Mark Cortale presents Tony Award-winner Jessie Mueller, star of Beautiful and Waitress, as part of his Broadway @ The Art House series, with Sirius/XM’s Seth Rudetsky as pianist and host on Friday and Saturday, July 12 and 13 at 7pm.
Jessie Mueller most recently was nominated for a Tony Award for the role of Julie in the Broadway revival of Carousel. She originated the role of Jenna Hunterson in composer-lyricist Sara Bareilles’ hit Broadway musical Waitress, for which Mueller was also nominated for a Tony, Drama Desk and Grammy award. She earned all three for her starring role as Carole King in Beautiful – The Carole King Musical.
Other major Broadway credits include Nice Work if You Can Get It, The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Drama Desk nomination) and her Broadway debut as Melinda in On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, opposite Harry Connick, Jr. (Tony and Drama Desk nominations). She portrayed Carrie Pipperidge in the New York Philharmonics staged concert production of Carousel at Lincoln Center and was a part of Carnegie Hall’s family concert series, Take the Stage with Broadway Stars. Mueller began her career in Chicago and was named Actor of the Year in 2011, by The Chicago Tribune.
Four years later, she received Chicago’s prestigious Sarah Siddons Society Award. She collaborated on Broadway for Orlando’s “What the World Needs Now,” benefiting our brothers and sisters in Orlando (http://www.broadwayrecords.com/broadway-for-orlando/). Jessie recently appeared as Marian in The Music Man, opposite Norm Lewis at the Kennedy Center.
Seth Rudetsky is the afternoon host on Sirius/XM Radio’s “On Broadway” as well as the host of “Seth Speaks” on Sirius/XM Stars. As an author, he penned My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan and the sequel The Rise and Fall of A Theater Geek (Random House), as well as three volumes of Seth’s Broadway Diary, featuring inside scoop and hilarious stories from all of the stars he’s worked with. He co-wrote and co-starred in Broadway’s Disaster! (NY Times “Critics Pick”), which also premiered to rave reviews in London.
The Art House – 214 Commercial Street – (508)487-9222
Friday & Saturday, July 12 & 13 @ 7pm
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