You’ll hear the whole story from the guys who made the deal -- and the CD -- on "Radio Playbill" the week of June 30-July 6. Tommy Krasker and Philip Chaffin of PS Classics Records relate their adventures in the studio with Antonio Banderas, Chita Rivera, Jane Krakowski and Maury Yeston, and play lots of music from the newly released CD.
"Radio Playbill," a weekly news and entertainment magazine show of theatrical interviews, features and music, is broadcast multiple times each week on Sirius Satellite Radio's A&E Channel, 137.
A new 30-minute show debuts each Monday, with rebroadcasts throughout the following two weeks. Here is the schedule (all times are Eastern): New show Monday June 30 at 1 PM, Wednesday July 2 at 6 PM, Friday July 4 at 5 AM, Saturday July 5 at 7 AM, and Sunday July 6 at 4:30 PM. Rebroadcasts continue following the ensuing week’s shows: Monday July 7 at 1:30 PM, Wednesday July 9 at 6:30 PM, Friday July 11 at 5:30 AM, Saturday July 12 at 7:30 AM.
All the excitement and glamour of the American theatre scene comes across in "Radio Playbill," 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.
Previous guests on "Radio Playbill" have included Brian Stokes Mitchell, Chita Rivera, Michael John LaChiusa, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jerry Herman, Barbara Cook, Michael Crawford, Jason Robert Brown, Lea Salonga, Cy Coleman, Stephen Flaherty, Sherie Rene Scott, Jeanine Tesori, Charles Strouse, Cherry Jones, Baz Luhrman, Seth Rudetsky, Maury Yeston, Gerard Alessandrini and many more. The program has offered the first (and sometimes only) chance to hear songs from Hairspray, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Urban Cowboy, Marty, Pamela’s First Musical, Dance of the Vampires and revivals of Into the Woods and Man of La Mancha, among many more shows. You can now listen to some of the best these with RealPlayer in the "Radio Playbill" archives on Playbill On-Line.
And don't miss Playbill's theatre news headlines, being broadcast throughout the day, seven days a week on Sirius Satellite Radio's "Broadway's Best," Channel 77. This link now takes you directly to the page that lets you listen to the music channel and the news. Click the "listen now" icon.
Host for both the news and the magazine show is Robert Viagas, founding editor of Playbill On-Line and Theatre.com, author of several books on theatre, including "On the Line: The Creation of A Chorus Line" and "The Amazing Story of The Fantasticks," and editor of Louis Botto’s updated book, "At This Theatre."
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