To kick off the release of famed Sirius XM radio host Seth Rudetsky new book Seth's Broadway Diary, Dress Circle Publishing (Brisa Trinchero and Roberta Pereira, founders) hosted a special book launch concert event earlier this week at Don't Tell Mama (343 W 46th St). Broadway stars Kelli O'Hara, Judy Kuhn, Anika Larsen, Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen,Chip Zien and Marc Shaiman who are featured in the book performed excerpts and some of Seth's favorite songs. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights from the special event below!
Seth's Broadway Diary, the first in a multivolume collection, can be purchased by visiting Dress Circle Publishing and amazon.com.
Seth's Broadway Diary is a one of a kind Broadway journal chronicling Seth Rudetsky's unique life on and around the Great White Way. It is full of his personal Broadway experiences, such as going to the final performance and party for Rent, watching in terror as Jeff Bowen was dragged off the stage during [title of show] and the night he saw Spring Awakening and helped Jonathan Groff and Lea Michele break (-ish) the law. Plus inside scoop on what it's like performing with tons of fantastic stars like Rosie Perez, Andrea McArdle, Betty Buckley and more.
Rudetsky is a 21st century renaissance man - renowned radio host, actor, comedian, librettist, music director, pianist, conductor, producer and author. Nationally known as the host of "Seth Speaks" and "Seth's Big Fat Broadway" on Sirius XM radio Seth has worked as the music director, pianist or conductor for some of Broadway's biggest stars:Patti LuPone, Betty Buckley, Andrea Martin, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Megan Mullally, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel,Matthew Broderick, Christine Ebersole and Megan Hilty to name a few. In addition he's spent years as a pianist on Broadway playing such shows as Les Miserables, The Producers, Phantom Of The Opera, Grease and Ragtime and produced/conducted all of the Actors Fund annual Broadway concerts including Dreamgirls with Audra McDonald/Heather Headley/Lillias White (Nonesuch records) and Hair with Adam Pascal and Jennifer Hudson(Ghostlight Records, Grammy Nomination). His years of experience on the Great White Way has led him to feature Broadway in all of his previously published books; The Q Guide To Broadway, Broadway Nights, My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan as well as the upcoming The Rise and Fall of a Theater Geek.
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