Danny and Sylvia and Jerry Herman Tribute on Playbill Radio Aug. 4-10

By David Gewirtzman
July 31, 2009

In addition to round-the-clock show tunes, Playbill Radio offers the following special programming.

The schedule for the week of Aug. 4-10 follows.

Center Stage
August 4: Guests this week are Brian Childers and Kimberly Faye Greenberg, who play the husband and wife team of comedian Danny Kaye and writer Sylvia Fine in the biographical new Off-Broadway play, Danny and Sylvia. Kaye, of course was the star of Broadway’s Two by Two, Lady in the Dark and other shows, and went on to Hollywood fame in "Hans Christian Andersen," "Merry Andrew" and "White Christmas." Few realize that nearly all Kaye’s specialty material was written by his wife, who exercised extraordinary control over her husband’s career. Host Robert Viagas will draw out the story on Center Stage.

Each week's new "Center Stage" show debuts at 7 PM ET Tuesday, with repeats scheduled for (all times ET) 2 AM Wednesday, August 5; 11 PM Wednesday, August 5; 2 PM Thursday, August 6; 11 AM Saturday, August 8; 4 PM Sunday, August 9.

Edited versions of the "Center Stage" programs are available as podcasts, including:
Burn the Floor
"The Sound of Broadway Music" writer Steven Suskin
The Tin Pan Alley Rag stars Michael Boatman and Michael Therriault

Composer Spotlight
August 6: Part two of our tour through the career of Jerry Herman, composer of Hello, Dolly!, Mame and his later work, Mack & Mabel, Grand Tour and La Cage aux Folles.

Each week's "Composer Spotlight" debuts at 7 PM (ET) Thursday, with repeats scheduled for: (all times are ET) 2 AM Friday, August 7; 11 PM Friday, August 7; 10 PM Sunday, August 9; 2 PM Monday, August 10.

This weekend's programming features Burn the Floor at 11 AM Saturday, August 1 and 4 PM Sunday, August 2; and part one of a salute to Jerry Herman at 8 PM Sunday, August 2 and 2 PM Monday, August 3.