All stories by Seth Rudetsky on BroadwayStars

Monday, December 14, 2020

Camryn Manheim Took Her Dad to Court Over a Missing Camera—and Won by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth talks about the Hanukkah celebrations at the Javitz Center and Manheim's big break.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AM
Monday, November 23, 2020

What Did Bob Fosse Do to Stephen Schwartz's Gift For Pippin Star John Rubinstein? by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth reveals secrets from the original Broadway production of Pippin—and finds out Michael J. Fox's real name during a Family Ties reunion.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:33PM
Monday, November 9, 2020

5 More Highlights From Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley’s All-Day Vote-a-Thon by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares moments with Joel Grey, Josh Groban, Karen Olivo, plus the packed schedule of events for the week ahead.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:15PM
Monday, November 2, 2020

What to Expect From Stars in House’s Election Day Vote-a-Thon by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares stories from Jessie Mueller, Patti Murin and Colin Donnell, Chita Rivera and more, ahead of their appearances on November 3’s Vote-a-Tho…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PM
Sunday, November 1, 2020

How Did Waitress’ Colleen Ballinger First Become Miranda Sings? by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares stories from Ballinger’s high school days—plus plans for his staar-studded Election Day Vote-a-thon and a concert with Beth Malone.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:47AM
Tuesday, October 20, 2020

What Exactly Did Keala Settle Think She Was Reading for at Her Hands on a Hardbody Audition...? by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares stories from his recent concerts with Settle and Beth Leavel, his tragic Tonys red carpet mishap, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:11PM
Thursday, October 15, 2020

8 of Seth Rudetsky’s Favorite Backstage Stories by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetksy, Seth recalls how Andrea McArdle snagged the role of Annie from the girl they originally cast, how “One Night Only” was nearly cut from Dreamgirls,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:46PM
Monday, October 12, 2020

Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Filming Reality Show Competition Grease: You’re the One That I Want Revealed 13 Years Later! by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth finds out how the contestants worked together to “insult each other”—plus backstage and on set secrets from Bebe Neuwirth and Cheers, Ken J…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Debbie Allen Reveals On-Set Fame Secrets and How It Led Her to a Tony Nomination for West Side Story by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares stories from Stars in the House and highlights from his live concert with Judy Kuhn.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:08PM
Wednesday, September 16, 2020

From SIX Queens Belting Donation Amounts to Jeremy Jordan Singing Seymour, Seth Catalogs 6 Months of Shutdown by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares how Broadway progressed to its shutdown and reflects on the joyful highlights in this difficult time since COVID-19 shuttered houses March…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49PM
Tuesday, September 8, 2020

What Happens When Superfan/Star Jonathan Groff Answers Sutton Foster Trivia—In Front of Sutton Foster? by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, a new chance to hear Karen Olivo in concert, Be More Chill memories with Joe Iconis, and the time George Salazar faked a heart attack onstage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:07PM
Friday, September 4, 2020

How The Seth Concert Series Truly Began 21 Years Ago by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares his adventures in Provincetown and teases what to expect from his September 6 concert with Karen Olivo.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:55PM
Monday, August 24, 2020

How Billy Porter Filled In for Henrik in A Little Night Music by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares stories from Carnegie Mellon alum Billy Porter, Ty Taylor, Michael McElroy and more, failed attempts to fix onstage problems in this Sondh…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:16PM
Monday, August 17, 2020

The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How Stephen King’s Carrie First Became a Musical by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth finds out from where the idea for the musical first came, plus a reunion of the original Broadway cast, stories from Barry Manilow, and Stephanie…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:19PM
Thursday, August 13, 2020

What Is It Like to See In-Person Theatre During COVID? by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth and family go to the socially-distanced production of Godspell, plus stories from Liz Callaway and BD Wong.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:53AM
Wednesday, August 5, 2020

6 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of the Fame Movie by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, the Stars in the House reunion reveals the original title of the film, how the famous title song was actually shot, where the lyrics from “I Sing th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM
Monday, July 27, 2020

Rosie O’Donnell Recalls the 26-Year-Old Onstage Mishap from Grease She’ll Never Forget by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares stories from his Rizzo reunion with O’Donnell, Maureen McCormick, and more!

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:43PM
Tuesday, July 14, 2020

How the Audra McDonald-Victor Garber Annie Almost Had a Different Ending by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Audra McDonald and Rosie Perez share stories of racist behavior they experienced in their careers but the positive outcomes of painful situations.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:57PM
Thursday, July 9, 2020

Why Audiences of Broadway’s Original Funny Girl Saw Different Versions of the Show by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares a hilarious Stars in the House mockumentary, plus behind-the-scenes stories from Funny Girl, A Chorus Line, Dreamgirls, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:50PM
Monday, July 6, 2020

How Sara Bareilles Came to Be the New Voice of Marlo Thomas’ ‘Free to Be...You and Me’ by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth pays homage to Nick Cordero and reveals the origin story of two new versions of Free to Be songs from Bareilles and the Broadway Inspirational Vo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:25PM
Wednesday, June 24, 2020

How Lea DeLaria Got Her Big Broadway Break by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth celebrates Pride with Lea DeLaria stories, plus Jessie Mueller sings “On My Own” in this clip from their concert.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49AM
Monday, June 15, 2020

Director Schele Williams Gives an Update on the Aida Revival by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares stories from The Supremes' early days, Schele Williams’ auditions for Rent, a Cats original cast reunion, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:29AM
Friday, June 12, 2020

How 2 Broadway Phantoms Played a Prank on Sierra Boggess’ Christine Daaé by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth gets a Broadway crew to protest for Black Lives Matter, shares more Leslie Uggams stories, and reveals a Phantom of the Opera make-up secret.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PM
Monday, June 8, 2020

The Wild and Fabulous Career of Tony Winner Leslie Uggams by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares stories from when Uggams started out in showbiz at age 6, through her teens years, starring in Broadway’s Hallelujah Baby!, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:46AM
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Have Raised Over $300,000 for The Actors Fund With Stars in the House by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, tales from Jane Krakowski and Carol Kane from Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, upcoming live concerts, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:16AM
Wednesday, May 20, 2020

7 Behind-the-Scenes Stories From Broadway’s Original West Side Story by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Chita Rivera, Tony Mordente, and Harvey Evans share memories about breaking onstage, Jerome Robbins, prepping for the London production, why “Cool�…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:06PM
Monday, May 18, 2020

How Wayne Brady Went From Being Fired at Disney World to Winning The Masked Singer by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares high school and early career stories from his interviews with Jason Alexander and Brady.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM
Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Jeremy Pope and David Corenswet On Prepping for the Steamy Scenes in Netflix’s Hollywood by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares stories from the cast of Hollywood, and what happened when Joe Mantello asked him to make his Broadway debut.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PM
Friday, May 1, 2020

How Norman Lear Turned Broadway Kid Actors Into Household Names by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares the stories of how the child stars of One Day at a Time, The Facts of Life, All in the Family, and more got their gigs.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PM
Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Why EGOT Winner Rita Moreno Gave Lauren Graham a Note on Set by Seth Rudetsky

This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth share’s high school stories from Rosie O’Donnell, plus his first conversation with Graham over a line in Evita, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53PM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards