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Broadway to Main Street Laurence Maslon
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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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Broadway and Beyond
We're kicking off WLIW's "Broadway and Beyond" television/radio programming with a special episode of Game Changers and Groundbreakers: Show Boat, Pal Joey, Company, The Producers, Hamilton, and more.
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The Other Couple
In classic American musicals, there's usually a supporting--other--couple. Here's a tribute to Nathan and Adelaide, Ado Annie and Will Parker, Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz, and many more.
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Broadway International
We travel the world for great international performers singing show tunes--Maurice Chevalier, Jacques Brel, Astrud Gilberto--and rare international cast albums, like Mi Bella Dama.
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More of Loesser
Broadway's troubadour of the 1950s, Frank Loesser was a master of melody. Some of the greatest pop and jazz performers--Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Evans, Bobby Darin, Eliane Elias--roll the dice with Loesser's tune.
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Sarah Vaughan at 100
One of the greatest singers of the 20th Century, Sarah Vaughan gets her centennial moment in the show tune spotlight. Songs from Babes in Arms, West Side Story, Golden Boy, South Pacific and more.
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Fools Rush In
This week's episode is all about quantum physics and the American musical--just fooling! We celebrate the fools and the foolhardy with performances from Phil Silvers, Carol Burnett, Ed Wynn, Sutton Foster and many more.
Customer Reviews
A wonderful treasure of music
I love this podcast. Presenter Laurence Maslon takes us on a weekly journey, sharing his passion for not only the music, but the performers, writers and producers of musical theatre.
It’s educating, it’s entertaining, it’s essential.
A weekly treat I so look forward to.
Thank you Laurence Maslon. We are so alike. I’m a chap from London, England who loves the Great American Songbook since a toddler whose father was always singing California. Here I Come, or so my memory seems to think. Anyhow, those great songs from Irving Berlin to the present day are three minute works of art and you delight our ears every Sunday with beautifully themed shows and expert comment. (I’m 65 years old in a few months and love American comics too!) All in all, you deliver American popular culture at its most delightful. Sent by Julian Gold
A must for Musical Theatre fans
A brilliant insightful podcast. With amazing music