Seth Rudetsky

Seth Rudetsky

(Pianist/Conductor/Actor/Writer) is the proud creator of his own entertainment sector called “Seth TV” which includes his afternoon talk show on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio’s “On Broadway” as well as the host of “Seth Speaks” on Sirius/XM Stars. Seth was most recently seen on Broadway as Professor Ted Schneider in Disaster! which he wrote the book for as well. Seth has played piano for more than a dozen Broadway shows including: My Favorite Year, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, An Inspector Calls, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Patti Lupone Live, Saturday Night Fever, Grease (also asst. conductor), Victor/Victoria (also asst. conductor), Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera, Ragtime, and The Producers. Off-Broadway musician credits: The Fantasticks, Forever Plaid and Plaid. Broadway performance: The Ritz. Off-Broadway performance: Rhapsody in Seth (directed by Peter Flynn). Off-off Broadway credits: Torch Song Trilogy. Television musician credits: The Grammy Awards (1999, 2000), The Tony Awards (1998, 2000) The Boys Next Door, Breathing Lessons (John Kander, comp.).TV performance credits: Law & Order: C.I., All My Children, Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods, TV writing credits: The Rosie O’Donnell Show (two Emmy Award nominations). For The Actors Fund, he produced, music directed and conducted the 10th Anniversary Benefit Concert of Dreamgirls, which is available on CD, He’s also written the opening number for six Broadway Easter Bonnet Competitions. Seth is the author of the novels The Q Guide to Broadway, Broadway Nights (audio version features Kristin Chenoweth, Andrea Martin, and Jonathan Groff), My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan (audio version features Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ana Gasteyer, and Megan Hilty) and The Rise and Fall of a Theater Geek. He toured the country with his one man show “Deconstructing Broadway,” and currently writes a weekly column on Playbill.com. sethtv.com