Second Cup Café: Christine Ebersole

Actress and singer Christine Ebersole is one of Broadway's hottest stars, having earned critical acclaim and numerous awards for her performances.

Ebersole visits Second Cup Café to sing songs from her current show show, "Grey Gardens."

The Chicago native started out on Broadway, appearing in several plays and landing starring roles in revivals of "Camelot" and "Oklahoma!"

During the 1980s, Ebersol was a series regular on the daytime dramas "Ryan's Hope" and "One Life to Live." She also spent one season as part of the cast of "Saturday Night Live." She has continued to work in television through the years with guest appearances on "Ally McBeal," "Will & Grace" and many others.

Ebersole appeared on the big screen in "Tootsie," "Amadeus," "My Favorite Martian," "Richie Rich," and "My Girl 2."

But it's the theater where she has found her greatest success.

She has starred on Broadway in "Steel Magnolias," "Gore Vidal's The Best Man," and "Getting Away With Murder."

She earned a Tony nomination for her performance in "Dinner at Eight," and won for her work in "42nd Street." Last year she received a Drama Desk award, an Outer Critics Circle award, and a Drama League award for "Grey Gardens."