Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series benefits The Actors Fund.
Stars in the House, the daily live streamed concert series created by Playbill correspondent and SiriusXM Broadway host Seth Rudetsky and producer James Wesley, celebrates the 2002 Tony-nominated revival of Flower Drum Song September 4. Watch the stream in the video above beginning at 8 PM ET.
Guests include Tony winner Lea Salonga, Jose Llana, and Alvin Ing, librettist David Henry Hwang, and Tony recipient Baayork Lee, who appeared in the original 1958 production of the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II musical.
The reworking of Flower Drum Song officially opened on Broadway in October 2002. Featuring direction and choreography by Robert Longbottom and a new book by Tony winner Hwang, the musical played 25 previews and 169 performances. The production was nominated for three 2003 Tony Awards.
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Stars in the House launched March 16 to promote support for The Actors Fundand its services in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. It has also raised funds for the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.