Live Broadway, USA," a syndicated one-hour television special about the 1997 98 New York theatre season, will be televised in Los Angeles at 3 PM Friday, June 5 on CBS. Air dates will continue up until the June 7 Tony Award ceremony. Below is a listing of all remaining broadcast times : Los Angeles: June 5, 3 PM, CBS
Washington, D.C.: June 7, noon, CBS
Atlanta: June 7, noon, CBS
Pittsburgh: June 5, 9 PM, UPN
Greenville: June 6, 7 PM, CBS
The League of American Theatres and Producers, which helped create the program, said that the show had been picked up by stations accessible to 70 percent of the country's homes.
The program is hosted by Faith Daniels, a former correspondent for "CBS Morning News" and "48 Hours." In the show, The Sound of Music's Rebecca Luker will conduct a backstage tour of the Martin Beck Theatre; Jasmine Guy, the current star of the touring production of Chicago will speak from Sacramento; Victor Garber of Art will converse about acting; and there will be displays of swordplay from The Scarlet Pimpernel and dancing from Forever Tango.
-- By Robert Simonson