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Article | By Kenneth Jones | March 24, 2009
Wig Fitted and Costumes Adjusted, Stand-In Steps in for Goldberg at Legends!
An ill Whoopi Goldberg had to bow out of the nearly sold-out March 24 benefit staged reading of James Kirkwood's Legends!, also starring Lypsinka and Charles Busch, but a stand-in stood in and saved the night at New York City's Town Hall.
Article | By Kenneth Jones | March 23, 2009
Busch and Lypsinka Are Dueling Divas in Benefit Adaptation of Legends! March 23
The late James Kirkwood's Legends!, a comedy about showbiz divas, has been freshly dragged off the shelf and adapted by John Epperson for a March 23 benefit reading featuring Charles Busch, Whoopi Goldberg and Lypsinka at Town Hall in Manhattan.
Article | By Kenneth Jones | February 26, 2009
Fran Lebowitz Will Narrate Starry NYC Benefit of Legends!
Friends In Deed announced that author Fran Lebowitz has joined the upcoming one-night-only staged reading benefit of the infamous James Kirkwood play Legends!, featuring Charles Busch, Whoopi Goldberg and Lypsinka in the first-ever New York City presentation.
Article | By Kenneth Jones | February 5, 2009
Busch & Lypsinka Are Legends! of Cat-Fight Classic, in NYC Benefit With Whoopi and <em>Batt</em>
Friends in Deed will present a unique trio — Charles Busch, Whoopi Goldberg and Lypsinka — in the first-ever New York City presentation of the infamous Broadway-aimed play about showbiz divas, James Kirkwood's Legends!, March 23 at Town Hall.
Article | By Harry Haun | October 24, 2008
PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Speed-the-Plow — Heart vs. Commerce
Meet the first-nighters of Broadway's new production of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow.
Article | By Harry Haun | October 24, 2008
PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Speed-the-Plow — Heart vs. Commerce
At 8:53 PM on Oct. 23, the curtain rose at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Speed-the-Plow — which, contrary to that title, may be the latest an opening-night curtain has lifted since the olden days when life on Broadway began regularly at 8:30.
Article | By Michael Buckley | July 28, 2008
STAGE TO SCREENS: Chats with Estelle Parsons, Mary McCormack and Bryan <em>Batt</em>
This month we speak to Estelle Parsons (August: Osage County), Mary McCormack (Boeing-Boeing; "In Plain Sight") and Bryan Batt ("Mad Men").
Article | By Michael Buckley | July 27, 2008
STAGE TO SCREENS: Chats with Estelle Parsons, Mary McCormack and Bryan Batt
This month we speak to Estelle Parsons (August: Osage County), Mary McCormack (Boeing-Boeing; "In Plain Sight") and Bryan Batt ("Mad Men").
Article | By Andrew Gans | August 10, 2007
DIVA TALK: Chatting with Spelling Bee's Jennifer Simard Plus "Hairspray" on CD
News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.
Article | By Andrew Gans | August 10, 2007
DIVA TALK: Chatting with Spelling Bee's Jennifer Simard Plus "Hairspray" on CD
News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.
Article | By Robert Simonson | December 22, 2006
Better Luck Next Year: Theatre Pros Tell Playbill.com Their New Year's Resolutions
To eat fewer sweets. To clean out the closet. To live each day to the fullest. To actually enjoy going to the theatre every night. To find the next job. To say no to the next job. To not count on the next job.
Article | January 10, 2002
It's the Summer of `42 for Rudetsky's Cabaret Chatterbox Jan. 10
It's the interview you'll always remember. Well, maybe not always, but it will likely be a memorable evening when musician and puckish raconteur Seth Rudetsky welcomes three cast-members of Off-Broadway's Summer of `42 to his weekly cabaret show, "Seth's Broadway Chatterbox," Jan. 10.
Article | By David Lefkowitz | February 7, 2001
Bway Trio Get Eyre Time at Rudetsky's Cabaret "Chatterbox," Feb. 8
Is that the wind carrying Jane Eyre's name across the moors? No, it's just Seth Rudetsky joshing and kibbitzing with the three stars of that Broadway musical: Marla Schaffel, James Barbour and Mary Stout. The trio will join the genial host at his weekly New York City cabaret show, "Seth's Broadway Chatterbox," Feb. 8.
Article | By David Lefkowitz | December 21, 2000
Seussical's Chamberlin and LaManna Visit Rudetsky's Cabaret Chatterbox, Dec. 21
On Dec. 21, Horton the Elephant and Gertrude McFuzz will take a break from looking for Whos long enough to share cocktails and conversation with Seth Rudetsky at his weekly New York City cabaret show, "Seth's Broadway Chatterbox." Actually, Kevin Chamberlin and Janine LaManna, the real-life actors behind the Seussical characters, will be on the receiving end of Rudetsky's questions, jokes and prompts.
Article | By David Lefkowitz | December 14, 2000
Rudetsky’s Cabaret “Chatterbox” Holds Dinner Party w/ Ritter, Fuller, Winkler Dec. 14
Guess who’s coming for pre-Dinner cocktails at New York’s Don’t Tell Mama, Dec. 14? Why, it’s Penny Fuller, John Ritter and Henry Winkler, three of the stars of Neil Simon’s The Dinner Party, visiting Seth Rudetsky’s weekly New York City cabaret show, “Seth’s Broadway Chatterbox.”
Article | December 7, 2000
Rudetsky’s Cabaret Chatterbox to be Full of Conlee and Wilson, Dec. 7
They’re taking it all off on Broadway, but John Ellison Conlee and Patrick Wilson are more likely to be “put on” when they visit Seth Rudetsky’s weekly New York City cabaret show, “Seth’s Broadway Chatterbox,” Dec. 7. Rudetsky, a comedian and writer for Rosie O'Donnell's TV show, hosts his variety show -- the press materials call it a combination of "Mike Douglas, Dr. Seuss and Pee Wee Herman" -- every Thursday at 6 PM at Don’t Tell Mama. There's a 2-drink minimum, but the $10 cover charge is donated to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Article | November 30, 2000
Burns `n Brown Visit Rudetsky’s Cabaret Chatterbox, Nov. 30
Jason Robert Brown, composer of Broadway’s Parade, and Andrea Burns, who appeared in Brown’s OB musical Songs for a New World, will reunite Nov. 30 to appear as guests at “Seth’s Broadway Chatterbox,” Seth's Rudetsky's weekly cabaret variety show at NYC's Don't Tell Mama.
Article | October 19, 2000
Lippa and Murney to Go Wild on Rudetsky’s Cabaret Chatterbox, Oct. 19
As the New York Times dissects the reasons why the Public Theatre’s version of The Wild Party imploded on Broadway, the other Wild Party will be the topic of conversation at “Seth’s Broadway Chatterbox,” Seth's Rudetsky's weekly cabaret variety show at NYC's Don't Tell Mama. On Oct. 19, Rudetsky’s guests will be Andrew Lippa, composer of the Wild Party that played to widely mixed reviews at Manhattan Theatre Club, and its star, Julia Murney.
Article | October 12, 2000
Testa Pappas? Don’t Mind if We Do. Musical Vets Guest at Rudetsky’s Cabaret Chatterbox, Oct. 12
She was the wife of a politico in Marie Christine, he was an immigrant bringing his wife to the midwest in The Immigrant. Together, Mary Testa and Evan Pappas will visit Seth's Rudetsky's weekly cabaret variety show at NYC's Don't Tell Mama, “Seth’s Broadway Chatterbox,” Oct. 12.
Article | By David Lefkowitz | October 5, 2000
Seth Rudetsky Takes the Rapp at His Cabaret Chatterbox Chat, Oct. 5
Though Anthony Rapp is best known as Mark Cohen, the filmmaker at the center of Jonathan Larson's musical, Rent, he will borrow a page from another character in that show, rocker Roger, on Oct. 8 and 15, when he performs with his new rock band at Fez.

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