From Love Songs to Hate Songs: LGBT Characters Sing Out Loud on Broadway by Seth Rudetsky

Playbill is celebrating 30 Days of Pride this month, and my contribution to the fête is a quick look at groundbreaking LGBT characters from some of my favorite musicals.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 5, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: How a Young, Sweaty Zach Braff Got His Big Break by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:30pm on June 4, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: How a Young, Sweaty Zach Braff Got His Big Break by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:28pm on June 4, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Linzi Hateley Remembers Blood and Backstage Disasters in Carrie by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:30pm on May 27, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Linzi Hateley Remembers Blood and Backstage Disasters in Carrie by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:30pm on May 27, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Hal Linden's Secret Identity and Jennifer Simard Gets Sassy at the Drama League by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:00pm on May 19, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Hal Linden's Secret Identity and Jennifer Simard Gets Sassy at the Drama League Awards by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:00pm on May 19, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Celebrating Mother's Day and Catching Up With Andrea McArdle by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:30pm on May 12, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: A Carnegie Hall Celebration and Chatting With the Heathers by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:00pm on May 5, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Easter Bonnet Fun and Keala Settle and Nikki M. James Talk Les Miz by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:00pm on April 28, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Spring Breakdown and Tales from Tahiti by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:15pm on April 21, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Disaster! Ends Its Off-Broadway Run and More Memories from the Cruise by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:30pm on April 15, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: On the Playbill Cruise With Roger Bart and Ana Gasteyer by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:01pm on April 7, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: I Love It When We're Cruising Together by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:45pm on March 31, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Remembering My High School Musical and A Surprise Birthday Cabaret by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:50pm on March 17, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Springing Forward With Disaster and Revisiting History With Andrea Martin by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:00pm on March 10, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: A Birthday Bonanza and Mischief with Megan Mullally by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:00pm on March 4, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Inspiration From Gavin MacLeod and Terrence Mann's Audition Tales by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:00pm on February 24, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: A Photography Disaster! and Les Misérables Memories by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:01pm on February 18, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Time Traveling to the '70s and Avoiding Disaster! With Patti LuPone by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:00pm on February 10, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Braving Snowstorms With Sutton Foster and Anika Larsen's Beautiful Audition by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:30pm on February 3, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Remembering Snow Days on Broadway and Talking Musicals With Steven Pasquale by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:31pm on January 27, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Success Stories from Megan Mullally and Audition Horror Stories from Norbert Leo Butz by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:30pm on January 20, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Annie Golden Talks "Orange is the New Black" and Norbert Leo Butz Shares Stories from Big Fish by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky. *

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:30pm on January 13, 2014☆⚑

ONSTAGE & BACKSTAGE: Ringing in 2014 With Anika Larsen, Julia Murney and Christine Ebersole by Seth Rudetsky

A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky. *

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:35pm on January 6, 2014☆⚑