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.

Songs I Love from Shows I Love 11/17/2025

Songs I Love from Shows I Love To celebrate our 600th episode, we're highlighting my favorite songs from my favorite shows--Broadway winners, every one, from On the Twentieth Century, Show Boat, My Fair Lady, Sweeney Todd, and more. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/39056310

Songs I Like/Shows I Don't (Encore Edition) 11/10/2025

Songs I Like/Shows I Don't (Encore Edition) As a follow-up to our "Songs I Don't Like from Shows I Do" (and a precursor to our upcoming 600th episode), an encore presentation of tunes from Wonderful Town, Pippin, The Music Man and more--everybody's favorites but mine. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/38977260

Boy Bands and Girl Groups 11/02/2025

Boy Bands and Girl Groups The close harmony sounds of music groups have embraced Broadway and been presented there, too: Jersey Boys, Motown the Musical, Beatlemania, plus the dulcet tones of the Pied Pipers, the Boswell Sisters, the Hi-Lo's and many more. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/38884710

Dionne Warwick Makes Over Broadway 10/27/2025

Dionne Warwick Makes Over Broadway One of the 20th Century's greatest singers turns her glorious pipes to the Broadway canon: songs from West Side Story, Sweet Charity, Purlie, and of course, Promises, Promises. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/38788915

Psycho Broadway 10/19/2025

Psycho Broadway Good eeeevening....! Our annual Halloween broadcast hosted by Count Larry Maslon, offers a slice of the homicidal maniacs who roam the Broadway musical like crazy: Sweeney Todd, the Phantom, Anthony Perkins and much more. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/38636810

Patricia Routledge 10/12/2025

Patricia Routledge We're crossing off items on our Bucket List with fantastic performances on the musical stage by the late great dame, Patricia Routledge. Songs by Styne, Bernstein, Coward, Rodgers, Sir Arthur Sullivan and numerous West End rarities. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/38556440

Merrily We Roll Along (2025) 10/05/2025

Merrily We Roll Along (2025) To tee up the release of Merrily's screen capture, we look forward to a broad overview of Sondheim's wonderful score. Renditions from Frank Sinatra, Julie Andrews, Lin-Manuel Miranda and various cast albums. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/38473405

Songs I Don't Like from Shows I Do 09/28/2025

Songs I Don't Like from Shows I Do Almost every great show has a clunker; here are the ones that just don't work--for me--from Sunday in the Park, Carousel, Cabaret, Phantom of the Opera and more. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/38385065

Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley 09/21/2025

Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley The great Mel Tormé served up the Broadway show tune songbook like a master; we're joined by another master, Eric Comstock, to celebrate Tormé's 100th birthday; songs from Pal Joey, City of Angels, Carnival and so much more. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/38298445

That's Entertainers 09/14/2025

That's Entertainers Broadway loves its entertainers center stage--real or imagined. Join us for a front-row seat for Bobby Darin, Fanny Brice, the Marx Brothers, Tina Turner, Conrad Birdie and many more. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/38215345

Ira Gershwin: An Episode in Words 09/07/2025

Ira Gershwin: An Episode in Words We're joined by Ira's biographer, Michael Owen, for a 'swonderful overview of his fascinating career. Performances by Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Kelli O'Hara, Fred Astaire and many more. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/38120540

Everything's Coming Up Rosie 08/25/2025

Everything's Coming Up Rosie Rosemary Clooney, that is. One of our greatest singers, with an entire program dedicated to her and songs from The Pajama Game, Merrily We Roll Along, Gypsy, Oh Captain!, and many more. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/37941470

The Movie Themes of Alan and Marilyn Bergman 08/17/2025

The Movie Themes of Alan and Marilyn Bergman Memories, lighting the corners of our mind--our annual soundtrack episode, featuring the unforgettable lyrics by the Bergmans and movie themes sung by Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughan and many others. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/37855765

A Chorus Line 08/10/2025

A Chorus Line The singular sensation celebrates its 50th Anniversary and we *finally* get around to showcasing its amazing Hamlisch/Kleban score. The original cast plus Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Eydie Gormé, and more. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/37751045

Cleo Laine 08/03/2025

Cleo Laine In her honor, we are celebrating the Broadway songbook of jazz singer extraordinaire, Cleo Laine. Songs by Cy Coleman, Jerome Kern, and plenty of Sondheim. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/37654345

"It's . . . Superman!" 07/27/2025

"It's . . . Superman!" We're up, up, and away with this summer's box office superhero. We listen to the 1966 musical version of Superman plus songs and music from his movie and TV adventures. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/37570600

Steve Ross 07/21/2025

Steve Ross We're joined by Steve Ross, the Crown Prince of Cafe Society, regaling us with laughter, tales, and songs--at the piano and with recordings of tunes from Little Me, Anyone Can Whistle, The Happy Time and more. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/37476335

It Seems to Me I've Heard That Song Before 07/15/2025

It Seems to Me I've Heard That Song Before It's called "pastiche" that subtle art practiced by great songwriters paying tribute to the music of the past--as heard in Hairspray, Parade, Kiss Me Kate, Fiorello!, and more. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/37413005

1776 (2025) 07/15/2025

1776 (2025) The perfect Fourth of July musical--more relevant than ever. So, sit down for an hour with this classic as we hear the Broadway cast and the rare film soundtrack, united for posterity. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/37412950

Al Hirschfeld 07/07/2025

Al Hirschfeld This episode draws its inspiration from the great theatrical illustrator Al Hirschfeld. We're joined by the chief archivist of his work, David Leopold, for a musical survey of his favorites: the Gershwins, Julie Andrews, Louis Armstrong and more. Watch along at: /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/37305720

Feudin' and Fightin' 06/22/2025

Feudin' and Fightin' ' Feudin' and fussin' and fightin'--on-stage and off-stage: West Side Story, Hamilton, Camelot and two gals named Patti and Audra. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/37106210

The 2025 Tony Awards 06/08/2025

The 2025 Tony Awards Broadway to Main Street is all ready for the big event-and you will be too! All the major nominees from 2025 are featured: Maybe Happy Ending, Death Becomes Her, Buena Vista Social Club--and more. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/36909050

The 1975 Tony Awards 06/01/2025

The 1975 Tony Awards We look back at Broadway fifty years ago to see what was worthy of recognition then. A lot, as it turns out: The Wiz, Angela Lansbury in Gypsy, Shenandoah, Bernadette Peters and much much more. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/36808755

Charles Strouse Tribute 05/26/2025

Charles Strouse Tribute A special tribute to a great composer, Charles Strouse. Classic and rare tunes from Golden Boy, Bye Bye Birdie, Annie, Applause and many more. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/36716520

Positively B'way to Main Street 05/19/2025

Positively B'way to Main Street As a run-up to the broadcast of "Girl from the North Country" (May 23), we gather 'round the Bob Dylan legacy and the Broadway songbook, including many renditions by Dylan himself. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/36622625

Happy Families, Unhappy Families 05/04/2025

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. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/36428585

The Heart and Music of William Finn 04/27/2025

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. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/36329620

Bobby Darin's Broadway Bag 04/20/2025

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, /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/36238630

Wonderful Town 04/13/2025

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. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/36118105

Cartoon Tunes 04/06/2025

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. /episode/index/show/broadwaytomainstreet/id/36029595

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