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Broadway Nights

By: Seth Rudetsky
Narrated by: Seth Rudetsky, Kristin Chenoweth, Andrea Martin, Ann Harada, Richard Kind, Jeff Bowen, Jonathan Groff
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Publisher's summary

Stephen Sheerin was born to play on Broadway - or at least, under it. He's a musician, a conductor, and his dream is to music-direct a big Broadway musical. After years of toiling in the pit of some of the best-loved (and loathed) hits on the Great White Way, he's just been given his big break. Can life really be going that well?

Of course not - his family is driving him crazy, and his boyfriend can't seem to get rid of his other boyfriend. Add to that an alcoholic diva, the cheapest producing team on Broadway, and a comatose casting director, and you have some of the other characters buzzing around Stephen's Broadway break. Then there's Stephen himself - neurotic and bitchy - who realizes that maybe total happiness is overrated.

Narrated by Seth Rudetsky, from Sirus radio and Broadway's The Ritz; Kristin Chenoweth, Tony Award winner, star of Wicked and TV's Pushing Daisies; James Wesley from the Rosie O'Donnell cruise ship; Jonathan Groff, Tony Nominee from Broadway's Spring Awakening; Andrea Martin, Tony Award winner, from SCTV, and currently in Young Frankenstein; Jeff Bowen, Hunter Bell, and Susan Blackwell from [title of show]; Andrea Burns, from Broadway's Tony nominated In the Heights; Andy Karl, from Broadway's Legally Blonde and the upcoming 9 to 5; Anika Larsen, from off Broadway's Zanna, Don't and Broadway's Xanadu; Mary Birdsong (from TV's RENO 911); Billy Porter, from Broadway's Grease and winner of Star Search!; Richard Kind, from TV's Spin City and Broadway's The Producers. Jim Price, from Les Miserables and Off-Broadway's Bat Boy; Ann Harada from Avenue Q and the upcoming 9 to 5; Emily Skinner Tony nominee from Broadway's Side Show; Juli Wesley - Becky's First Grade Class at PS 98; and Sally Rudetsky (Seth's Mom).

©2007 Seth Rudetsky (P)2008 Audible
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Critic reviews

"Pretty chorus boys flirt with the world, backstage liaisons complicate rehearsals, and old friends finally become happy lovers - this is a gay romance, after all. But the real fun of the fictional romp is the wealth of factual showbiz lore - much of it bitchy and most of it hilarious - that theater insider Rudetsky packs into his charmingly giddy plot." ( San Francisco Bay Times)
"I love Seth Rudetsky! He is Mr. Broadway! Seth's love for the Musical Theatre equals my own and his knowledge of all things Broadway is an obsession to be cherished. His chronicle of the journey of starstruck kid to Broadway pianist/conductor is a wonderful every-theatre-kid tale with wicked humor and New York City savvy, sass, and insight. I LOVE THIS BOOK!" (Betty Buckley, Tony Award-winning actress/singer)
"Even if Broadway isn't your thing, you'll still laugh at the comedy." ( AudioFile)

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A *must-have* for any fan of Broadway or humor!

If you've ever seen Seth Rudetsky in comedic action (and if you haven't, do yourself a favor and search for him on YouTube), then you know the kind of sassy and witty humor he brings to everything he does. When you *read* BROADWAY NIGHTS, you can already imagine hearing Seth's voice through the narrative. Well thanks to the gods of literature, we now have Seth himself--along with an uber-talented cast of other Broadway vets--reading his own book in this audible.com version.

You can already read an adequate plot summary in the book's description, so I won't bother to do that here. I *will* say that hearing Seth read his own work is an absolute riot--like David Sedaris reading his own work but with Seth's own unique brand of humor. In fact, most of the book sounds like Seth is just sitting next to you spontaneously telling a story, as opposed to reading from a book.

The only negative I can offer this particular audiobook is that the audio quality of even the highest quality download is too compressed--32kbps with a 22.050kHz sample rate and mono sound. It's not enough to ruin this audio book, but for anyone who is used to listening to books-on-CD it's a bit distracting at first.

Audio quality aside, this book is an absolute treat. The vocal casting is top-notch; the humor is pervasive; and the Broadway-insider stories are total treasures.

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    1 out of 5 stars

Painful

I ordered it for something light, funny, interesting, and gay. It was not funny. I actually got agitated and could feel my blood pressure go up while listening. Not that the content or views were bad - it was just like listening to one of those people talk. You know the kind - never listens to anybody else, loves to hear themselves talk, everything is sarcastic, trying too hard to be funny - "Hey, if you don't listen to me, I will just become louder and more annoying until you do listen to me!". Just plain painful.

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  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic! As much fun as seeing a Broadway show!

One of the more delightful books I've listened to from Audible.

Not only is the story a terrific one, but the cast of the audible book is a real treat. The author reads most of the book with wonderful emotions.

But the supporting cast is great. Their voices and inflections make the whole book come alive.

Anyone whose ever been to a Broadway show, visited or lived in New York, or just listened to a show tune will love this insightful story of musical theatre.

And watching the characters grow and change is wonderful.

I want more! This universe of characters is too rich to just fritter away.

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    5 out of 5 stars

Fun Summer Read

Really fun, sweet, snarky listen. I enjoyed every minute, and the characterizations are all spot-on. The actors are all first rate. It reminds me of Armistead Maupin...Just like AM, he creates a world for us that I didn't want to leave.
Seth clearly knows his subject.

Keep writing, Seth.

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UGH!!!

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

the guy that wrote and reads this book is BEyond DESPICABLE! he is a narcisstic, two-faced, lying, backstabber and is SO UNtolerable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! he is the type of Gay Man that gives Gay Men a bad rap!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do NOT purchase this book!!!

Would you ever listen to anything by Seth Rudetsky again?

hell NO

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of the narrators?

doesn't really matter

What character would you cut from Broadway Nights?

the main character

Any additional comments?

this guy just disgusted me to no end... he is beyond shameful!!!!!

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I love campy stuff, but this is just obnoxious!

Save your money. Story isn't good, acting isn't good, voices aren't good. B for effort though.

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UGHHHHH

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With the cast of narrators, I was looking forward to listening to this book.I made it through chapter 8 and I am not sure how. The Seth's narration grated on my nerves and the neurotic ramblings annoyed me even more. This book was just not for me.

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fun!

when i first started listening i thought it was going to be awful, way too over the top. then after five minutes i was chuckling to myself and i didn't stop for the rest of the book. so silly, a little predictable but satisfying and totally entertaining. the author's narration was fabulous (so to speak).

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Funny, Silly, and Bitch-tastic

I thought this book was a lot of fun. Yes, the narration is a tad over-the-top at times but it's authentic and necessary if you want to truly lose yourself in the world of backstage off (and on) Broadway. If they ever make a movie of it I might even venture out of my cave and actually go see it (which is saying a lot because I NEVER go to the movies unless I'm taking children to see cartoons).

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    2 out of 5 stars

Self centered blabber

I made myself sit down and listen to this babbling idiot for 10 hours. Any 10 child could write this crap. I only did this because it was recommended by Dan Savage.

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