Seth Rudetsky News

Seth Rudetsky will host/music direct NOT SINCE HIGH SCHOOL at 7:30, tonight, June 18th at XL (512 West 42nd Street). The show will benefit the Chesapeake Bay Academy (http://www.cba-va.org/) a school for children with learning issues.

Ben Schwartz ('House of Lies,' 'Parks and Recreation") Linus Roache (Batman Begins, Priest), Johanna Day (Tony nominee for Proof) and Pete Simpson (Blue Man Group) all descended on SILENCE! The Musical on May 31st to catch leading man David Garrison's last performance prior to his vacation. Tony Award winner Shuler Hensley is currently filling in as Dr. Hannibal Lecter through June 24th.

XL Cabaret, Nightclub and Lounge has announced its upcoming shows for June 2012. See below for full details. XL is located at 512 West 42nd Street, just west of 10th Avenue. Tickets may be purchased in advance at xlcabaret.com or at the XL Box Office one hour prior to show time.

Wingspan Arts announced its 10th Anniversary Benefit. This year's milestone event will be an exciting celebration of the arts education and enrichment programs Wingspan has provided to students and communities over the past decade.

Show your love at XL this whole month as the Nightclub and Cabaret kicks off Pride Month with stellar line-up of performances. The never-failing dance party, Rockit, kicks off the celebrations with a special DJ set and performance by the singing twins, Nina Sky on Friday, June 8th. With a recent feature on MTV IGGY, the R&B off duo is ready to start the party with their high energy and dance-inducing beats. The girls are set to release their new album, Nicole & Natalie, this July.Rockit Fridays continues the fun with Dev, the international dance party queen, Friday, June 15th. "Booty Bounce" the night away with a special performance from the electro artist. Don't forget your glow-sticks as Dev will be performing her #1 hit "Dancer in the Dark."

Show your love at XL this whole month as the Nightclub and Cabaret kicks off Pride Month with stellar line-up of performances. The never-failing dance party, Rockit, kicks off the celebrations with a special DJ set and performance by the singing twins, Nina Sky on Friday, June 8th. With a recent feature on MTV IGGY, the R&B off duo is ready to start the party with their high energy and dance-inducing beats. The girls are set to release their new album, Nicole & Natalie, this July.Rockit Fridays continues the fun with Dev, the international dance party queen, Friday, June 15th. "Booty Bounce" the night away with a special performance from the electro artist. Don't forget your glow-sticks as Dev will be performing her #1 hit "Dancer in the Dark."

On June 1st, Broadway favorite Shuler Hensley opened as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Off-Broadway's smash hit SILENCE! The Musical for four weeks only through June 24th, filling in for the vacationing David Garrison.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival will present Michael Ogborn's award winning musical Baby Case, directed by Jeremy Dobrish, produced by Charlie Fink, Michael Ogborn, Robert Soslow, Juliana Schauerman, Dorothy Flynn, Caroline Castagno, Glenn Gunderson, Kathy Lou Leone, Diane Santillo, and Anne Makara. Baby Case will playfrom July 16 - 22, 2012 at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 W 42 St).

Beginning tomorrow, June 1st, Shuler Hensley will star as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Off-Broadway's SILENCE! The Musical through June 24th, filling in for the vacationing David Garrison. Winner of the 2012 Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best Musical, SILENCE! is the unauthorized parody of The Silence of the Lambs, with book by Hunter Bell, music & lyrics by Jon and Al Kaplan, and direction & choreography by Christopher Gattelli, and is currently playing to sold out crowds at The 9th Space Theatre at Performance Space 122, 150 First Avenue (at 9th St.)

This June, 54 BELOW, a new performance venue in the grand tradition of New York City nightlife opens its doors to the public. The venue, located just below legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street, presents an exciting lineup of Broadway brightest talent.

Violinist Jacqueline Levine, an 18 year-old senior at Plainview Old Bethpage-John F. Kennedy High School and a two-time scholarship award-winner of the Nassau Music Educators Association, has been awarded the new Isaac Stern String Scholarship at Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts for 2012. The scholarship, funded by a generous grant from the Linda and Isaac Stern Charitable Foundation, covers tuition for a full summer of study at Usdan Center.

Wingspan Arts today announced its 10th Anniversary Benefit. This year's milestone event will be an exciting celebration of the arts education and enrichment programs Wingspan has provided to students and communities over the past decade.

Broadway's own Seth Rudetsky was the guest 'bartender' on last night's WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE on Bravo. Rudetsky treated the audience to a musical recap of the 'Real Housewives of Orange County' reality series, which he titled, 'RHOC, The Musical'. Watch his hilarious performance below!

On Monday, May 28, YouTube sensation, chanteuse and high-end vocal coach Miranda Sings made her tenth sold-out concert appearance as part of the Broadway at Birdland series. Seth Rudetsky acted as musical director/pianist, jazz violinist Aaron Weinstein got some brush-up suggestions from 'violimnist' Miranda, and Adam Pascal, currently starring on Broadway in Memphis, subjected himself to the diva's sensitive and pitch-perfect critiques. As always, the show was filled with improvisation, a few hit songs, magic tricks, and dramatic readings of the lady's own hate mail. The wacked-out superstar (in reality, California native Colleen Ballinger) continues to perform her one-woman show in sold-out nightclubs and theaters in New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Dublin, and Sydney.

The Actors Fund's Auction of 1000 Stars this year offers Broadway and celebrity experiences, including walk-ons, celebrity meet and greets, autographed memorabilia from the stars, vacation packages and more, all in support of The Fund's free programs and services that help everyone in entertainment. Bidding is online through June 9, and ends June 10 via in-person and text bidding during The Fund's 16th Annual Tony Awards® Viewing Party in Los Angeles.

YouTube sensation, chanteuse and high-end vocal coach Miranda Sings is making her ninth concert appearance at Birdland tonight, May 28 at 7pm. This event is part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series, which showcases performers and composers from the Great White Way and environs.

Brent Barrett, SILENCE! The Musical's original Hannibal Lecter, returned to check out the show this past Saturday, May 19th and reunited with his old friends afterward. See below for a photo of Barrett and the cast!

Seth Rudetsky will host/music direct NOT SINCE HIGH SCHOOL at 7:30, Monday June 18th at XL (512 West 42nd Street). The show will benefit the Chesapeake Bay Academy (http://www.cba-va.org/) a school for children with learning issues.