Broadway to Main Street

Laurence Maslon
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Broadway to Main Street

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.

  1. MAY 4

    Happy Families, Unhappy Families

    Following Tolstoi's dictum, we look at all sorts of families across the years on Broadway: Fiddler on the Roof, Next to Normal, Falsettos, The Addams Family and more.

    54 min

  2. APR 27

    The Heart and Music of William Finn

    We march through a tribute to the composer/lyricist with a variety of performances--Mary Testa, Christian Borle, Malcolm Gets, Finn himself--with classics and rarities.

    54 min

  3. APR 20

    Bobby Darin's Broadway Bag

    Look out--Bobby Darin is back, in Just in Time with Jonathan Groff on Broadway. Here is Darin working his magic with more than a dozen Broadway classics--giving you the real thing,

    55 min

  4. APR 13

    Wonderful Town

    Unless you just want to conga, join us to enjoy this great Bernstein-Comden-Green score; renditions by Rosalind Russell, Donna Murphy, Audra McDonald, Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews and more.

    54 min

  5. APR 6

    Cartoon Tunes

    We open up the funny papers and celebrate Betty Boop, Popeye, Superman, Little Orphan Annie and all the other great cartoon and comic strip characters that made it to Broadway.

    54 min

  6. MAR 23

    The Songs That Won The War

    Taking our cue from the new Broadway musical  Operation Mincemeat, we look at songs that inspired--and were inspired by-- the WWII homefront here and in the UK:  Bernstein, Berlin, Coward, Weill, Bart and more.

    54 min

  7. MAR 16

    Love Life

    To celebrate the upcoming Encores! concert of this rare Kurt Weill/Alan Jay Lerner musical, we're putting together a version of the score with performances by Jo Stafford, Nanette Fabray, Kaye Ballard and Victoria Clark and others.

    54 min

  8. MAR 9

    Toni, Karen, and Linda

    Three of the greatest pop-rock voices of the 1970s--Toni Tennille, Karen Carpenter, and Linda Ronstadt--contributed some beautiful renditions of our favorite show tunes; you'll be on top of the world.

    54 min
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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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  • Creator
    Laurence Maslon
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2025
  • Episodes
    575
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Broadway to Main Street
  • Show Website
    Broadway to Main Street

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