In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, with theaters across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley Jackson, created “Stars in the House,” a live-streamed series that raised funds for Entertainment Community Fund and other organizations in need of financial support in the midst of the shutdown.

Since its first show on March 16, 2020, “Stars In The House” has raised more than $1.3 million to benefit the Entertainment Community Fund from direct donations, and over $700,000 for other charities, including the NAACP LDF, The Trevor Project, The Humane Society of New York, The WaterKeeper Alliance and many more, and has since transformed into an evergreen platform where those in marginalized communities can bring awareness to their work and raise much-needed funds to support their missions.

Episodes have included original cast reunions of Broadway shows like A Chorus Line, The Producers (with Mel Brooks!), Les Misérables, Dreamgirls in Concert, and Ragtime; TV shows like Taxi, Frasier, Star Trek Voyager, Scandal, The Flash, Little House on the Prairie, Grey's Anatomy,  Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and E.R.; movies like The Goodbye Girl, Night at the Museum, The Kids Are All Right, and Hercules; and over 500 more episodes (and counting) which can be found on our YouTube Channel.

James and Seth have received a special Drama Desk Award, a Gotham Icon Award from the Museum of the City of New York, The Founders Award for Resilience from Cancer Support Community, Arts in Action Award from the NYC Gay Men's Chorus, and the MAC Board of Directors Award for keeping the theatre community connected, informed, and uplifted during the pandemic.  They have also received the TDF Founders Award for their philanthropic efforts championing Broadway and nonprofit theatre organizations and for their dedication to raising awareness for marginalized communities and advancing civil rights.

In November 2020, The United States Library of Congress selected StarsInTheHouse.com to be included in the historic collection of Internet materials related to the Coronavirus Web Archive. with the citation; "We consider your website to be an important part of this collection and the historical record.

Stars In The House airs weekly on this website as well as the Stars in The House youtube channel.  Check our event schedule for dates and times!

PREVIOUS GUESTS

To date, there have been over 1,750 guests on "Stars in the House" including: Audra McDonald, Chita Rivera, Andrea Martin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, George Clooney, Bellamy Young, Kerry Washington, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Josh Groban, Jon Cryer, Lisa Joyner, Rosie Perez, Tina Fey, Martin Short,  Wayne Brady, Steve Martin, Sara Bareilles, Marlo Thomas, Grant Gustin, Lea Salonga, Laurie Metcalf, Mel Brooks, Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Renée Elise Goldberry, Annette Bening, Leslie Uggams, Vanessa Williams Sarah Jessica Parker, Lisa Kudrow, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Norm Lewis, Ben Stiller, Eva Longoria, Dana Delany, Will Swenson, Heather Locklear, Kathleen Turner, Ariana DeBose, Marlee Matlin, Chandra Wilson, Ingrid Michaelson, Sutton Foster, Jessie Mueller, Kelli O'Hara, Henry Winkler, Javier Muñoz, Donna Murphy, Ana Gasteyer, Melissa Gilbert, Noah Wyle and over 1,700 more!