Broadway to Main Street
526 episodes - English - Latest episode: 20 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
West Side Stories
December 26, 2021 21:23 - 54 minutes - 25 MBFor your holiday delectation, I'm joined by West Side Story expert, author Richard Barrios, to examine the 1957 Broadway version, the 1961 film, and the vibrant new Spielberg movie.
The 2021 Holiday Show
December 19, 2021 21:18 - 55 minutes - 25.2 MBOur holiday angel this year is the Queen of Broadway, Judy Kaye. Judy shares some of her favorite songs of the season--sung by Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and others--and we get a cornucopia of her own performances with material by Sondheim, Coleman, Blitzstein, and Bernstein.
Stocking Stuffers
December 12, 2021 21:43 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBA sampling of the most exciting new Broadway-esque music releases for the holiday season. Performers include Kristen Chenoweth, Sierra Boggess, Ansel Elgort, and others with songs by Sondheim, Bacharach, Lloyd Webber, Rodgers and more.
Sondheim (By My Side)
December 06, 2021 00:44 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBA very personal tribute to Stephen Sondheim, through decades of discovering his works and playing my (and his) favorites. Songs and renditions, well-known and obscure, from COMPANY, SWEENEY TODD, PACIFIC OVERTURES and more.
Sondheim's American Century (2021)
November 29, 2021 03:14 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBAs a tribute to the greatest songwriter of Broadway's last half-century, we remember Stephen Sondheim with an encore of this 2018 broadcast--a musical march through the 20th Century, from the maestro's point of view. A special new memorial broadcast will appear next week.
Kern and Hammerstein
November 22, 2021 00:17 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBOne of the most enduring partnerships in American music, with songs sung by Sarah Vaughan, Frank Sinatra, Rebecca Luker, Nina Simone--and the lyricist himself!
Broadway on the March
November 14, 2021 21:27 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBOn Broadway, the people sing of progress, politics, and passion. Here are the great anthems for social change over the last century from Les Misérables, Hair, Ragtime, Caroline or Change, and more.
Leslie Bricusse
November 08, 2021 01:29 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBA celebration of the songwriting Candy Man behind Stop the World, Roar of the Greasepaint, Willy Wonka, Scrooge, and many more. Songs performed by Anthony Newley, Sammy Davis, Jr., Julie Andrews, along with other magical performers.
I Sing Dead People
October 31, 2021 20:18 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBOur annual Halloween special on "Blood-vay to Main Street" actually falls on Halloween this year--scary, kids!! Count Larry Maslon takes you on a tour of show tunes sung to characters in The Great Beyond--ghosts, ghouls, and zombies (sort of) from Carousel, Les Misèrables, The Lion King and more.
Kurt Weill's Hit Parade
October 24, 2021 20:47 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MBThe great composer conquered the pop charts in the 1940s and 50s. Here are tremendous songs that span the entire arc of his career, rendered by, among others, Tony Bennett, Doris Day, Sammy Davis Jr., and, of course, Bobby Darin.
Tin Pan Alley
October 17, 2021 21:18 - 55 minutes - 25.2 MBC'mon along as we present a repertoire of the most important Tin Pan Alley songs of the early 20th Century, rendered by Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles, Laurel and Hardy--and more!
Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano
October 10, 2021 23:06 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBA lovely day with the finest cabaret duo of our time, live in our virtual studio, selecting souvenirs of great Broadway songs from Hello, Dolly!, Li'l Abner, St. Louis Woman, Golden Boy and more.
City of Angels
October 03, 2021 20:13 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBFilm noir and film studios collide in this complex and comical Tony winner from 1989. We highlight Cy Coleman and David Zippel's score and all the cool jazz antecedents that inspired it.
Aretha Reigns on Broadway
September 27, 2021 02:02 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBThe Queen of Soul had an impressive Broadway songbook--Aretha Franklin lends her passion and skill to songs from "Porgy and Bess," "Funny Girl, "Camelot," "Les Miz" and more.
Film Composers Center Stage
September 19, 2021 22:17 - 54 minutes - 25 MBOur annual celebration of film composers is brought to a new level with our guest Steven C. Smith, who conducts us on a tour of great composers--Max Steiner, David Raksin, Bernard Herrmann, and more--and their work on film and on stage.
Nancy Walker
September 12, 2021 20:39 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBA quicker picker-upper to celebrate four decades of a true Broadway original. Songs from On The Town, Do Re Mi, plus rare recordings of Ms. Walker singing Sondheim, Kern, Gershwin and others.
Back on Broadway
September 05, 2021 23:04 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBIt’s still here. We welcome the return of live productions on Broadway with a bouquet of songs celebrating indomitability, change, and survival. Some of Broadway’s greatest—Merman, Streisand, Hudson, Bacall, Jolson, and more—clear the decks for a bright and rosy future.
The Maestro of the Cast Album
August 15, 2021 22:56 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBGoddard Lieberson produced some of the most admired and beloved Broadway cast albums of all time at Columbia Records: South Pacific, My Fair Lady, A Little Night Music, A Chorus Line and more. A toast to the highlights of his incredible achievements.
Camelot (2021)
August 10, 2021 15:34 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBTo honor Bay Street Theater's August concerts under the stars, we march through Lerner and Loewe's classic score with Richard Burton, Julie Andrews, Robert Goulet, plus Richard Harris, Mel Torme, Chris Connor and more.
Allegro
July 25, 2021 20:50 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBThe most unique of all of Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, discussed in exquisite detail with our special guest, Ted Chapin. Renditions by Tony Bennett, Audra McDonald, Coleman Hawkins, among others.
Summertime
July 18, 2021 20:06 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBAnd the living is...you know the rest. Great songs from the Broadway stage about the joys of the season, from Grease to The Most Happy Fella to Porgy and Bess to Mamma Mia!
Other Voices, Other Stages
July 12, 2021 19:39 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBUnsung champions of the Broadway songbook--if you don't know them, you should: Jackie and Roy, Lee Wiley, Buddy Clark, Felicia Sanders, Matt Monro, Cecile McLorin Salvant, and more.
Marc Blitzstein
June 27, 2021 20:34 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBA tribute to one of the American Musical Theatre's most ambitious songwriters. We're joined by Steven Blier, artistic director of the New York Festival of Song, plus amazing renditions of Blitzstein's work by Patti LuPone, Rosemary Clooney, Audra McDonald, Paul Robeson and more.
At The Show Tune Lounge
June 20, 2021 20:34 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBGrab a Mai Tai, put on your capri pants, and listen to some of the most lounge-worthy Broadway show tunes, sung by Steve and Eydie, Bobby Darin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Julie London, and more.
Dick Van Dyke
June 13, 2021 20:12 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBEverything is rosie with our expansive tribute to this beloved star of stage (Bye Bye Birdie) and screen (Mary Poppins, etc.). Guest selections include Chita Rivera, Mary Tyler Moore, and of course Julie Andrews--plus some Dick Van Dyke show tune rarities!
Tony's Wonderful Winners
June 07, 2021 00:56 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBWe're celebrating what would have been "Tony Sunday" with a festival of the most honored Tony Award winners--performers who have won multiple medallions: Audra McDonald, Angela Lansbury, Nathan Lane, John Cullum, Chita Rivera and many more.
Worth Fighting For
June 01, 2021 14:42 - 59 minutes - 27 MBOur Memorial Day Weekend tribute to the servicemen and servicewomen who fought and died for our country--expressed in songs by George M. Cohan, Irving Berlin, Rodgers and Hammerstein among others, with a finale of the heart-rending "Ballad for Americans."
The 1971 Tony Awards
May 23, 2021 19:32 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBFifty years ago, the Tonys celebrated Company, The Rothschilds, No No Nanette, and more during a very complex and pivotal season; listen to all the nominees and winners.
Ethel Waters
May 16, 2021 20:19 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBOne hundred years after her first recording, we celebrate one of the greatest singing actors in American entertainment. Timeless songs, including "Heat Wave," "Stormy Weather," "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man," and of course "Supper Time."
Songs My Mother Sang To Me
May 09, 2021 20:09 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBIn time for Mother's Day, a personal souvenir of the show tunes I learned from my mom: classics from A Little Night Music, My Fair Lady, South Pacific and from great singers such as Paul Robeson, Gertrude Lawrence, and Steve Lawrence.
Welcome To The Club
May 02, 2021 22:38 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBWilkommen to some of the hottest nightclubs in Broadway history; songs from Cabaret, Pal Joey, Guys and Dolls, Once, Flower Drum Song and more. A bushel and a peck of great tunes.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
April 25, 2021 20:10 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBA long-awaited episode that's too good, at least. Sondheim's masterpiece, devoured by an all-star line-up: Len Cariou, Angela Lansbury, Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Josh Groban, Judy Collins, and many more.
John Cullum
April 18, 2021 19:39 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBTo celebrate his streaming show, "John Cullum: An Accidental Life", we look at the legacy of one of our great Broadway stars in On A Clear Day, 1776, Shenandoah, On the Twentieth Century--and Mr. Cullum joins us for an interview!
While the City Sleeps
April 12, 2021 01:04 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBThe magical sounds of the city heard by night owls and songbirds; tunes from great Broadway shows sung by Sammy Davis, Jr., Ethel Merman, Steven Pasquale, Peggy Lee, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and more.
Spring Is Here
April 04, 2021 21:41 - 54 minutes - 25.1 MBA springtime bouquet of show tunes cultivated to make your heart go dancing, sung by Barbra Streisand, Nina Simone, Nat King Cole, Eydie Gormé, Derek Klena, Elaine Stritch, Noël Coward and more.
Kurt Weill in America
March 28, 2021 20:39 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBAn hour from Kurt Weill’s extraordinarily inventive Broadway catalogue. Original renditions combine with new interpretations by such performers as Mary Martin, Gertrude Lawrence, Melissa Errico, Lotte Lenya, Donna Murphy—even the composer himself.
Broadway On The Air
March 21, 2021 21:14 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MBReturn to the thrilling days of yesteryear, when Broadway stars ruled the radio airwaves! Here's an all-star line-up of great Broadway performers and songwriters delivering rare and exciting moments only heard live on radio: Bob Hope, Judy Garland, Eddie Cantor, Ethel Merman, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Groucho Marx, and many more.
We're in the Money
March 14, 2021 20:10 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBGreat tunes from the Great Depression, brought to life by a newer generation: Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, Bernadette Peters, Mandy Patinkin and more.
Gene Kelly
March 07, 2021 20:19 - 54 minutes - 25 MBWe celebrate the singing--in the rain and otherwise--of one of our greatest song-and-dance men. Joining Gene are Judy Garland, Danny Kaye, Frank Sinatra, as well as some rare Pal Joey recordings.
A Marvelous Party
February 28, 2021 21:28 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBYou've been invited to a swell-egant, elegant party. On the guest list: Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Noel Coward, Idina Menzel, Nat King Cole, Judy Holliday, Sammy Davis, Jr. and more.
Myths and Hymns
February 21, 2021 21:07 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBAdam Guettel's astonishing song cycle transforms into a multiple-episode virtual presentation by MasterVoices. Its artistic director, Ted Sperling, joins us to look at this work along with performances by Audra McDonald, Renee Fleming, Kelli O'Hara, Mandy Patinkin and more.
Love, American Musical Style
February 14, 2021 20:54 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBTruer than the red, hot, and blue! A valentine to our listeners with love songs from Carousel, Show Boat, The Color Purple, and many more.
La Cage aux Folles
February 08, 2021 02:04 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBIt's the best of times with Jerry Herman's enduring score to this groundbreaking musical. Performances from the original Broadway cast, plus Keith Michell, Gary Beach, Douglas Hodge, Gloria Gaynor and the composer himself.
Off-Broadway to Main Street (Part Two)
January 31, 2021 22:31 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBOur concluding look at the fascinating idiosyncratic gems that didn't transfer directly to Broadway, from the mid-1970s to today: The Last Five Years, Little Shop of Horrors, Hello Again, Floyd Collins and so many more.
Off-Broadway to Main Street (Part One)
January 24, 2021 22:00 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBThe little shows that could--from every corner of Manhattan--beginning in the 1950s through the mid-1970s: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown; The Fantasticks; The Threepenny Opera; Jacques Brel; Godspell and so many more.
There's a Great Day Coming
January 17, 2021 23:21 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBNew windows! Blue skies! Happy days! The American musical tackles the bright promise of the future. Songs from Mame, Aladdin, The Boy from Oz and many, many more
Through the Decades
January 10, 2021 20:29 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBWe begin our tenth year of broadcasting with a decade-by-decade celebration of moments from the greatest musicals of the last 120 years: My Fair Lady, Sweeney Todd, The Lion King, Hamilton and more.
Memories of You 2020
December 27, 2020 22:24 - 54 minutes - 24.7 MBAt the conclusion of challenging year, we remember the talents who sang and danced off to another venue, stage right: Ann Reinking, Jerry Herman, Terrence McNally, and more.
2020 Holiday Show with Randy Rainbow
December 20, 2020 21:15 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBOur gift to you is the most hilarious elf we know, Randy Rainbow, joining us live for our Holiday Show, spreading comfort and joy, picking holiday favorites, and plugging his "Hey Gurl, It's Christmas!" album.
Liza Sings Kander and Ebb
December 13, 2020 22:12 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBStart spreading the news: we're celebrating one of the greatest creative partnerships in musical theater. Liza's classics and some rarities from The Act, Cabaret, Flora the Red Menace, and more.