Audio Version of Rudetsky's "Broadway Nights," with Bell, Chenoweth, Groff, Now Available
Audio Version of Rudetsky's "Broadway Nights," with Bell, Chenoweth, Groff, Now Available
Audio Version of Rudetsky's "Broadway Nights," with Bell, Chenoweth, Groff, Now Available#1
Posted: 7/8/08 at 10:46pm
An audio version of Seth Rudetsky's novel "Broadway Nights: A Romp of Life, Love and Musical Theatre" is now available for purchase on-line.
Rudetsky's tome, which was recently nominated for a Lamba book award, casts Rudetsky as the narrator Stephin Sheerin, a "struggling pianist on Broadway who finally gets his first Broadway show as a conductor and has to navigate his way around his narcisstic opera star mother, his hot boyfriend who's a dancer in Phantom and lives with his boyfriend, a cheap producer and a former alcoholic leading lady . . . amongst others."
Lending their voices to the recording are a host of Broadway favorites, including Hunter Bell as Jesse, the passive-aggressive co-star; Mary Birdsong as Dianne, Stephen's sister who is obsessed with Dr. Phil; Susan Blackwell as Karen, the no-nonsense stage manager; Jeff Bowen as Jackson, best friend and standby for the lead; Andrea Burns as Staci, the comatose casting director; Kristin Chenoweth as Francoise, fellow pianist and arch rival; Jonathan Groff as Mason, the sweet/cute director; Ann Harada as Bettina, the cheap/crazy producer; Andy Karl as Craig, the sexy dancer boyfriend from Phantom; Richard Kind as Ronald, the evil agent and Jackson's horrible boyfriend; Anika Larsen as Anike, the recovering alcoholic and leading lady; Andrea Martin as Mrs. Remick, the narrator's governess with a screw loose; Billy Porter as Kris, the sassy choreographer with the roaming eye; Jim Price as Vince, the non-Equity leading man; Sally Rudetsky (Rudetsky's mother) as the Broadway-flavor-of-the-month who's a great actress but can't sing; Emily Skinner as Roberta, the soprano who hates every show she's cast in; Rudetsky's partner, James Wesley, as Phil, the pianist who needs a sub; and James' daughter Juli Wesley as the Young Cosette wannabe, who demands to have her music transposed on sight.
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The audiobook, which runs ten hours and eight minutes, has a list price of $15.95. Visit www.audible.com for more information.
Audio Version of Rudetsky's "Broadway Nights," with Bell, Chenoweth, Groff, Now Available
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
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re: Audio Version of Rudetsky's 'Broadway Nights,' with Bell, Chenoweth, Gr#2
Posted: 7/9/08 at 6:52am
It's hysterical. Just don't get it from iTunes right now even though it's cheaper than from audible.com. There's a glitch in it and at least 1 chapter is missing. 
(It's supposed to be unabridged, so it's not intentionally missing.)
I do give the iTunes customer service department credit though ~ they resent the book to me, and when the chapter was still missing, they refunded my money and are investigating what's going on.
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re: Audio Version of Rudetsky's 'Broadway Nights,' with Bell, Chenoweth, Gr#2
Posted: 7/9/08 at 2:55pm
I just finished listening to it. It's absolutely hilarious!
I was already half-way through the book when I got it but for those of you who haven't read the book yet, it really is the only way to go.
re: Audio Version of Rudetsky's 'Broadway Nights,' with Bell, Chenoweth, Gr#3
Posted: 7/10/08 at 12:13amjordangirl, which chapters are missing? i got it from iTunes this morning and have just started listening.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
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re: Audio Version of Rudetsky's 'Broadway Nights,' with Bell, Chenoweth, Gr#4
Posted: 7/10/08 at 4:29amI know chapter 29 is missing on mine. (I've read the book and knew soething happened that I thought was before other stuff...so I went to look, then checked a gain on the recording and he finishes chapter 28 and goes to chapter 30.) The girl I dealt with at customer service said she was forwarding it to their tech department or something to investigate when it was still missing when she re-sent it to me. If the second part time is 5:05:03 yours is missing it too.
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re: Audio Version of Rudetsky's 'Broadway Nights,' with Bell, Chenoweth, Gr#5
Posted: 7/10/08 at 2:06pmthanks! i haven't gotten that far yet, but sure enough, my part 2 was that time, so i just reported it.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
re: Audio Version of Rudetsky's 'Broadway Nights,' with Bell, Chenoweth, Gr#6
Posted: 7/12/08 at 1:02amI want to buy it from itunes, does anyone know if its edited to be fixed right?
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re: Audio Version of Rudetsky's 'Broadway Nights,' with Bell, Chenoweth, Gr#7
Posted: 7/12/08 at 1:38amThey were going to report it to some department to look into it. I don't know if there's a way to tell before buying though. But they did refund my money when them resending it didn't contain it.
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re: Audio Version of Rudetsky's 'Broadway Nights,' with Bell, Chenoweth, Gr#8
Posted: 7/12/08 at 2:41am
I'm also through Part One (I've been listening on my commute in and out of the city), and I'm loving it! As dalefully says, it's absolutely hysterical, and Seth is such a fun storyteller, because it's all just so...him! Love the asides and his unique point of view.
And the rest of the cast has been so fantastic! Jonathan Groff's voice is quite sexy and sweet, Richard Kind, Billy Porter, Kristen Chenowith and Anna Harada perfection, and I'm continually amazed that Andrea Burns is playing Staci - I was sure it was Susan Blackwell.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
re: Audio Version of Rudetsky's 'Broadway Nights,' with Bell, Chenoweth, Gr#9
Posted: 7/12/08 at 3:46am
Andrea Burns is a goddess.
I have to buy this!
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
re: Audio Version of Rudetsky's 'Broadway Nights,' with Bell, Chenoweth, Gr#10
Posted: 7/14/08 at 1:13amanyone know if the itunes version is fixed now, or where else I can get it? I've potentially got 10-12 hours of being on a bus (not at once thankfully- half on Friday, half on Sunday) this weekend, and since I can't read on buses (car sickness... boo) I feel like this may be just the thing to help me make it through!
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re: Audio Version of Rudetsky's 'Broadway Nights,' with Bell, Chenoweth, Gr#11
Posted: 7/14/08 at 6:22amDon't know about the iTunes version, but it says it's by audible so I'd imagine you could get it from audible.com. They usually have some kind of a deal with a first-time buyer. I signed up, got my free book, and canceled after a month.
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re: Audio Version of Rudetsky's 'Broadway Nights,' with Bell, Chenoweth, Gr#12
Posted: 7/16/08 at 11:48pm
AfterElton.com has a great video blog (vlog) about Broadway Nights, and a really fun behind the scenes video from Seth, with Andrea Burns, Jonathan Groff, Cheno, Hunter Bell, Andrea Martin, Ann Harada, Richard Kind, Mary Birdsong, with his partner James and stepdaughter Julie, in the recording studio.
PS. Just finished listening to the book today. So much fun, so dishy, and just a hoot. Seth is shot a fun narrator and storyweaver. And anyone who doesn't fall in love with Jonathan Groff after finishing listening is completely heartless. In my opinion.
Dishy interview with "Broadway Nights" author Seth Rudetsky
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
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