Seth Rudetsky

Seth Rudetsky is an American musician, actor, writer, and radio host. He currently is the host of "Seth's Big Fat Broadway" on Sirius Satellite Radio's [http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/CachedPage&c=Channel&cid=1104779639983 Broadway's Best] . In this role, Rudetsky is the voice of Broadway theatre for people across the United States.

Career

Rudetsky was nominated for the Emmy Award on three occasions for his work as a comedy writer for "The Rosie O'Donnell Show". He was a writer for the Grammy Award shows of 1999 and 2000. Rudetsky created the opening numbers for the 1998 and 2000 Tony Awards. Rudetsky also wrote the opening number for the last seven Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Easter Bonnet Competitions, and has been responsible for many of their "Gypsy Of The Year" shows. On Thursday evenings, he hosts "Seth's Broadway Chatterbox", a one hour talk show, at a New York City club, "Don't Tell Mama". He also has a one-man show called Rhapsody in Seth.

He conducted the orchestra for the November 30, 2007 special performance "Light the Lights-Broadway is Back" end-of-the-strike celebration. [ [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/113205.html playbill.com article, December 3, 2007] ]

Actor

From November 27 through December 10, 2006 he starred in an Off-Off-Broadway production of Torch Song Trilogy.citation |title=Torch Song Trilogy — with Chatterbox's Seth Rudetsky |first=Andrew |last=Gans |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/103695.html |date=25 November 2006 |periodical=Playbill |accessdate=2007-10-28]

He appeared in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of The Ritz from September 2007 through December 2007. Also in 2007, Rudetsky appeared as a contestant on Episode #111 of the US version of "Cash Cab"citation
url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108527.html
title=Playbill News: Onstage & Backstage: The Setup
date=June 4, 2007
accessdate=2008-01-11
periodical=Playbill] . He also appeared in the MTV reality show as a vocal coach for the contestants throughout the competition. He appeared in January 2008 in a regional production (Northport, Long Island, New York) of Lend Me a Tenor. [ [http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/114473.html playbill.com article, January 21, 2008] ]

Writer

He is the author of the short story "My First Story" in FRESH MEN 2. Openly gay, he has recently authored a book called "The Q Guide to Broadway" (Alyson Books). .citation |title=Broadway Book of the Month: The Q Guide to Broadway by Seth Rudetsky! |url=http://broadwayworld.com/printcolumn.cfm?id=17955 |date=May 2007 |accessdate=2007-10-28] His novel, "Broadway Nights", also published by Alyson Books, was released in October 2007. [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1593500106 amazon.com reference] ]

Education and Personal Life

Rudetsky grew up in North Woodmere, New York. [Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/79400.html "Rhapsody in Seth’s Rudetsky Fights Back With Santorum Fund"] , "Playbill", May 7, 2003. Accessed September 17, 2008. "In his self-penned, one-man show directed by Peter Flynn — Rhapsody in Seth — Seth Rudetsky recalls growing up in North Woodmere, Long Island, where he was praised for his musical gifts but ridiculed for being gay."] He graduated from Hewlett High School in Hewlett, New York, and Oberlin College in 1988 with a degree in Piano Performance.

His brother Michael Rudetsky reportedly died of a heroin overdose at Boy George's London mansion in 1986, although no drug paraphernalia was found at the scene. Michael was 27 years old and a well respected musician in pop music circles when he died.citation |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE3D7103BF934A3575BC0A960948260
title=American Found Dead In Boy George's Home
date=August 7, 1986
accessdate=2007-10-28
periodical=The New York Times]

References

External links

* [http://www.sethsbroadwaychatterbox.com Seth's Broadway Chatterbox]
* [http://www.rhapsodyinseth.com Rhapsody in Seth]
* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=90115 Internet Broadway Database listng]
* [http://www.talkinbroadway.com/spot/rudetskyupdate.html talkinbroadway.com interview, ca. 2007]