THE ULTIMATE DECONSTRUCTION: Seth Rudetsky @ Ars Nova

Ars Nova presents Seth Deconstructs: The Good, the Bad and the Headachy. This is it! The ultimate deconstructing show. Seth Rudetsky is sharing his entire private video collection and showing you how to deconstruct. Learn how to analyze 70's variety shows and question why there was a distinct lack of blinking. You'll be able to differentiate the best belting in the world versus Bonnie Franklin. Judge classic videos like The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, The Liza/Joel Grey/Ben Vereen Spiritual Medley, and Barbra Streisand being forced to sing 'People,' down a third and then a fourth as she progressively ages. Finally, see the clips 'they' don't want you to see! Sunday, January 30th at 9:00 PM at Ars Nova (511 West 54th Street, just west of 10th Ave.).

Seth Rudetsky has teamed up with The Actor¹s Fund as Artistic Producer, conductor and musical director on star-studded productions of Hair, Chess, Funny Girl and the Dreamgirls 20th Anniversary Concert with luminaries such as Harvey Fierstein, Idina Menzel, Gavin Creel, Audra MacDonald, Ana Gasteyer and Josh Groban, among others. Rudetsky filmed five episodes of ³All My Children² last spring as Rudy the choreographer, opposite Susan Lucci and entertained wildly enthusiastic audiences in his long running Off-Broadway hit Rhapsody in Seth, which he originally developed at Ars Nova. As a pit pianist and conductor, Rudetsky has worked for over 15 Broadway shows, including hits such as 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 ³The Rosie O¹Donnell Show² and wrote the lyrics and opening numbers of the 1998 and 2000 Tony Awards shows. He also hosts Seth¹s Broadway Chatterbox at Don¹t Tell Mama¹s.

Ticket & Schedule Information

SETH DECONSTRUCTS plays Sunday, January 30th at 9 PM. Tickets are $10. To purchase, call SmartTix at 212-868-4444 or go to www.SmartTix.com . Ars Nova is located at 511 West 54th Street, just west of 10th Ave. Subway: C, E, to 50th Street, N, R, Q, W to 57th Street, or 1, 9 to Columbus Circle. Beer, wine and refreshments are available at the bar.

Ars Nova was built in the memory of Gabe Wiener to provide artists a space to develop and perform new works in an intimate audience setting. Ars Nova produces theater, comedy and music events, making premium live entertainment accessible to a New York audience at affordable prices. Ars Nova offers a free play reading series (Out Loud), an alternative music and comedy series (Thursdays at 10), a musical theater series (Broadway Spotlight), a singer/songwriter series (Uncharted) and in-house writers' workshops. For more information, visit www.arsnovanyc.com .