UNZIPPED
Q&A with Subject Isaac Mizrahi
Saturday, September 26
8:00
Moderated by podcast host, author, and cultural commentator Evan Ross Katz
Isaac Mizrahi has spent more than 35 years at the intersection of entertainment, media, and fashion, earning acclaim as a performer, host, writer, designer, producer, and cultural commentator. Performing with his acclaimed jazz band, Isaac brings his signature blend of music, storytelling, and comedy to concert stages across the country. His annual multi-week residency at New York City’s legendary Café Carlyle consistently sells out, and in 2022 he made his Broadway debut as Amos Hart in Chicago. The New York Times hailed him as “a founding father of a genre that fuses performance art, music and stand-up comedy.” In 2026, the cult-classic documentary UNZIPPED—which Mizrahi co-created and stars in—has been remastered and is being re-released in theaters. He hosted the Emmy Award-winning The Isaac Mizrahi Show for seven seasons, served as a judge on all seven seasons of Project Runway All Stars, and continues to appear across television, film, and digital media. Beyond the stage and screen, Mizrahi has directed productions for the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, designed costumes for the Metropolitan Opera, and annually directs and narrates Peter and the Wolf, a production he originally created for New York City’s Guggenheim Museum. A celebrated force in fashion, Mizrahi currently serves as Creative Director at Large for Target. Through his company, IM Entertainment, he develops original projects for television, theater, publishing, and live entertainment. He is also the author of The New York Times bestselling memoir I.M. For more information, visit HelloIsaac.com and follow @IMISAACMIZRAHI on social media.
Deemed “the most valuable hypeman in the history of television” by Mike White, “simply the best in the business” by Ryan Murphy, “the social-media-age Cindy Adams” by Variety, and “you funny” by Channing Tatum over IG DM, Evan Ross Katz is a podcast host, author, and cultural commentator. In addition to his namesake GLAAD Media Award-nominated podcast, Shut Up Evan, he has hosted companion podcasts for The White Lotus, The Comeback, Love Story, All’s Fair, The Shards, and The Beauty. He was named one of FastCompany’s “Most Creative People in Business,” one of the “50 Reasons We (Still) Love Hollywood” by the Hollywood Reporter and one of the Washington Post's “Next 50.”
