on the air
Footlight Parade & On The Aisle
Click to jump to
sounds of the american musical
Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade: Sounds of the American Musical is a celebration of classic Broadway and Hollywood musicals from the early 20th century to current hits, including works from Gershwin, Berlin and Rodgers & Hammerstein to Jason Robert Brown and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The popular show has been syndicated on public stations since 1998 (and on SiriusXM since 2010), and producer-host Bill Rudman brings with him a national reputation as an authority on musical theater.
Most of the episodes are grounded in general interest themes such as “All I Want,” “Weather Report” and “Good Advice,” but Rudman also interviews such acclaimed artists as lyricist Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof and She Loves Me), composer John Kander (Cabaret and Chicago) and singers Mandy Patinkin and the late Barbara Cook. The program is lively and fast-paced, and though the commentary is engaging, it’s the recordings that take center stage.
for satellite listeners: 'On the Aisle'
Since 2008, On the Aisle has given you the best seat in the house for an hour of songs you love from the musicals you can’t forget, linked by Bill Rudman’s engaging and insightful Broadway commentary. SiriusXM Satellite Radio broadcasts On the Aisle twice each week on the “On Broadway” channel 77 for all SiriusXM satellite radio subscribers. Catch a new program every Saturday at 3 p.m. Eastern, with an encore presentation on Tuesday at 9 p.m. Eastern.
Visit the “On Broadway” channel at SiriusXM Satellite Radio.
Recent Broadcasts
October 6, 2025
Loveable Losers
Fifteen of them in all from Broadway and Off. Naturally Charlie Brown and Charity Hope Valentine are on the list along with Chuck Baxter and Agnes Gooch -- but as usual we're going to toss in some surprises going all the way back to 1906
September 29, 2025
Lullabies of Broadway
Cradlesongs for people of all ages written by everybody from Irving Berlin to Stephen Sondheim. Some are tender, some are jazzy -- in other words, from "Distant Melody" to "Hit the Road to Dreamland."
September 22, 2025
And Then I Wrote...
There's nothing like hearing songwriters perform their own material, and in this very special hour we run the gamut from Jerome Kern and Irving Berlin to Frank Loesser and Stephen Sondheim.
Broadcasting Partners
Footlight Parade is broadcast on more than 100 public and community radio stations, primarily in the United States, but also in Canada, Indonesia, and throughout the world online. Best yet, our musical theater radio broadcast is provided to stations free of charge. You can support Footlight Parade’s production and distribution by becoming a TMTP Member.