A Weekly Program Celebrating the Greatest Songs from the Broadway Stage

Hosted 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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Prohibition

05-06-2012

Thirteen years without the legal manufacture of booze brought some intoxicating music out of the Broadway stage, both during and after the fact. Songs from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Girl Crazy, Some Like It Hot, along with performances by Marilyn Monroe, Eddie Cantor, Ruth Etting, Jimmie Lunceford and other "bootlegs"– get it?

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