Huntington Theatre Company & Mark Cortale will present two-time Tony Award-winner Christine Ebersole as part of Broadway @ the Huntington with Musical Director and Host, Seth Rudetsky, for two performances on January 26, 2019, at 5pm and 8pm
Christine Ebersole (star of Grey Gardens, War Paint and 42nd Street) performs at the Huntington Theatre Company for one night only alongside Sirius XM Radio star Seth Rudetsky as Musical Director and Host. The unique format of this show that differentiates it from any other is a seamless mix of intimate behind-the-scenes stories prompted by Rudetsky’s insightful, funny and revealing questions – and the music from Christine Ebersole’s sensational career. The evening will include the unforgettable songs by Stephen Sondheim, Lerner & Loewe, Scott Frankel and more.
Christine Ebersole starred most recently on Broadway in War Paint in her Tony-nominated role as Elizabeth Arden, opposite fellow Tony nominee Patti LuPone as Helena Rubinstein. She won her second Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, as well as virtually every Off-Broadway award, for her “dual role of a lifetime” as Edith Beale and Little Edie Beale in Grey Gardens. The critically acclaimed musical was nominated for a total of ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical and the CD recording was nominated for a Grammy Award. Her extensive Broadway career also includes her Tony Award-winning performance as Dorothy Brock in the hit revival of 42nd Street, in addition to leading roles in On the Twentieth Century, Oklahoma, Camelot, Gore Vidal’s The Best Man, Steel Magnolias, the recent revival of Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit and Dinner at Eight, for which she received both Tony and Drama Desk Award Nominations.
In addition to her acclaimed stage career, Christine Ebersole has also appeared in numerous hit films such as Amadeus, Tootsie, Richie Rich, Black Sheep, Dead Again, Folks!, Ghost Dad, True Crime, My Girl 2, Mac and Me and Confessions of a Shopaholic. Her television credits include appearances on “Retired at 35,” “Royal Pains,” “Ugly Betty,” “Law and Order SVU,” “Boston Legal,” “Samantha Who,” “Will and Grace,” “The Nanny,” “Just Shoot Me,” “Murphy Brown,” “Ally McBeal,” “Valerie,” “Ryan’s Hope,” “One Life to Live” and “The Colbert Report.”
Seth Rudetsky is the afternoon host on Sirius/XM Satellite 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 Disaster! (NY Times “critics pick”), which also premiered to rave reviews in London.
In June 2016, he and his husband, James Wesley, co-produced a recording of “What The World Needs Now” with stars like Idina Menzel, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Carole King, Audra McDonald which went to number one on iTunes and raised more than $100,000 for the Orlando shooting victims (and is still raising money. Buy it!). Seth and James have a foundation called “Your Kids Our Kids” that presented “Concert for America;” a series around the country featuring stars like Barry Manilow, Stephanie Mills, Vanessa Williams, Tina Fey, Randy Rainbow and Audra MacDonald, that raised money for 5 non-profits that have been working relentlessly since the 2016 presidential election. They also present “Voices for The Voiceless,” a yearly star-studded concert for You Gotta Believe which helps older foster children find families, even if they’ve aged out of the system.
Christine Ebersole with Seth Rudetsky – Saturday, January 26 @ 5pm and 8pm – click here for tickets
South End/Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA: 527 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02116
