Stuart Zagnit (Baltus Van Tassel)

On Broadway, Stuart created the roles of The Mayor of Whoville in SEUSSICAL and Goldberg in THE WILD PARTY (original cast recordings as well). He was Bela Zangler in the National Tour of CRAZY FOR YOU, Buzz Richards in the revival of APPLAUSE with Stefanie Powers, Mendel in FALSETTOS, The Baker in INTO THE WOODS and Charlie in TINTYPES.

His Off-Broadway credits include Seymour in the original LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, A DYBBUK at The Public Theatre, LUCKY STIFF, ALL IN THE TIMING, THE GRAND TOUR, THE MAJESTIC KID and he received critical acclaim for his performance as the title character in KUNI-LEML.
Regional audiences have seen Stuart in WINDY CITY at the Walnut St. Theatre in Philadelphia, BREAKIN' UP IS HARD TO DO (the Neil Sedaka Musical) in Albany and Florida, ENTER LAUGHING at Berkshire Theatre Festival, THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Sacramento Music Circus, to name a few.

On television, he has been featured on all three of the LAW & ORDER programs,ALL MY CHILDREN, ONE LIFE TO LIVE, and can be seen in the independent feature film, CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
For several years he was seen as Dentist #4 in the hilarious Trident Gum 'Four out of five dentists' commercials, and lends his voice to animated cartoons and commercial tags. He lives in New York with his wife, composer and author Carolyn Sloan and son Sam.