Programming Set for This Week's Bway's Best 77
By: BWW News Desk
Sirius Satellite Radio has lined up nonstop Broadway programming for the week of July 25th on its Broadway's Best 77 station, which is "coast-to-coast and commerical-free."
On Wednesday, July 27th, Broadway Baby Jason Drew will dedicate his show to "Broadway Open House: The Official Theatre Tour" from 1 PM to 2 PM. On Friday, July 29th, "Maureen McGovern, fresh from Little Women, brings her Stradivarius voice and seemingly limitless
range to Seth Rudetsky's Studio A Cabaret at 9 PM and midnight ET." The show will be rebroadcast on Sunday, July 31st at 10 PM ET. Rodgers Rules: The Music Of Richard Rodgers will be heard on Sunday, July 31st; the show is traditionally played on Sundays 10 AM-4 PM ET. "Class is in session as Doctor Michael Bourne takes you on a six hour
crash course on the music, life and times of Richard Rodgers. He knows
everything, and now, so can you!," states a press release.On weekdays, "Broadway's Best On-Air Hosts" broadcast "the greatest showtunes and film soundtracks from yesterday and today." From 7 AM to 1 PM, Christine Pedi ("The Woman of a Thousand Voices" best known from Forbidden Broadway) is featured before Jason Drew, the Broadway Baby, from 1 PM to 5 PM. Theatre historian and journalist Bourne has air time from 5 PM to 7 PM, and Seth Rudetsky, "the Ahmaazing One" is the host with the most from 7 PM to 1 AM.
On Saturdays from 10 AM to 4 PM, Dueling Divas Pedi and Rudetsky "team up for six hours of
Broadway chatter, unvarnished opinion, celebrity guests and your phone
calls (1-877-33-SIRIUS)". Saturday Sondheim is held on Saturdays from 4 PM to 6 PM ET,
and is "a master class in the work of Broadways greatest living composer;
Stephen Sondheim, and postgraduate study of the best of Broadway hosted
by Bourne.""Sirius delivers more than 120 channels of the best commercial-free
music, compelling talk shows, news and information, and the most
exciting sports programming to listeners across the country in digital
quality sound. Sirius offers 65 channels of 100% commercial-free
music, and features over 55 channels of sports, news, talk,
entertainment, traffic and weather for a monthly subscription fee of
only $12.95. Sirius also broadcasts live play-by-play games of the
NFL, NBA and NHL, and is the Official Satellite Radio partner of the
NFL."
Additional information is available at www.sirius.com/broadwaysbest
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