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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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