Julie Halston Takes the Q Train

Julie Halston is currently appearing in the Broadway revival of Thornton Wilders Our Town. Her previous Broadway credits are numerous but include Tootsie, Hairspray, Gypsy and Anything Goes. She received the prestigious Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award in 2021 for her advocacy on behalf of The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, a disease that her husband, anchorman Ralph Howard ultimately succumbed to in 2018. Miss Halston received the Richard Seff Award for her acclaimed performance in You Cant Take It With You along with 4 Drama Desk Nominations for her Broadway and Off-Broadway work along with 2 Outer Critics Nominations. She was a founding member of Charles Buschs legendary theatre company and co-starred with Mr. Busch in many productions, including The Divine Sister, The Lady in Question and Red Scareof Sunset. She and Mr. Busch were among the first recipients of Lifetime Achievement Awards by The Off Broadway Theatre Alliance. She also co-starred with Mr. Busch in the independent film The Sixth Reel. In 2015, she was awarded a Special Guest Star Award from NYCWEBFEST for her work on The Mentors, a web series episode she co-wrote with Lewis Black. In addition, she can be seen in the independent films, Simchas and Sorrows, Intermedium and the recently released, Chosen Family by Heather Graham. Television credits include guest roles on The Good Fight, Divorce and Almost Family along with a recurring role as Sharon on Gossip Girl. She is most known on television, however as the lovable socialite, Bitsy Von Muffling on Sex and The City and And Just Like That. Miss Halstons web series, Virtual Halston along with Jim Caruso and Ruby Locknar, became a pandemic hit with 41 episodes. It can be viewed on YouTube. Her one-woman performances atthe legendary club Birdland are SRO engagements for which she has received a number of comedy awards.