Celia Keenan Bolger Comes to Chatterbox, July 28

By: Jul. 26, 2005
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Celia Keenan Bolger, who currently stars as precocious Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, will ambulate over to Seth's Broadway Chatterbox on July 28th.

The weekly chat show, a Broadway institution for some years, features Broadway stars confiding stories to Rudetsky at Don't Tell Mama on Thursdays at 6 PM. The $10 donation benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the nation's leading industry-based, not-for-profit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organization.

Keenan Bolger received a 2005 Tony Award nomination for her performance in Spelling Bee, as well as a Theatre World Award and some of the show's Drama Desk Award for Best Ensemble.  While the William Finn musical is her Broadway debut, she has appeared off-Broadway in Kindertransport and the musicals Little Fish and Summer of '42.  She originated the role of Clara in The Light in the Piazza (playing the role in both Seattle and Chicago), and other regional credits include Our Town and the Sondheim Celebration production of Sweeney Todd at the Kennedy Center (in which she played Johanna).

A man of many talents, Rudetsky has teamed up with The Actor's Fund as Artistic Producer, conductor and musical director on star-studded productions of Hair, Chess, Funny Girl and the Dreamgirls 20th Anniversary Concert. Rudetsky filmed five episodes of All My Children last year as Rudy the choreographer opposite Susan Lucci and entertained wildly enthusiastic audiences in his long running Off-Broadway, GLAAD-nominated hit Rhapsody in Seth, which he originally developed at Ars Nova. As a pit pianist and conductor, Rudetsky has leant his talents to over 15 Broadway shows, including 42nd Street, The Full Monty, Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia! and The Producers. Rudetsky was part of the three-time Emmy-nominated comedy writing team for The Rosie O'Donnell Show and wrote the lyrics and opening numbers of the 1998 and 2000 Tony Awards shows.

In addition to the $10 donation, a two-drink minimum is required.

Don't Tell Mama is located in New York City on West 46th Street, between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. For reservations, call (212) 757-0788. For more information, visit www.sethsbroadwaychatterbox.com.

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