Lemper, Forbidden Broadway, a Jason Robert Brown Tribute on Playbill Radio Sept. 30–Oct. 7

By Jil Simon
September 25, 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 Sept. 30–Oct. 7 follows.

Center Stage
Sept. 30: Special guest is cabaret singer Ute Lemper, who tells about her life in music and talks about her latest solo CD, "Ute Lemper: Between Today and Tomorrow," for which she wrote her own songs.

This week's "Center Stage" debuts at 7 PM ET Tuesday, with repeats scheduled for (all times ET) 2 AM Wednesday, Oct. 1; 11 PM Wednesday, Oct. 1; 2 PM Thursday, Oct. 2; 11 AM Saturday, Oct. 4; and 4 PM Sunday, Oct. 5.

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

Playbill Presents
Oct. 1: We go backstage at Forbidden Broadway with new star Christina Bianco.

This week's "Playbill Presents" debuts at 7 PM (ET) Wednesday, with repeats scheduled for (all times ET) 2 AM Thursday, Oct. 2; 11 PM Thursday, Oct. 2; 2 PM Friday Oct. 3; 4 PM Saturday, Oct. 4; and 11 AM Sunday, Oct. 5.

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

Composer Spotlight
Oct. 2: A tour through the career of Broadway songwriter Jason Robert Brown, whose musicals include Parade, The Last Five Years and his latest, opening this month, 13.

Each week's "Composer Spotlight" show debuts at 7 PM (ET) Thursday, with repeats scheduled for (all times ET) 2 AM Friday, Oct. 3; 11 PM Friday, Oct. 3; 8 PM Sunday, Oct. 5; and 2 PM Monday, Oct. 6.

"Theater Talk" on Playbill Radio
Oct. 4: Charles Strouse, legendary composer of Annie and Bye Bye Birdie is interviewed at the piano and performs a number of his hits (Part I).

Each week's "Theater Talk" show debuts at 7 PM (ET) Saturday, with repeats scheduled for (all times ET) 11 PM Monday, Oct. 6; and 2 PM Tuesday, Oct. 7.

This weekend's programming features Tom Schumacher at 2 PM Saturday, Sept. 27; Michael John LaChiusa at 11 AM Saturday, Sept. 27 and 4 PM Sunday, Sept. 28; Raul Esparza at 4 PM Saturday, Sept. 27 and 11 AM Sunday, Sept. 28; a Jerome Kern Tribute at 8 PM Sunday, Sept. 28 and 2 PM Monday, Sept. 29; and "Theater Talk" at 7 PM Saturday, Sept. 27, 11 PM Monday, Sept. 29 and 2 PM Tuesday, Sept. 30.