Keith Nobbs and
Ari Graynor, both of whom perform in the off-Broadway hit
Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, will join the show's playwright
Bert V. Royal for a discussion with host
Seth Rudetsky at the February 16th edition of
Seth's Broadway Chatterbox.
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.
Nobbs plays Van and Graynor is seen as Marcy in Dog Sees God, which also features Eddie Kaye Thomas, Eliza Dushku, America Ferrera, Logan Marshall-Green and Kelli Garner.
In the play, "CB's beloved beagle has terminal rabies, and his world is
inhabited by a comic strip parade of misfits: a missing pen pal, an
abused pianist, a pyromaniac ex-girlfriend, two drunken cheerleaders, a
homophobic quarterback, a burnt-out Buddhist, and a drama-queen sister.
Together, these factors all contribute–Good grief!–to this modern tale
of teenage angst," according to press notes. Currently running at Century Center for the Performing Arts (111 East 15th Street), the show is directed by Trip Cullman.Nobbs has appeared on Broadway in The Lion in Winter, off-Broadway in Romance, Four and Fuddy Meers (among others) and on film and television in "Law and Order," The 25th Hour and Phone Booth. Graynor made her Broadway debut in Brooklyn Boy; film and TV credits include "Veronica Mars," "The Sopranos" and Mystic River. Dog Sees God marks Royal's off-Broadway debut as a playwright.
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.
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.
