The Rehearsal Club is safe haven for new generation of women pursuing show business

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The Rehearsal Club in Midtown first opened more than a century ago as a safe place for women to live while pursuing their dreams of making it in show business.

Since then, it's served as a launching pad for the likes of Carol Burnett, Kim Cattrall, Diane Keaton, and others who later became stars.Carol Burnett recalled her rent was $18 a week including food!And while the price may have gone up since then, The Rehearsal Club is still such a bargain there is a long waiting list to get in, and anyone who applies-has to audition."It's been a starting point," current resident Torinae Norman said.

Kelsey Lepesko and Torinae Norman are part of a group of women who share a floor of a building on the east side where the apartments bear the names of famous former residents. But The Rehearsal Club was revived in the 21st century thanks to the efforts of those who once lived there.

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