The June 11-16 edition of "Radio Playbill" salutes 2002 Tony nominee Barbara Cook, who is bringing her one-woman concert show, Mostly Sondheim, back to Broadway this month. The original Marian the Librarian in The Music Man tells how her favorite Sondheim songs changed her life, and "Radio Playbill" plays these cuts from the Mostly Sondheim CD.
Also this week you'll samples from the forthcoming cast album of another Tony nominee, Harry Connick Jr.'s Thou Shalt Not, and Playbilll columnist and historian Louis Botto recalls flop shows that had some very famous titles.
"Radio Playbill," a weekly news and entertainment magazine show of theatrical interviews, features and music, is broadcast 12 times weekly on Sirius' A&E Channel, 154.
The 30-minute weekly show debuts each Tuesday, with airings at 5 AM, 11 AM, 5 PM and 11 PM (ET).
Rebroadcasts of the show will occur each Thursday at 1 AM, 7 AM, 1 PM and 10 PM and Saturday at 5 AM, 11 AM, 5 PM and 11 PM (ET). All the excitement and glamour of the American theatre scene comes across in this, the first radio project from the creators of Broadway's distinctive programs, and Playbill On-Line, the home of theatre on the internet. The program reflects Playbill's unique access and knowledge of the world of Broadway, broadcasting from Sirius' midtown Manhattan studios overlooking Times Square.
Upcoming shows include samples from the new cast albums of Into the Woods and Thoroughly Modern Millie, an in-studio concert by the cast of Our Sinatra, Playbill's special tribute to the career of Richard Rodgers, plus a comprehensive preview of songs from the upcoming new Broadway season.
And don't miss Playbill's theatre news headlines, being broadcast throughout the day, seven days a week on Sirius Radio's "Broadway's Best," channel 67.
Host for both the news and the magazine show is Robert Viagas, founding editor of Playbill On-Line and Theatre.com, and author of several books on theatre, including "On the Line: The Creation of A Chorus Line" and "The Amazing Story of The Fantasticks."
The signal can be heard coast to coast on the Sirius satellite radio system, currently available mainly in automobiles, and streamed through the company's website at www.siriusradio.com
Sirius is in the midst of a national rollout of its 100 commercial-free stations with full national coverage planned for July 1.
Call 1-888-539-SIRIUS (7474) to order full satellite service. Sirius receivers and antenna cost approximately $249. Listeners are charged a $12.95 monthly fee, similar to cable television, and receive a wide range of targeted music and talk channels, from country to classical. Sirius has a deal to install receivers in Ford, BMW and DaimlerChrysler cars, though the receivers can be installed in any car. Sirius-ready receivers can be purchased at national retail stores such as Circuit City and Best Buy, as well as local car and audio retailers.
