Kerry Butler, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and La Chiusa Salute Featured on Playbill Radio

By Jil Simon
February 10, 2008

In addition to round-the-clock show tunes and Broadway news at the top of each hour, Playbill Radio offers the following special programming.

The schedule for the week of Feb. 12-18 follows.

Center Stage
Feb. 12: Special guest is Kerry Butler, who plays a Greek goddess in the unlikely Broadway musical hit, Xanadu. She reveals how she grew from child actress to Broadway star to roller-skating Olympian deity.

Each week's new "Center Stage" show debuts at 7 PM ET Tuesday, with repeats scheduled for (all times ET) 2 AM Wednesday, Feb. 13; 11 PM Wednesday, Feb. 13; 2 PM Thursday, Feb. 14; 11 AM Saturday, Feb. 16; and 4 PM Sunday, Feb. 17.

Edited versions of the "Center Stage" programs are available as podcasts.

Playbill Presents
Feb. 13: James Earl Jones will be bellowing "Mendacity!" in the new Broadway revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, leading an all-African-American cast that includes Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose and Terrence Howard. Playbill Radio visits the cast in the rehearsal studio to learn what the actors plan to bring to the Tennessee Williams classic.

Each week's "Playbill Presents" show debuts at 7 PM (ET) Wednesday, with repeats scheduled for (all times ET) 2 AM Thursday, Feb. 14; 11 PM Thursday, Feb. 14; 2 PM Friday, Feb. 15; 4 PM Saturday, Feb. 16; and 11 AM Sunday, Feb. 17.

Edited versions of the "Playbill Presents" programs are available as podcasts.

Composer Spotlight
Feb. 14: Playbill Radio takes listeners on a tour through the career of Michael John LaChiusa, innovative composer of Hello Again, The Wild Party and First Lady Suite.

Each week's "Composer Spotlight" show debuts at 7 PM (ET) Thursday, with repeats scheduled for (all times ET) 2 AM Friday, Feb. 15; 11 PM Friday, Feb. 15; 10 PM Sunday, Feb. 17; and 2 PM Monday, Feb. 18.