At The Show Tune Lounge
Grab a Mai Tai, put on your capri pants, and listen to some of the most lounge-worthy Broadway show tunes, sung by Steve and Eydie, Bobby Darin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Julie London, and more.
Jun 20, 2021•54 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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Episodes
Dick Van Dyke
Everything is rosie with our expansive tribute to this beloved star of stage (Bye Bye Birdie) and screen (Mary Poppins, etc.). Guest selections include Chita Rivera, Mary Tyler Moore, and of course Julie Andrews--plus some Dick Van Dyke show tune rarities!
Jun 13, 2021•54 min
Tony's Wonderful Winners
We're celebrating what would have been "Tony Sunday" with a festival of the most honored Tony Award winners--performers who have won multiple medallions: Audra McDonald, Angela Lansbury, Nathan Lane, John Cullum, Chita Rivera and many more.
Jun 07, 2021•54 min
Worth Fighting For
Our Memorial Day Weekend tribute to the servicemen and servicewomen who fought and died for our country--expressed in songs by George M. Cohan, Irving Berlin, Rodgers and Hammerstein among others, with a finale of the heart-rending "Ballad for Americans."
Jun 01, 2021•59 min
The 1971 Tony Awards
Fifty years ago, the Tonys celebrated Company, The Rothschilds, No No Nanette , and more during a very complex and pivotal season; listen to all the nominees and winners.
May 23, 2021•54 min
Ethel Waters
One hundred years after her first recording, we celebrate one of the greatest singing actors in American entertainment. Timeless songs, including "Heat Wave," "Stormy Weather," "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man," and of course "Supper Time."
May 16, 2021•54 min
Songs My Mother Sang To Me
In time for Mother's Day, a personal souvenir of the show tunes I learned from my mom: classics from A Little Night Music, My Fair Lady, South Pacifi c and from great singers such as Paul Robeson, Gertrude Lawrence, and Steve Lawrence.
May 09, 2021•54 min
Welcome To The Club
Wilkommen to some of the hottest nightclubs in Broadway history; songs from Cabaret, Pal Joey, Guys and Dolls, Once, Flower Drum Song and more. A bushel and a peck of great tunes.
May 02, 2021•54 min
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
A long-awaited episode that's too good, at least. Sondheim's masterpiece, devoured by an all-star line-up: Len Cariou, Angela Lansbury, Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Josh Groban, Judy Collins, and many more.
Apr 25, 2021•54 min
John Cullum
To celebrate his streaming show, "John Cullum: An Accidental Life", we look at the legacy of one of our great Broadway stars in On A Clear Day, 1776, Shenandoah, On the Twentieth Century- -and Mr. Cullum joins us for an interview!
Apr 18, 2021•54 min
While the City Sleeps
The magical sounds of the city heard by night owls and songbirds; tunes from great Broadway shows sung by Sammy Davis, Jr., Ethel Merman, Steven Pasquale, Peggy Lee, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and more.
Apr 12, 2021•54 min
Spring Is Here
A springtime bouquet of show tunes cultivated to make your heart go dancing, sung by Barbra Streisand, Nina Simone, Nat King Cole, Eydie Gormé, Derek Klena, Elaine Stritch, Noël Coward and more.
Apr 04, 2021•55 min
Kurt Weill in America
An hour from Kurt Weill’s extraordinarily inventive Broadway catalogue. Original renditions combine with new interpretations by such performers as Mary Martin, Gertrude Lawrence, Melissa Errico, Lotte Lenya, Donna Murphy—even the composer himself.
Mar 28, 2021•54 min
Broadway On The Air
Return to the thrilling days of yesteryear, when Broadway stars ruled the radio airwaves! Here's an all-star line-up of great Broadway performers and songwriters delivering rare and exciting moments only heard live on radio: Bob Hope, Judy Garland, Eddie Cantor, Ethel Merman, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Groucho Marx, and many more.
Mar 21, 2021•56 min
We're in the Money
Great tunes from the Great Depression, brought to life by a newer generation: Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, Bernadette Peters, Mandy Patinkin and more.
Mar 14, 2021•54 min
Gene Kelly
We celebrate the singing--in the rain and otherwise--of one of our greatest song-and-dance men. Joining Gene are Judy Garland, Danny Kaye, Frank Sinatra, as well as some rare Pal Joey recordings.
Mar 07, 2021•55 min
A Marvelous Party
You've been invited to a swell-egant, elegant party. On the guest list: Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Noel Coward, Idina Menzel, Nat King Cole, Judy Holliday, Sammy Davis, Jr. and more.
Feb 28, 2021•54 min
Myths and Hymns
Adam Guettel's astonishing song cycle transforms into a multiple-episode virtual presentation by MasterVoices. Its artistic director, Ted Sperling, joins us to look at this work along with performances by Audra McDonald, Renee Fleming, Kelli O'Hara, Mandy Patinkin and more.
Feb 21, 2021•54 min
Love, American Musical Style
Truer than the red, hot, and blue! A valentine to our listeners with love songs from Carousel, Show Boat, The Color Purpl e, and many more.
Feb 14, 2021•54 min
La Cage aux Folles
It's the best of times with Jerry Herman's enduring score to this groundbreaking musical. Performances from the original Broadway cast, plus Keith Michell, Gary Beach, Douglas Hodge, Gloria Gaynor and the composer himself.
Feb 08, 2021•54 min
Off-Broadway to Main Street (Part Two)
Our concluding look at the fascinating idiosyncratic gems that didn't transfer directly to Broadway, from the mid-1970s to today: The Last Five Years, Little Shop of Horrors, Hello Again, Floyd Collins and so many more.
Jan 31, 2021•54 min
Off-Broadway to Main Street (Part One)
The little shows that could--from every corner of Manhattan--beginning in the 1950s through the mid-1970s: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown; The Fantasticks; The Threepenny Opera; Jacques Brel; Godspell and so many more.
Jan 24, 2021•54 min
There's a Great Day Coming
New windows! Blue skies! Happy days! The American musical tackles the bright promise of the future. Songs from Mame, Aladdin, The Boy from Oz and many, many more
Jan 17, 2021•54 min
Through the Decades
We begin our tenth year of broadcasting with a decade-by-decade celebration of moments from the greatest musicals of the last 120 years: My Fair Lady, Sweeney Todd, The Lion King, Hamilton and more.
Jan 10, 2021•54 min
Memories of You 2020
At the conclusion of challenging year, we remember the talents who sang and danced off to another venue, stage right: Ann Reinking, Jerry Herman, Terrence McNally, and more.
Dec 27, 2020•54 min
2020 Holiday Show with Randy Rainbow
Our gift to you is the most hilarious elf we know, Randy Rainbow, joining us live for our Holiday Show, spreading comfort and joy, picking holiday favorites, and plugging his "Hey Gurl, It's Christmas!" album.
Dec 20, 2020•54 min
Liza Sings Kander and Ebb
Start spreading the news: we're celebrating one of the greatest creative partnerships in musical theater. Liza's classics and some rarities from The Act, Cabaret, Flora the Red Menace , and more.
Dec 13, 2020•55 min
Thanksgiving 2020
Strictly entre nous, we're offering thanks for the memory of home and hearth from seasons past--with songs from The WIz, Allegro, Oliver!, The Most Happy Fella and many more.
Nov 30, 2020•54 min
Knowing When to Leave
There's nothing that Broadway likes better than a proper musical "farewell." Here are some graceful "exit stage right"s from Hamilton, She Loves Me, Hello Dolly!, Promises Promises, and more.
Nov 22, 2020•54 min
West Coast Berlin
To celebrate the upcoming PBS/Great Performances airing of "Holiday Inn," we'll face the music and dance along with Irving Berlin's great Hollywood songs, performed by Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman and more.
Nov 15, 2020•54 min
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