PEG – Broadcast on 23rd April 2024

By: Rmorrisson

Musical Theatre Melodies broadcast on Tuesday, 23rd April will feature a 40th anniversary tribute to the David Heneker musical Peg (based on the play Peg O’ My Heart by J. Hartley Manners) from the 1984 original Broadway cast recording starring Sian Phillips, Ann Morrison, Patricia Michael, Edward Duke, Martin Smith, David McAlister, Liza Sadovy, Kim Smith, Julia Sutton and John Hewer.

This will be preceded by an introduction by the British Musical Theatre historian, archivist and author – Rex Bunnett.

The program will conclude with song selections from the musicals of David Heneker.

The broadcast will go “to air” between 9 – 11 p.m. EST local Melbourne time; (= 12 noon – 2 p.m. BST in Britain; and in the US at 7 a.m. – 9 a.m. EDT in New York = 4 a.m. – 6 a.m. PDT Los Angeles time.)

N.B. Melbourne has reverted to Eastern Standard Time, while the U.S. and Britain have adopted Daylight Saving time, hence the later starting times there.

For those listening in via the Internet on 96.5 Inner FM’s website the webpage link for the Inner FM Web Radio player is http://right-click.com.au/rcPlayer2/index.php?c=innerfm or go to the Inner FM homepage at www.innerfm.org.au and click on the link labelled “Listen Live” on the top right-hand menu bar.

For those who are unable to tune in “live”, podcasts will be available to listen to posted on the webpage at https://innerfm.org.au//shows/musical-theatre-melodies/ and https://omny.fm/shows/musicaltheatremelodies within 15 minutes after the conclusion of each broadcast.  (The podcast of the program has recently been ranked amongst the Top 10 Australian Theatre Podcasts by Feedspot at https://podcasts.feedspot.com/australian_theatre_podcasts ).