As the reality of the Broadway shutdown set in, Seth Rudetsky figured he d go online holding his phone up to the camera as Tony Award winner Kelli O Hara sang a few songs and they would attract some donations for The Actors Fund.
Luckily, with some intervention from his husband, James Wesley, and a team of friends behind the scenes, the technology angle worked out a little better. But the spirit of using their talents to give back lives on.
At a one-year anniversary this week, with hundreds of episodes of Stars in the House behind them, some donations has turned into more than $715,000 for the entertainment industry assistance organization. Plus they ve raised more than $200,000 for other charities, including ones connected to the Black Lives Matter movement.
As the reality of the Broadway shutdown set in, Seth Rudetsky figured he'd go online holding his phone up to the camera as Tony Award winner Kelli O'Hara sang a few songs and they would attract some donations for The Actors Fund. The show has hosted Broadway luminaries, performances and show cast reunions, television events with the casts of Scandal, Grey's.
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Set for 1 p.m. on Friday, March 12, Disney on Broadway just announced participants for the annual free event held in celebration on International Women s Day. All gender identities and expressions are welcome.
This year s event, held in the wake of the one-year anniversary of the Broadway shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, is themed Reflecting Courageously, Transforming Collectively.
The two-hour program will feature two sessions: Broadway s Moms: How Life Goes on When the Show Doesn’t” and “Broadway’s Second Act: A Conversation about Moving Beyond Intention.” On March 10, 2020, we held our third annual Women s Day on Broadway event, welcoming Secretary Hillary Rodman Clinton as our keynote speaker, along with many amazing women from within the theater community. The next day, the world and our industry shuttered due to the pandemic, said Anne Quart, senior vice president of production and co-producer of Disney Theatrical Productions.