Chase, Von Essen and Gettelfinger Appear at Chatterbox, Dec. 1

By: Nov. 30, 2005
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Three stars of the highly anticipated World AIDS Day benefit concert of The Secret Garden will stop by Seth's Broadway Chatterbox on December 1st; Sara Gettelfinger, Max von Essen and Will Chase will all discuss the musical with host Seth Rudetsky.

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.

Gettelfinger, who currently appears in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, has previously been seen on Broadway in Nine, The Boys From Syracuse, Anything Goes and Seussical. Von Essen's Broadway credits include Dance of the Vampires, Les Miserables and Jesus Christ Superstar. Chase has been seen on Broadway in Lennon, The Full Monty, Aida, Rent and Miss Saigon.
 

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, and most recently, On the Twentieth Century. 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. The host of Seth's Broadway Chatterbox, he can be heard everyday as a deejay on SIRIUS Satellite Radio.

The third annual World AIDS Day concert (following Children of Eden and Pippin), The Secret Garden feature an all-star cast that also includes Michael Arden as Dickon, Laura Benanti as Lily, Celia Keenan-Bolger as Martha, and Steven Pasquale as Archibald Craven, among others. Benefiting The Joey DePaolo AIDS Foundation and Camp TLC, it will be performed at Manhattan Center Studios Grand Ballroom (311 W. 34th Street) on December 5th at 7 PM.

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.

Tickets for the concert of The Secret Garden, which range from $50-$150, are available by calling TicketCentral.com at (212) 279-4200.

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