Jimmy Buffett News

SIRIUS XM Radio's On Broadway channel will feature extensive Tony Awards programming now through the 63rd annual ceremony on Sunday, June 7. Listeners will hear a special live Tony Awards broadcast hosted by SIRIUS XM hosts Seth Rudetsky and Julie James. In addition to play-by-play commentary and music from the award-winning shows, the special will include exclusive comments from Sir Elton John, composer of the music of Billy Elliot The Musical, which received fifteen nominations, in addition to the premiere of a performance of ?Electricity? by Sir Elton John himself.

KeyArena at Seattle Center reached a remarkable milestone this month when the 15th million visitor walked through its doors. The occasion marks a time of change at KeyArena, with new partnerships, sports affiliations, events and activities coming on board.

LYNDA CARTER, best known for her starring role as TV's Wonder Woman and Tony Award-nominee and star of Disney's Johnny and the Sprites JOHN TARTAGLIA (Shrek the Musical, Avenue Q); Visited SIRIUS XM Radio's SETH RUDETSKY on Wednesday, March 11th at The Broadway Concierge & Ticket Center in The Times Square Information Center, 7th Avenue btw 46th & 47th. BroadwayWorld.com dropped in to watch and capture all the 'Seth-fueled' fun!

Renowned for his lightning-fast fingers and revolutionary playing techniques, ukulele phenomenon Jake Shimabukuro promises to amaze his audience when he takes the stage at the Ordway's Main Hall on Tuesday, March 10 at 7:30pm. The performance caps off the 2008-09 planet Ordway? Target? World Music and Dance Season. Regarded as one of the world's leading ukulele players, Shimabukuro defies the notion that the ukulele is only capable of playing traditional Hawaiian music.

SIRIUS XM Radio announced today that Liza Minnelli will guest host Playing Favorites on Siriusly Sinatra, the SIRIUS XM channel that plays music by Frank Sinatra and the greatest singers of all time. Playing Favorites featuring Liza Minnelli will be broadcast on SIRIUS channel 75 and XM channel 73 on Monday, February 9 at 6 pm ET.

SIRIUS XM Radio announced today that Liza Minnelli will guest host Playing Favorites on Siriusly Sinatra, the SIRIUS XM channel that plays music by Frank Sinatra and the greatest singers of all time. Playing Favorites featuring Liza Minnelli will be broadcast on SIRIUS channel 75 and XM channel 73 on Monday, February 9 at 6 pm ET.

Seth Rudetsky will interview Raul Esparza from Speed-the-Plow and Gina Kreiezmar from Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab for a SIRIUS XM broadcast featuring live musical performances and interviews on Wednesday, December 17th at 12pm.

Metropolitan Opera on SIRIUS Satellite Radio channel 78 launches its regular live broadcasts of the company's 2008-09 season with the Opening Night Gala starring Renée Fleming, which airs on Monday, September 22, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. The third season of Met Opera Radio on SIRIUS features four live broadcasts weekly as the Met celebrates its 125th anniversary with six new productions, including the company premiere of John Adams's Doctor Atomic, 18 revivals, and the season grand finale of Wagner's epic Ring cycle, conducted by Music Director James Levine.

Past and present cast members of the Tony Award®-winning musical Rent, including Idina Menzel, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Tracie Thoms, Eden Espinosa, Adam Pascal and Gwen Stewart, will appear on SIRIUS' Broadway's Best channel for a week-long celebration of the show's final week on Broadway.

Past and present cast members of the Tony Award®-winning musical Rent, including Idina Menzel, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Tracie Thoms, Eden Espinosa, Adam Pascal and Gwen Stewart, will appear on SIRIUS' Broadway's Best channel for a week-long celebration of the show's final week on Broadway.

Lin-Manuel Miranda will visit the SIRIUS' Rumbon channel to talk about his hit Tony Award winning show, In The Heights, and discuss his inspiration for his Broadway debut.