The schedule for the week of Dec. 15-23 follows.
The Magic of Disney on Broadway
Dec. 15: Meet Adam Fiorentino, the Australian actor who is dancing upside down on the proscenium of the New Amsterdam Theatre as the new Bert in Disney's Mary Poppins.
"The Magic of Disney on Broadway" debuts at 7 PM ET Monday, Dec. 15 with repeats scheduled for (all times ET) 3 PM Tuesday, Dec. 16; 10 PM Friday, Dec. 19; 2 PM Saturday, Dec. 20.
Center Stage
Dec. 16: Rodgers and Hammerstein's director of music, Bruce Pomahac, walks us through the CD of the new Broadway musical Irving Berlin's White Christmas and tells what it took to bring the classic film musical to the stage.
This week's "Center Stage" debuts at 7 PM ET Tuesday, with repeats scheduled for (all times ET) 2 AM Wednesday, Dec. 17; 11 PM Wednesday, Dec. 17; 2 PM Thursday, Dec. 18; 11 AM Saturday, Dec. 20; and 4 PM Sunday, Dec. 21. Edited versions of the "Center Stage" programs are available as podcasts.
Playbill Presents
Dec. 17: Playbill Radio talks to Meryl Streep, John Patrick Shanley and others involved in the movie version of Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner Doubt.
This week's "Playbill Presents" debuts at 7 PM (ET) Wednesday, with repeats scheduled for (all times ET) 2 AM Thursday, Dec. 18; 11 PM Thursday, Dec. 18; 2 PM Friday Dec. 19; 4 PM Saturday, Dec. 20; and 11 AM Sunday, Dec. 21.
Edited versions of the "Playbill Presents" programs are available as podcasts.
Composer Spotlight
Dec. 18: As a special holiday treat, listen to how more than a dozen Broadway composers worked Christmas songs into their musicals.
Each week's "Composer Spotlight" show debuts at 7 PM (ET) Thursday, with repeats scheduled for (all times ET) 2 AM Friday, Dec. 19; 11 PM Friday, Dec. 19; 8 PM Sunday, Dec. 21; and 2 PM Monday, Dec. 22.
"Theater Talk" on Playbill Radio
Dec. 20: A tribute to late Shubert Organization Chairman Gerald Schoenfeld plus an interview with David Pittu and Peter Bartlett of the Off-Broadway musical What's That Smell?
Each week's "Theater Talk" show debuts at 7 PM (ET) Saturday, with repeats scheduled for (all times ET) 11 PM Monday, Dec. 22 and 2 PM Tuesday, Dec. 23.
WORLD PREMIERE: "Stephen Sondheim: The Story So Far"
Dec. 21, 7 PM ET: An intimate look at the creation of Sunday in the Park with George, featuring interviews with cast, creatives, and Stephen Sondheim himself.
Playbill Radio's exclusive debut of podcasts from a special series created by Sony BMG to celebrate the newly released four-CD box set, "Stephen Sondheim: The Story So Far."
This weekend's programming features "Carols For a Cure" at 11 AM Saturday, Dec. 13 and 4 PM Sunday, Dec. 14; White Christmas at 4 PM Saturday, Dec. 13 and 11 AM Sunday, Dec. 14; a Jule Styne Tribute at 8 PM Sunday, Dec. 14 and 2 PM Monday, Dec. 15; "Theater Talk" at 7 PM Saturday, Dec. 13, 11 PM Monday, Dec. 15 and 2 PM Tuesday, Dec. 16; and "Stephen Sondheim: The Story So Far" at 7 PM Sunday, Dec. 14.
