Kahn Artist: Madeline And Me at Urban Stages

KAHN ARTIST: MADELINE AND ME Back in NYC for the first time since 2024! It’s a side-splitting, song-filled adventure with Eden Casteel as she dives headfirst into her lifelong obsession with the one and only Madeline Kahn—Mel Brooks’ comedic genius from Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and High Anxiety. Watch the two minute sizzle reel here. 

KAHN ARTIST: MADELINE AND ME is part of Urban Stages Winter Rhythms 2025, a festive two-week celebration of cabaret, theater, and music that helps support Urban Stages citywide outreach programs. The theater is at 259 W. 30th St. between 7th and 8th Avenues. Doors open 30 minutes before each show. Tickets are $35; type "EARLYWR" when buying tickets to get a $5 discount (through Nov. 28). Ticket link here. 

The moment teenage Eden saw Madeline Kahn in a Michelob beer commercial, she had one thought: I want to be her when I grow up. From that point on, Eden dreamed of becoming as beautiful, witty, and ridiculously talented as Kahn—and maybe scoring a beer commercial or two. Directed by Tony Award winner Faith Prince and co-written with Rod Ferguson, this show mixes laugh-out-loud stories, Kahn-inspired tunes, and moments of pure ridiculousness. Filled with iconic songs, compelling stories, and hilarious anectdotes, KAHN ARTIST: MADELINE AND ME is an intimate look at the trials and triumphs of both Kahn and Casteel. With John M. Cook, piano. Musical arrangements by Jim Rice and Bobby Peaco.

. . . . Who's Eden Casteel? . . . 

An Ohio native now based in Rhode Island, performer/producer Eden Casteel is a singer, pianist, and creative consultant for performers all over. Eden writes and music directs solo musicals, is an in-demand piano bar entertainer and dueling pianist, coaches vocal technique and performance in person and online, and assists clients with songwriting and music production. You might see her playing piano bar in NY at Don't Tell Mama or The Townhouse, in Boston at Club Cafe and in Provincetown at Pilgrim House, or you'll see her as part of dueing pianos teams throughout New Engalnd.

Eden performs Kahn Artist: Madeline And Me, a solo musical show about how Tony Award-winner (and film star) Kahn inspired her own career. The show was co-written with MAC Award winner Rod Ferguson and directed by Tony Award winner Faith Prince, and has played to sold-out houses in New England, Puerto Villarta, Chicago, New York and beyond.

A “stunning coloratura soprano” with “a great sense of comic timing,” Eden has played diverse regional theatre roles including The Proprietor in Assassins, Adele in Die Fledermaus, Yum-Yum in The Mikado, Mama Rose in Gypsy, Francesca Johnson in The Bridges of Madison County, Victoria Grant in Victor/Victoria, Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd. She also performed all the soprano arias and most of the tenor arias in a re-imagined Handel’s “Messiah” with full orchestra.

Eden's song "What Are You Doing Rosh Hashanah Eve?", co written with Dan Chaika, won for Best Comedy/Novelty Song at the 2024 MAC Awards. Eden was also nominated for a MAC Award for Best Debut-Female that same year. Coming in 2026 is Eden's new cabaret show, Gaga For Ronstadt.

Learn more about Eden Casteel and KAHN ARTIST; MADELINE AND ME here.