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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Kiss Me, Kate

03-16-2014

Cole Porter's KISS ME, KATE is wunderbar from start to finish, so enjoy this 1948 masterpiece with us, featuring Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Marin Mazzie & Co. joined by Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford, Keely Smith.

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Nina Simone Sings Broadway

03-09-2014

She was one of the most original voices of the 20th Century. Nina Simone devoted her life and her career to a variety of styles: blues, jazz, protest songs, but she always loved the classic Broadway songbook.

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Hollywood Helper

03-02-2014

This program is a veritable Hooray For Hollywood: an hour devoted to those songs written expressly for the film versions of classic Broadway shows.

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Upstairs, Downstairs

02-16-2014

This week on BROADWAY TO MAIN STREET, we look at the tensions between "Upstairs, Downstairs": master and servant, mistress and maid, in the American musical.

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Bing Sings Berlin

02-02-2014

Bing Crosby is joined by Fred Astaire, Danny Kaye, Al Jolson, and Rosemary Clooney to pay tribute to Irving Berlin and his tunes, which became indelibly linked to the American consciousness.

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Your Show of Shows

01-26-2014

A look at Sid Caesar's contribution to comedy and Broadway, along with the "Your Show of Shows" Writers's Room geniuses: Neil Simon, Mel Brooks, Larry Gelbart, and Michael Stewart.

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It Takes Two (Second Anniversary Show)

01-15-2014

This Sunday, January 5th, we're celebrating the second anniversary of our show: "It Takes Two". Songs that do double duty to present double the pleasure, double the fun.

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Untold Stories of Broadway

01-12-2014

On this program, we're joined by producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper, author of "Untold Stories of Broadway," who'll take us on a musical tour of the secrets to be discovered at Broadway theaters.

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New Year's Eve 2013

12-31-2013

We're opening a new window onto 2014 this week on BROADWAY TO MAIN STREET with songs that look to the New Year with resolution, fortitude, and optimism.

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2013 Holiday Special

12-22-2013

Special guest Ann Harada helps us trip lightly through great holiday numbers from Meet Me in St. Louis, She Loves Me, and The Sound of Music, as well as classics performed by Frank Sinatra, Dolly Parton, Tony Bennett and others.

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