Broadway to Main Street
526 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 94 ratingsHosted by Laurence Maslon, BROADWAY TO MAIN STREET is a weekly radio program devoted to the greatest songs of the American Musical Theater. Originating from WPPB 88.3FM on Long Island's East End, each weekly episode
celebrates the shows, stars, songwriters, and cultural phenomena that makes Broadway a legendary place. Music taken from classic original cast albums, film, cabaret, rare recordings, and unique interpretations, with commentary, guest appearances, and news from Broadway.
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Episodes
Broadway International
April 22, 2024 10:38 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBWe travel the world for great international performers singing show tunes--Maurice Chevalier, Jacques Brel, Astrud Gilberto--and rare international cast albums, like Mi Bella Dama.
More of Loesser
April 14, 2024 21:01 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBBroadway's troubadour of the 1950s, Frank Loesser was a master of melody. Some of the greatest pop and jazz performers--Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Evans, Bobby Darin, Eliane Elias--roll the dice with Loesser's tune.
Sarah Vaughan at 100
April 07, 2024 23:00 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBOne of the greatest singers of the 20th Century, Sarah Vaughan gets her centennial moment in the show tune spotlight. Songs from Babes in Arms, West Side Story, Golden Boy, South Pacific and more.
Fools Rush In
March 31, 2024 20:29 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBThis week's episode is all about quantum physics and the American musical--just fooling! We celebrate the fools and the foolhardy with performances from Phil Silvers, Carol Burnett, Ed Wynn, Sutton Foster and many more.
The Pajama Game
March 24, 2024 20:16 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBIs the game we're in, celebrating the musical's 70th anniversary this spring. All the classic Adler/Ross songs in renditions by Doris Day, Harry Connick Jr., Rosemary Clooney, and more.
Steve Lawrence
March 17, 2024 20:20 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBOur tribute to a Broadway star and one of the very best singers of the Broadway songbook. Musical numbers, of course, from What Makes Sammy Run? and Golden Rainbow, and songs from She Loves Me, Golden Boy, High Spirits, and more.
Oscar Bait
March 10, 2024 20:15 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBOSCAR BAIT We're hopelessly devoted to the Academy Awards. This episode, we look at the songs written expressly for film adaptations of Broadway shows. Sinatra, Madonna, Streisand, Minnelli, and many more.
Lionel Bart
March 03, 2024 21:21 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBA tribute to the indomitable creator of Oliver!, From Russia With Love, and so many more--songs performed by Shirley Bassey, Judy Garland, Bernadette Peters and many others: whatever we got, we share!
Jukebox Jamboree, Part II
February 26, 2024 13:32 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBWe're turning back time to indulge in the jukebox musicals of the last 25 years: The Cher Show, Movin' Out, Jersey Boys, MJ the Musical and so much more.
Cole Porter in Hollywood
February 19, 2024 01:37 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBHighlights from the great songs in Porter's film musicals, rendered by a sensational company of greats: Bing Crosby, Barbra Streisand, Fred Astaire, Nancy Wilson, and more.
Chita Rivera Tribute
February 06, 2024 00:09 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBEverything is Rosie as we honor a Broadway legend with songs from all her major hits (and some off-beat notes as well).
Perfect Harmony
January 29, 2024 00:17 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBWe look at some of the most perfect harmonic moments from the Broadway canon; four-part wonders from Harmony, Sunday in the Park with George, The Music Man and more.
Among My Yesterdays
January 22, 2024 01:57 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBCelebrating the start of our 13th (!) lucky year on the air, I look at the eclectic compendium of the shows that made such a strong impression on me growing up: "It's a Bird . . .It's a Plane. . . .It's SUPERMAN!," Baker Street, Minnie's Boys, Golden Boy and more.
Maestro
January 07, 2024 23:32 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBTo frame the new biopic of Leonard Bernstein (courtesy of Bradley Cooper), we look at all of the Maestro's Broadway music used in the film, plus additional performances by Comden and Green, Audra McDonald, Boris Karloff, Nell Carter and more.
Memories of You 2023
December 31, 2023 20:55 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBOur annual look at the musical theatre giants who left us in 2023: Fiddler on the Roof's Topol, Sheldon Harnick, and Joanna Merlin, as well as Tony Bennett, Harry Belafonte, Inga Swenson, and more.
The 2023 Holiday Show
December 25, 2023 03:13 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBWe're all alone with Christopher Fitzgerald--currently shouldering a heavy load in SPAMALOT--as we stir up a holiday punch bowls of Yuletide classics and songs from Waitress, Young Frankenstein, and many more.
Stocking Stuffers 2023
December 17, 2023 21:11 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBHere's a Santa's bag full of potential purchases for the show tune fan in your life (like you!). Selections from cast albums to Merrily We Roll Along, Harmony, Sweeney Todd, plus performances by Petula Clark, Julie Benko and more.
My Show is Barbra, Part Two
December 03, 2023 21:09 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBOur follow-up companion to Streisand's new memoir (hey, it's a long book..!). This features Babs from 1978 to the present day; songs by Sondheim, Lloyd Webber, Anthony Newley and more.
The Museum of Broadway
November 19, 2023 21:47 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBIt's hot up here! We're live at New York's Museum of Broadway with its co-founder Julie Boardman Join us on a journey through its myriad charms, underscored with music from The Phantom of the Opera, Six, Oklahoma!, and more.
My Show is Barbra, Part One
November 13, 2023 01:48 - 54 minutes - 25.1 MBWell, the book is out, so you might as well buy it, get a comfy chair, and listen along. Streisand's major work up through 1973, keyed to major moments in her new memoir--"A Sleeping Bee," "My Man, and many more.
When in Rome
November 05, 2023 20:54 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBHarold Rome, that is. In honor of the new revival of I Can Get It For You Wholesale, we've an all-star cast celebrating his work, including Tony Bennett, Eddie Fisher, the Andrews Sisters, Mel Tormé, and a gal named Barbra.
Monster Mash-Up
October 29, 2023 21:33 - 54 minutes - 25.1 MBGoood eeeevening! This is Count Larry Maslon from Blood-vay to Main Street. This week's Halloween special features numbers from Frozen, Next to Normal, Billy Elliot, and the London cast album of Young Frankenstein. Wooo-ooo!
Gods of the Theatre
October 22, 2023 20:58 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBSmile on us as we play ditties of the deities to tee up the concert version of The Frogs, produced by MasterVoices. Out of This World, Two by Two, Xanadu, Hadestown, and more.
The Perfect Blendship
October 15, 2023 19:56 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBFriendship--old friends, new friends, buddies, and pals. Inspired by the new Merrily We Roll Along revival, we support camaraderie in all its forms: singers include Judy Garland, Ethel Merman, James Monroe Inglehart, Bryce Pinkham, and more.
Black Musicals of the 1970s
October 09, 2023 03:04 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBThe joint is jumpin' as we look at an extraordinary era of achievement on the Broadway stage: shows like Purlie, Raisin, Ain't Misbehavin' and the talents of Melba Moore, Andre De Shields, Debbie Allen, Gregory Hines, and more.
Sweeney Todd
October 02, 2023 12:20 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBWe look at Sweeney's latest resurrection via the newly released cast album, plus exceptional performances from the past including Angela Lansbury, Bryn Terfel, Audra McDonald and more; it's too good at least.
14 Songs in Search of a Cast Album
September 24, 2023 20:22 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBWonderful songs from shows that never got an original cast album, performed by Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Lena Horne, Bing Crosby, Robert Goulet and more.
Movie Musicals on the Main Stem
September 17, 2023 19:58 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBA zippy overview of original film musicals that transformed on Broadway: movie and stage versions of Gigi, 42nd Street, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, and more.
Coming Back Like a Song
September 10, 2023 20:06 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBThe sweetest sounds on Broadway are songs about, well, songs--and how the stage is alive with the sound of music. Performers include Barbra Streisand, Lea Michele, John Travolta, Keith Michell and much more.
Inga Swenson Tribute
August 28, 2023 20:13 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBCome with us and we'll make music--honoring the beloved leading lady Inga Swenson who recently left us. All the highlights from 110 in the Shade, Baker Street, and many more rare recordings.
Film Composers International
August 21, 2023 01:25 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MBOur annual salute to great film composers flies around the world in the '60s and '70s: Mancini, Rota, Morricone, John Addison, and John Williams abetted by Streisand, Céline Dion, Shirley Bassey, Julie Andrews and more.
Still Other Voices, Other Stages
August 06, 2023 23:05 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBStill more unsung champions of the Broadway songbook--if you don't know them, you should: Veronica Swift, Wesla Whitfield, Joe Mooney, Toni Tenniille, and more--even a little Johnny Mathis.
Kristin Chenoweth
July 30, 2023 22:29 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MBIt's good to hear her, isn't it? We're devoting an entire episode to Kristin Chenoweth--who joins us in the virtual studio! Songs from Wicked, On the 20th Century, Schmigadoon and more.
Tony Bennett
July 23, 2023 23:01 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBOnce upon a time, there was a giant of the American popular songbook. We put together a special tribute to Tony Bennett and his incomparable repertoire of Broadway songs.
George and Oscar
July 16, 2023 21:31 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBGeorge Gershwin and Oscar Levant composed one of popular music's most idiosyncratic relationships, as seen in the new play, "Good Night Oscar." That show's Gershwin, John Zdrojeski, joins us for an hour of music by them both, including Levant's immortal recording of "Rhapsody in Blue."
Sheldon Harnick Tribute
July 02, 2023 22:59 - 53 minutes - 24.6 MBA tribute to a giant of the musical theater with a human heart; a rebroadcast of our 2013 in-studio interview with Sheldon. Songs from The Rothschilds, Fiddler on the Roof, She Loves Me, Fiorello!, and more.
Brian Stokes Mitchell 2023
June 27, 2023 16:04 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBAs a run-up to his June 30th concert at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, we have an new interview with the greatest leading man of his generation, with a deep survey of his career: Ragtime, Man of La Mancha, Kiss Me Kate and more.
Happy Father's Day
June 19, 2023 12:19 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBGreat dads from the American musical, struggling for a living, feeding their families, sharing their happiness and tears. Songs from Fiddler on the Roof, Carousel, Falsettos, and more.
The 2023 Tony Awards
June 11, 2023 20:06 - 54 minutes - 25 MBStart spreading the news--the Tony season is in full swing and we are swinging with our annual preview, playing songs from all five nominees: New York New York, Shucked, Kimberly Akimbo, Some Like It Hot, and & Juliet. It's your best seat in the house.
The 1973 Tony Awards
June 04, 2023 20:25 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBThere was a lot of magic to do 50 years ago as Pippin faced off against A Little Night Music. Join us--as we look at all the nominees and winners, including Ben Vereen, Debbie Reynolds, Robert Morse, and more.
I'll Drink to That!
May 28, 2023 21:54 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBGet the ice out and raise a toast to celebrate a new book by your host, Laurence Maslon--"I'll Drink to That! Broadway Cocktails"--with intoxicating songs from Company, Les Miserables, High Society, Gigi and more.
Marilyn Monroe
May 22, 2023 01:41 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBThe mercury is up to 93 this week as author Richard Barrios joins us to discuss his new book, the musical talents of Marilyn, and her legacy. Songs from her films as well as various musical projects she inspired.
Pop Camelot
May 07, 2023 19:25 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBBroadway to Main Street is a most congenial spot as we look at a variety of pop recordings from Lerner and Loewe's score to Camelot; no Burton, no Andrews, no Goulet--but Mel Tormé, Aretha Franklin, André Previn, Johnny Mathis, and more.
Oliver!
May 01, 2023 12:01 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBConsider yourself well in, my dears, as we spend an hour with this enduring Lionel Bart classic. Performances from a multitude of cast albums, plus Shirley Bassey, Irene Kral, Alma Cogan and--well--MORE!
Gilbert and Sullivan
April 23, 2023 20:22 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBGive three cheers and one cheer more! David Garrison joins us for an episode celebrating G&S and the American musicals they inspired; performers include Garrison himself plus Linda Ronstadt, Groucho Marx, Sutton Foster, and more.
Jason Robert Brown
April 16, 2023 20:35 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBOne of our most impressive songwriters over the last twenty years gets his moment: songs from across his eclectic work performed by Ben Platt, Kelli O'Hara, Ariana Grande, Billy Crystal, Audra McDonald and more.
I've Heard That Song Before
April 02, 2023 22:16 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBThe subtle art of pastiche--great songwriters paying tribute to the music of the past--as heard in Hairspray, Parade, Kiss Me Kate, Fiorello!, and more.
Sassy Sizzles Broadway
March 26, 2023 22:22 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBOne of the greatest singers of the 20th Century, Sarah Vaughan gets her moment in the show tune spotlight. Songs from Babes in Arms, West Side Story, Golden Boy, South Pacific and more.
Forbidden Pedi
March 19, 2023 20:50 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBChristine Pedi is the woman of 1,000 voices, 2,000 jokes (stick around for the jokes) and countless anecdotes. She joins us in the studio to talk (and sing) about Elaine Stritch, Patti LuPone, Marilyn Michaels and more.
Broadway at the Oscars
March 12, 2023 20:14 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBAnd the envelope, please...Original Song winners from Broadway composers and adapted Broadway shows. Singers include Bernadette Peters, Tony Bennett, Elaine Paige, Idina Menzel and more.