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.
Asbury Park Press
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.
Hundreds of episodes of Stars in the House later, some donations has turned into more than $715,000 for the entertainment industry assistance organization, as well as more than $200,000 for other charities. The pair, career creators, producers, performers and advocates, offered the live-streamed show twice-daily for months before settling into their current schedule of 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
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