-600-s29513/

Thoroughly Modern Millie at Goodspeed Opera House

Ed Katz May 24, 2017 Connecticut / Theater ReviewsLeave a comment

“Welcome to Katz Reviews. This is Ed Katz of Katnip Marketing- marketing consultant by day; theater critic by night- bringing my weekly review segment, Katz Reviews, here for you on WICC 600. Today’s review takes me to the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam. If you haven’t been there yet, …