Laurence Maslon

Broadway to Main Street

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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.

Author

Laurence Maslon

Category

Arts

Podcast website

broadwaytomainstreet.com

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

The 2019 Tony Awards 09.06.2019

Get ready for Sunday night's Main Event--the 2019 Tony Awards--with a buffet of all the nominees: Hadestown, Tootsie, The Prom, Ain't Too Proud and more. Your one-stop shopping for Broadway glory.

The 1969 Tony Awards 02.06.2019

THE 1969 TONY AWARDS In anticipation of next week's Tonys, we look at the winner's circle from 50 years ago: 1776, Promises Promises, Hair, Zorbà , and more from the original cast recordings.

Travels with Cole Porter 20.05.2019

Around the world with this great songwriter: bon voyage and sing along with Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Short, Fred Astaire and many more to various ports of call.

What a Drag! 06.05.2019

Boys will be girls and vice versa--cross-dressing in the American musical from Tootsie to The Mystery of Edwin Drood ; from Victor/Victoria to La Cage aux Folles . Who knows--this might be a surprise party!?

42nd Street 29.04.2019

C'mon along and listen to an episode filled with the terrific songs of this groundbreaking musical movie and show.  Jerry Orbach, Ruby Keeler, Al Jolson and more take us to the crossroads of the world.

Rodgers by Day 21.04.2019

Doris Day's voice is one of the glories of the 20th Century; here's a 97th birthday bouquet of Rodgers classics, from early days with Hart to the final songs with Hammerstein.

Lady in the Dark 14.04.2019

In advance of the MasterVoices concert at City Center, we're joined by Ted Sperling as we survey the saga of this Weill/Gershwin classic, with a bevy of ladies including Gertrude Lawrence, Lotte Lenya, Julie Andrews, and Ute Lemper.

Way Out West 07.04.2019

Git along little dogies and listen to the finest cowboy and cowgirl songs ever to come from the Great White Way: Annie Get Your Gun, Girl Crazy, Blazing Saddles and a little thing called Oklahoma!

Bob Fosse 01.04.2019

Who's got the fame when we play Fosse? As a prelude to the FX series Fosse/Verdon, we'll listen to some of the best moments of Broadway's dancin' man: The Pajama Game, Redhead, Cabaret, Chicago, Cabaret , and more.

Man of La Mancha 17.03.2019

This is our quest: to celebrate one of the most moving and optimistic scores of the Broadway stage. Original cast members, plus Jacques Brel, Placido Domingo, Johnny Mathis, and more.

André Previn 10.03.2019

You're gonna hear from the brilliant composer, arranger, and pianist as we celebrate Previn's life and extraordinary career with music he wrote for the stage, as well as his first-rate piano accompaniment. Doris Day, Tony Bennett, Dinah Shore, Gene Kelly are among some of Previn's company.

TV Stars on Broadway 03.03.2019

Here's Lucy!--and Sid Caesar and Jackie Gleason and Irene Ryan and David Hyde Pierce and many other TV stars who graced the Broadway musical stage in starring performances.

Betsy Wolfe 25.02.2019

One of Broadway's very best current performers, Betsy Wolfe, serves up a full menu of tremendous songs--from Waitress, The Last Five Years, Edwin Drood , and more--as well as some sneak previews from her upcoming 54 Below gig

Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis, Jr. Songbook 17.02.2019

To kick off two major Sammy Davis events in February (PBS and 92Y), we're doing a major retrospective of Mr. Entertainment. Songs from Broadway, Tin Pan Alley, Vegas, and Hollywood as only Sammy can.

Kaye Ballard 10.02.2019

The incomparable and vast career of one of Broadway and television's most cherished comediennes. Songs from Cinderella, The Golden Apple, Carnival , and many more; an episode where everything's Oh, Kaye!

Mary Poppins 04.02.2019

A practically perfect episode in every way: the original 1964 movie, the current sequel, the stage version, Julie Andrews, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dick Van Dyke, Louis Armstrong--what more could you ask for?

Pieces of Eight 20.01.2019

It's our eighth season on the air, so we polish up some buried treasure: great songs from forgotten musicals, tuneful charmers given their proper due, sung by Phil Silvers, Rose Marie, Robert Goulet, Bobby Short, Noël Coward and more.

DIVAS 13.01.2019

With The Cher Show on Broadway, we look at some of the great divas of the musical theater, opera, and pop worlds: Streisand, LuPone, Audra, Judy, Diana Ross, Marilyn Horne, Renee Fleming and Cher herself--all crowding the spotlight.

Nancy Wilson: Broadway, Her Way 06.01.2019

Celebrating the extraordinary range of Nancy Wilson's repertoire of the Broadway songbook; unforgettable takes of tunes from Funny Girl, No Strings, Hello Dolly!, Golden Boy and more.

Jolly Holldays 30.12.2018

We'll welcome in the New Year with a panorama of holidays from the calendar year ahead; songs from Fiorello!, Jesus Christ Superstar, 1776, Promises Promises and more.

The 2018 Holiday Show 23.12.2018

Our holiday date from Broadway's The Prom is Christopher Sieber, live in our studio from Times Square, sharing beloved songs from Scrooge, Annie, Spamalot and a brand-new cut from The Prom.

The Broadway Broadcast of 1934 16.12.2018

From our radio studio in the Hotel Astor, high above Times Square...a recreation of a 1930s broadcast, featuring songs performed by Eddie Cantor, Ethel Merman, Johnny Mercer, and our special guest, George Gershwin, who will play his latest songs.

Memories of You 09.12.2018

A thoughtful retrospective of the Broadway artists we lost in 2018, including Marin Mazzie, Barbara Harris, Gary Beach, Patricia Morison and more.

Brigadoon 02.12.2018

The mist of May is in the gloaming and it's time to celebrate this classic Lerner and Loewe score with a sneak preview of the 2017 New York City Center cast recording with Kelli O'Hara, joined by other great renditions from Robert Goulet, Shirley Jones, and others.

She Persisted 18.11.2018

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.

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