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.
04-26-2015
Jazz has always been a part of the Broadway sound, and some shows have made it the dramatic center of attention. So, join us at the B2MS Blue Note for performances fronted by Gregory Hines, Barbra Streisand, Julie Andrews, Bing Crosby & Ella Fitzgerald.
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04-12-2015
Maybe this time, we'll savor the gifts of Kander and Ebb, featuring selections from their major scores, performed by artists such Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, Lauren Bacall, Herschel Bernardi & Robert Goulet.
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04-05-2015
The original cast album with Madeline Kahn and John Cullum gets a reservation in Drawing Room A, along with a sneak preview from Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher.
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03-15-2015
Just in time for the 50th anniversary of the classic film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein show, "Broadway to Main Street" extends a long, long way to run straight over the mountains to Salzburg.
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03-15-2015
Here are the Broadway musicals you'd kill for: Sweeney Todd, Baker Street, A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder and many others.
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03-08-2015
Sammy Davis, Jr. and Anthony Newley were musical soulmates: two powerhouse little chaps--one performer, one composer--who rendered some of the most powerful show music of the 1960s and 70s.
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02-22-2015
It was the sweet spot of the Golden Age of the American Musical: the 1950s.
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02-15-2015
To celebrate Valentine's Day we're looking at the early stirrings of love on the Broadway stage--West Side Story, Bye Bye Birdie, 13--and contrasting it with the kind of love that endures through time--Gigi, Follies, The Bridges of Madison County.
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02-15-2015
They dominated London’s theatre scene in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s—but they never made it across the pond: great British musicals, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Barry, John Williams, and Lionel Bart.
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01-25-2015
Has there ever been a more fascinating rhythm than the feet of Fred Astaire?
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