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Photo Coverage: Betty Buckley Performs on Seth Rudetsky's SIRIUS XM Show

By: Feb. 03, 2010
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Betty Buckley (Tony Award winner - Cats, Triumph of Love, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1776, Pippin, and more) and theatre personality Julie James (DJ on SIRIUS XM Radio) joined Seth Rudetsky this afternoon for a special addition of Rudetsky's SIRIUS XM Live on Broadway radio broadcast featuring a live musical performances by Buckley.

This edition of SIRIUS XM Live on Broadway will be broadcast on SIRIUS XM on Friday, February 12 at 7:00 pm ET, with an encore broadcast to air on Sunday, February 13, at 11 pm ET; Tuesday, February 16, at 7 am ET; Wednesday, February 17, at 12 noon ET; and on OutQ channel 109 Saturdays at 10:00 am ET.

The Tony award winner has thrilled audiences for years with acclaimed performances in such Broadway shows as Sunset Boulevard, Cats, The Mystery of Edwin Drood and 1776. Recently her highly praised starring role in the M. Night Shyamalan feature film The Happening, joins her other memorable film performances that include Tender Mercies, Frantic, and Carrie. She also has an extensive concert career, and recently received rave reviews for Broadway by Request at New York City's prestigious Feinstein's at Loew's Regency nightclub. In 2009, Buckley was honored with the Texas Medal of Arts Award for Theater and was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in 2007.

Buckley has been a teacher for 37 years and has taught numerous singers, actors and professionals including investment bankers, athletic coaches and persons who want to perfect their ability to effectively communicate in their work and in relationships. The class also welcomes auditors who participate in all aspects of the class except the individual singing coached by Buckley. She is also an Emmy-nominated television (Eight Is Enough, Law and Order:SVU and HBO's Oz) and film star (Tender Mercies, Carrie, Frantic, Another Woman and The Happening).

The Actor-Singer works regularly in concert with her ensemble of musicians. Her solo CD, Stars and the Moon: Betty Buckley Live at the Donmar Warehouse, received a Grammy nomination. In 2007, she released a new CD Betty Buckley 1967, which hit the Billboard charts. Her newest recording Quintessence, with long-time collaborator Kenny Werner and her quintet was released by Playbill and Sony BMG Broadway Masterworks in Spring 2008.

Currently, Buckley can be seen on stage at Feinstein's at Lowe's Regency throughout February in a series of concerts at. Performances began February 2nd and run through the 27th. Performances at Feinstein's and take place Monday through Thursday at 8:30pm and Friday and Saturday at 8:00pm and 10:30pm. Tickets for the concert may be purchased online or by calling the Feinstein's at Loews Regency box office at 212-339-4095. For more information, visit www.feinsteinsattheregency.com.

SIRIUS XM's On Broadway channel broadcasts musical entertainment from Broadway's past & present featuring Broadway's greatest shows, its most memorable songs and biggest stars. Listeners will hear Julie Andrews, Barbra Streisand, Ethel Merman, Jerry Orbach, Angela Lansbury, Carol Channing, Chita Rivera, Gwen Verdon, Joel Grey and Patti LuPone among many others.Broadway fans are invited to SIRIUS XM Live on Broadway with host Seth Rudetsky at the Broadway Concierge & Ticket Center each Wednesday at 12 noon ET to watch live interviews and performances with their favorite Broadway stars. Autograph signings and photos will follow interviews and performances. The Broadway Concierge & Ticket Center is located inside the Times Square Information Center at 1560 Broadway between 46th & 47th streets. SIRIUS XM Live on Broadway is open to the public.

SIRIUS XM listeners can hear SIRIUS XM Live on Broadway each week on SIRIUS channel 77 and XM channel 75 Fridays at 7:00 pm ET, with an encore broadcast to air on Sundays at 11 pm ET, Tuesdays at 7 am ET and Wednesday at 12 noon ET.

For more information on SIRIUS XM Radio, please visit www.sirius.com or www.xmradio.com.

Photo Credit: Monica Simoes




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