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News Jerry Herman Sings on 'Radio Playbill' Nov. 4-9 "Radio Playbill’s"guest for the week of Nov. 4-9 is one of the great songwriters of Broadway history, Jerry Herman, composer of Hello, Dolly!, Mame and La Cage aux Folles, all of which are being planned for Broadway revivals. Staying with that theme, Album of the Week is the original cast CD of Parade – not the recent Broadway musical, but the 1960 Off-Broadway revue that launched Herman’s career. The album’s been out of print for decades, but was just released on CD.

"Radio Playbill’s"guest for the week of Nov. 4-9 is one of the great songwriters of Broadway history, Jerry Herman, composer of Hello, Dolly!, Mame and La Cage aux Folles, all of which are being planned for Broadway revivals. Staying with that theme, Album of the Week is the original cast CD of Parade – not the recent Broadway musical, but the 1960 Off-Broadway revue that launched Herman’s career. The album’s been out of print for decades, but was just released on CD.

"Radio Playbill," a weekly news and entertainment magazine show of theatrical interviews, features and music, is broadcast 12 times weekly on Sirius Satellite Radio's A&E Channel, 154. This link now takes you directly to the page that lets you listen to the show. Click the "listen now" icon at the appropriate time:

The 30-minute weekly show debuts each Monday, with rebroadcasts throughout the following week. Here is the schedule (all times are Eastern Time): Monday 5 AM. Tuesday midnight, 11 AM, 6 PM. Thursday 1 AM, 6 AM, 1 PM and 11 PM. Saturday 5 AM, 11 AM, 5 PM and 11 PM.

All the excitement and glamour of the American theatre scene comes across in this, 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.

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 67. 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."

From its three satellites orbiting over the U.S., Sirius broadcasts 100 channels of digital quality radio throughout the continental United States for a monthly subscription fee of $12.95. Click on Sirius.com to listen to Sirius live, or to find a Sirius retailer in your area.

Sirius delivers 60 original channels of commercial-free music in virtually every genre, and 40 sports, news and entertainment channels. DaimlerChrysler has announced plans to offer Sirius radios in 17 models of Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles beginning this fall. BMW has announced plans to offer Sirius radios as an accessory in its most popular models through BMW Centers across the country, including select BMW 3 Series, 5 Series and X5 vehicles. Nissan is offering Sirius radios as an option this fall on six Infiniti and Nissan 2003 models, and future Audi and Volkswagen models will also offer Sirius. Sirius also has agreements to install AM/FM/SAT radios in Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, Volvo and Mazda vehicles. Kenwood, Clarion, Audiovox, and Jensen satellite receivers, including models that can adapt any car stereo to receive Sirius, are available at retailers such as Circuit City, Best Buy, Sears, Good Guys, Tweeter, Ultimate Electronics and Crutchfield.

—Robert Viagas

 
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