Julie Halston is an American actress and comedian. She was born in
Flushing, Queens. Her parents, Rudolph “Rudy†Abatelli and her
mother Julia Madeline “Dolly†(née Gardner) moved to Commack,
Long Island when Halston was four years of age. Halston graduated from
Hofstra University cum laude with a B.A. in Theatre Arts.Miss Halston
first achieved recognition as an actress through her co-starring
performances in the comedy plays of writer-performer, Charles Busch in
the s in New York City. She was a founding member of his theatre
company, Theatre-in-Limbo, which along with other writers and
performers such as Charles Ludlam, Lypsinka, Ann Magnuson, and John
Fleck, to name a few, were part of a cultural movement that helped
revitalize the Off-Broadway theatre. Mr. Busch considered Miss Halston
his muse and wrote many roles for her in his plays including, Vampire
Lesbians of Sodom (),The Lady in Question (), Red Scare on Sunset (),
You Should be so Lucky (), The Divine Sister (), The Tribute Artist
().She wrote a series of one woman comedy shows that eventually led to
a successful Off-Broadway production entitled, Julie Halston's
Lifetime of Comedy (). The show earned her an Outer Critics Circle
nomination for Best Play for that season and landed Miss Halston a CBS
network development deal. The pilot was called Those Two and
co-starred Harvey Fierstein. It was written by Bob Randall, the
co-producer of the hit series Kate and Allie. The show was not
developed into a series and Miss Halston returned to the stage and
subsequently appeared in many Off-Broadway and Broadway shows
including The Man Who Came to Dinner (), The Women (), Hairspray
(-replacement), Gypsy (), Twentieth Century (), Anything Goes
(-replacement), You Can't Take it with You (), On The Town
(-replacement), and Tootsie ().Halston's performances have garnered
her critical acclaim across the boards and she has received Drama Desk
Nominations for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for Red Scare
on Sunset (), White Chocolate (), The Divine Sister (), and You Can't
Take it With You (). In addition she received the Richard Seff Award
for her portrayal of Gay Wellington in You Can't Take it With You.
Flushing, Queens. Her parents, Rudolph “Rudy†Abatelli and her
mother Julia Madeline “Dolly†(née Gardner) moved to Commack,
Long Island when Halston was four years of age. Halston graduated from
Hofstra University cum laude with a B.A. in Theatre Arts.Miss Halston
first achieved recognition as an actress through her co-starring
performances in the comedy plays of writer-performer, Charles Busch in
the s in New York City. She was a founding member of his theatre
company, Theatre-in-Limbo, which along with other writers and
performers such as Charles Ludlam, Lypsinka, Ann Magnuson, and John
Fleck, to name a few, were part of a cultural movement that helped
revitalize the Off-Broadway theatre. Mr. Busch considered Miss Halston
his muse and wrote many roles for her in his plays including, Vampire
Lesbians of Sodom (),The Lady in Question (), Red Scare on Sunset (),
You Should be so Lucky (), The Divine Sister (), The Tribute Artist
().She wrote a series of one woman comedy shows that eventually led to
a successful Off-Broadway production entitled, Julie Halston's
Lifetime of Comedy (). The show earned her an Outer Critics Circle
nomination for Best Play for that season and landed Miss Halston a CBS
network development deal. The pilot was called Those Two and
co-starred Harvey Fierstein. It was written by Bob Randall, the
co-producer of the hit series Kate and Allie. The show was not
developed into a series and Miss Halston returned to the stage and
subsequently appeared in many Off-Broadway and Broadway shows
including The Man Who Came to Dinner (), The Women (), Hairspray
(-replacement), Gypsy (), Twentieth Century (), Anything Goes
(-replacement), You Can't Take it with You (), On The Town
(-replacement), and Tootsie ().Halston's performances have garnered
her critical acclaim across the boards and she has received Drama Desk
Nominations for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for Red Scare
on Sunset (), White Chocolate (), The Divine Sister (), and You Can't
Take it With You (). In addition she received the Richard Seff Award
for her portrayal of Gay Wellington in You Can't Take it With You.
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