She Persisted
Front and center, the most fierce and fearless heroines of the America musical demonstrate their performative persistence. Jennifer Holliday, Barbra Streisand, Tammy Grimes, Julie Andrews, and more.
Nov 18, 2018•59 min
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.
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The Marx Brothers
A merry march through the music of the madcap Marxes--the songs of Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and sometimes Zeppo, from the movies and the Broadway shows they inspired. Hooray, hooray, hooray!
Nov 12, 2018•59 min
Ghost of a Chance
BLOOD-Vay to Main Street 's annual Halloween broadcast, taking you on a haunted houseful from the Broadway beyond! Songs from Fiddler on the Roof, The Lion King, Next to Normal, Ghost and more.
Oct 28, 2018•59 min
High Spirits
Go into your trance as we look at the "improbable" 1964 musical version of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit , with a mélange of the Broadway cast, the London cast, a dash of cabaret singers, and Noel Coward himself.
Oct 21, 2018•57 min
Medieval Musicales
MEDIEVAL MUSICALES Forsooth! We're having a Middle Ages crisis on our program, verily, with songs from Camelot, A Connecticut Yankee, Spamalot, Canterbury Tales and others.
Oct 15, 2018•58 min
Mel Tormé on Shubert Alley
Cabaret virtuoso Eric Comstock joins us in the studio to honor the supreme musicianship of Mel Tormé; songs by Berlin, Rodgers and Hart, Jule Styne, Cy Coleman, and the Velvet Fog himself.
Oct 07, 2018•59 min
Stealth Ballads
Great shows-- Funny Girl, South Pacific, Evita, Les Misérables --and the great songs you forgot were in them: the stealth ballads that fly under the radar and break your heart. Streisand, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Julie Andrews and more.
Sep 30, 2018•59 min
Second Bananas
The sidekicks and supporting players that kept Broadway in stitches for decades: scene-stealers from The Producers, Waitress, Guys and Dolls , and more.
Sep 23, 2018•59 min
How Show Tunes Enchanted America
A survey of songs discussed in your host’s brand-new book—yes! “Broadway to Main Street: How Show Tunes Enchanted America,” recently published by Oxford University Press. If you listen to this program every week, this one’s for you!
Sep 16, 2018•1 hr 1 min
The Musical World of Neil Simon
We celebrate "Doc" Simon's bountiful contribution to the American musical, with selections from Promises, Promises; Sweet Charity; Little Me ; and more.
Sep 09, 2018•59 min
Broadway to Motown
We motor our way to Detroit with the radio on: Motown's best artists--Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, the Four Tops, the Jackson 5--get it together and knock some Broadway classics out of the ballpark!
Sep 02, 2018•58 min
More Movie Themes
During vacation week, we're trading in Broadway for Hollywood and Vine: great title movie themes from the 1940s, '50s, and '60s, sung by Andy Williams, Dick Haymes, Peggy Lee, Tom Jones, Sinatra and many more.
Aug 19, 2018•59 min
Evita
Oh, what a star role, oh, what a show! We'll tango through Lloyd Webber and Rice's score with a roundelay of Evas: Patti LuPone, Elaine Paige, Elena Roger, and Madonna.
Aug 12, 2018•59 min
The Formidable '40s
The decade of the 1940s was Broadway's greatest game changer: original cast recordings of Pal Joey, Oklahoma!, Annie Get Your Gun, Kiss Me Kate, South Pacific and so much more.
Aug 05, 2018•59 min
Sammy Swings Broadway
We present the Wham of Sam at its swingingest: Broadway songs rendered over four decades from The Pajama Game, Carousel, Sweet Charity, Les Miz, and more.
Jul 22, 2018•1 hr 1 min
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
The Lerner/Lane score returns (fittingly) from the past with versions from Barbra Streisand, Barbara Harris, Steve Lawrence, Oscar Peterson, and the current Daisy, Melissa Errico.
Jul 15, 2018•59 min
Island Hopping
Find your own special island as we hop from one musical spot to the next: songs from Once on This Island, Come From Away, South Pacific, Pacific Overtures , and more.
Jul 08, 2018•59 min
William Daniels
What better way to spend July 4th weekend than with the original John Adams from 1776? An encore episode as William Daniels spends a special hour, live in our studio, talking about his distinguished career. I say vote "Yes!"
Jul 02, 2018•1 hr
The Great Women Songwriters
We're joined by Deborah Grace Winer to celebrate those great ladies--Betty Comden, Dorothy Fields, Carolyn Leigh and more--in anticipation of the concert "Baby Dream Your Dream" at East Hampton's Guild Hall.
Jun 24, 2018•59 min
Father's Day 2018
Celebrate proud papas and powerful patriarchs with a special sneak preview of Joshua Henry's "Soliloquy" from the current Carouse l, rounding out an hour of songs from Fiddler on the Roof, Les Miserables, Ragtime and more.
Jun 17, 2018•59 min
The 1968 Tony Awards
Ease into Sunday night's telecast with the Tony Awards from 50 years ago! All the major nominees and winners, including Robert Goulet, Leslie Uggams, Steve Lawrence, Melina Mercouri and more--what a wacky time!
Jun 10, 2018•59 min
The 2018 Tony Awards
Get ready for the 2018 Tony Awards with musical selections from The Band's Visit, Frozen, SpongeBob, Mean Girls, Carousel, My Fair Lady , and the other nominees. Your one-stop shopping for this season's hits.
Jun 03, 2018•59 min
Something Wonderful
We’re joined in the studio by author Todd S. Purdum to discuss the wonderful world of Rodgers and Hammerstein from his brand-new book that chronicles their revolutionary collaboration. Songs from all the major shows performed by Julie Andrews, Leslie Odom, Jr., Barbara Cook, and many others.
May 27, 2018•59 min
Sing Happy
We provide a sneak preview of Audra McDonald's latest album--weeks ahead of its release in stores. Backed by the New York Philharmonic, Audra turns her titanic talents to Kander and Ebb, Sondheim, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Adam Guettel and more.
May 20, 2018•1 hr
Royal Wedding
ROYAL WEDDING Get ready for a front-pew seat celebrating next week's dynastic nuptials; framed by the score from the Fred Astaire/Jane Powell film, we'll look at musical marriages from Annie Get Your Gun, Company, and Fiddler on the Roof .
May 13, 2018•1 hr
Lerner and Loewe
With the team's My Fair Lady ensconced at Lincoln Center, wouldn't it be loverly to hear some Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe? Popular recordings of their masterpieces from Frank Sinatra, Julie Andrews, Robert Goulet, Nat "King" Cole, Ella Fitzgerald and the songwriters themselves.
May 06, 2018•59 min
It's Magic!
We welcome Harry Potter and his chums to Broadway with felicitations from the musical theater's canon of wizards, witches, sorceresses, and enchantresses: songs from Frozen, The Wizard of Oz, Camelot and more.
Apr 29, 2018•59 min
Mel Brooks
Movie-maker, musical maven, and meshugguner--it's springtime for Mel Brooks and his wonderful wacky world of song. Performances from Madeline Kahn, Nathan Lane, Harry Connick, Jr. and Mel himself.
Apr 22, 2018•59 min
London Is a Little Bit of All Right
In anticipation of the revival of My Fair Lady , we spend a tuneful day in London Town, from Baker Street to Berkeley Square; singers include Julie Andrews, Noel Coward, Petula Clark, Eric Comstock and more.
Apr 15, 2018•58 min
Let's Be Buddies
Friendship is the perfect blendship on this week's show: best of pals include Mame and Vera; Hope and Crosby; Frankenstein and Igor; and many more.
Apr 08, 2018•1 hr
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