The Light in the Piazza stars Sarah Uriarte Berry, Michael Berresse and David Burnham will head over to Seth's Broadway Chatterbox tonight, September 8th, to discuss their roles as Naccarellis in Adam Guettel's musical, which won six 2005 Tony Awards.
The
weekly chat show, a Broadway institution for some years, features
Broadway stars confiding stories to Rudetsky at Don't Tell Mama on
Thursdays at 6 PM. The $10 donation benefits Broadway Cares/Equity
Fights AIDS, the nation's leading industry-based, not-for-profit AIDS
fundraising and grant-making organization.Berry hits an F above a high C as the beautiful but unhappy Franca Naccarelli in the show, while Berresse plays her husband Giuseppe. Berry will discuss her role in The Light in the Piazza, as well as those in such Broadway musicals as Taboo, Les Miserables and Beauty and the Beast. Berresse, who has also appeared in Kiss Me, Kate, Chicago, Carousel, Damn Yankees and other shows, will talk about Piazza, his upcoming Ars Nova musical [title of show], which he directs, and will also take audiences back to the mid-nineties with details about his win on "Star Search." In addition, Burnham, who is currently the understudy for Fabrizio, will sing "Il Mondo Era Vuoto" up an entire step.
Berry, Berresse and Burnham follow in an already-established tradition of The Light in the Piazza stars appearing at Chatterbox. Kelli O'Hara and Matthew Morrison, who play lovers Clara and Fabrizio respectively, have already done so. They star in the show with Tony Award-winner Victoria Clark, who plays Clara's concerned mother Margaret.A
man of many talents, Rudetsky has teamed up with The Actor's Fund as
Artistic Producer, conductor and musical director on star-studded
productions of Hair, Chess, Funny Girl and the Dreamgirls 20th Anniversary Concert. Rudetsky filmed five episodes of All My Children
last year as Rudy the choreographer opposite Susan Lucci and
entertained wildly enthusiastic audiences in his long running
Off-Broadway, GLAAD-nominated hit Rhapsody in Seth,
which he originally developed at Ars Nova. As a pit pianist and
conductor, Rudetsky has leant his talents to over 15 Broadway shows,
including 42nd Street, The Full Monty, Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia! and The Producers. Rudetsky was part of the three-time Emmy-nominated comedy writing team for The Rosie O'Donnell Show and wrote the lyrics and opening numbers of the 1998 and 2000 Tony Awards shows.
In addition to the $10 donation, a two-drink minimum is required. Don't
Tell Mama is located in New York City on West 46th Street, between
Eighth and Ninth Avenues. For reservations, call (212) 757-0788. For
more information, visit www.sethsbroadwaychatterbox.com.
