Broadway to Main Street

One of our most impressive songwriters over the last twenty years gets his moment: songs from across his eclectic work performed by Ben Platt, Kelli O'Hara, Ariana Grande, Billy Crystal, Audra McDonald and more.

The subtle art of pastiche--great songwriters paying tribute to the music of the past--as heard in Hairspray, Parade, Kiss Me Kate, Fiorello! , and more.

One of the greatest singers of the 20th Century, Sarah Vaughan gets her moment in the show tune spotlight. Songs from Babes in Arms, West Side Story, Golden Boy, South Pacific and more.

Christine Pedi is the woman of 1,000 voices, 2,000 jokes (stick around for the jokes) and countless anecdotes. She joins us in the studio to talk (and sing) about Elaine Stritch, Patti LuPone, Marilyn Michaels and more.

And the envelope, please...Original Song winners from Broadway composers and adapted Broadway shows. Singers include Bernadette Peters, Tony Bennett, Elaine Paige, Idina Menzel and more.

We're passionate about one of the most wonderful singer-actresses in Broadway history. Join us for a survey of Donna Murphy's extraordinary career-- Passion, The King and I, Tangled , and more.

An entire episode on Bacharach's dramatic works: Promises Promises, On the Flip Side, and, yes, Lost Horizon. Performances by Jerry Orbach, Dionne Warwick, Johnny Mathis, the composer himself, and many more. 

Rodgers and Hart's classic 1937 score is one for the ages; here's Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Jack Cassidy, Lena Horne, Barbra Streisand and others tackling classics such as "Where or When?," "My Funny Valentine" and so many more.

The jukebox musical tradition begins in the late 1970s and continues robustly to today. Here are the early highlights: The Boy from Oz, Beatlemania, Smokey Joe's Café, Mamma Mia ! and more, featuring both the original pop artists and their stage avatars.  

  Here's the gimmick: pop stars who played Broadway roles in Hollywood versions. Roll call includes Madonna, Doris Day, Bing Crosby, Diana Ross, Beyoncé, Dolly Parton, Frank Sinatra, and more.  

Good grief! An entire episode of music inspired by the Peanuts gang to celebrate Charles M. Schulz's 100th birthday. Songs from Off-Broadway, Broadway, TV, records, and films.

A toast to all the Broadway champions, on-stage and off-, who left us in 2022: Angela Lansbury, Robert Morse, Lucy Simon, Pat Carroll, and many more .

THE 2022 HOLIDAY SHOW People who listen to "Broadway to Main Street" this Christmas Day are the luckiest people in the world. Our special guest is Julie Benko, currently the alternate greatest star in Funny Girl ; songs include classics written by Jule Styne, among others, and performances by Benko, Streisand, Garland, Cantor and more.  

Petula Clark's 90th birthday serves as a perfect motivation for a look at her career devotion to the music of Broadway. Selections from Finian's Rainbow, Sunset Blyd, The Sound of Music , and many more.

A cornucopia of new recordings that will brighten up every show tune fan's holiday season: music from Barbra Streisand, Sutton Foster, Lea Michele, Sara Bareilles, and more.

Author and NYT critic Jesse Green joins us to discuss the composer's memoir, SHY, on he which collaborated, and her career. Songs performed by Carol Burnett, of course, plus Victoria Clark, Faith Prince, and more.  

Do you know how the lady in the harbor feels? Great torch songs from Broadway musicals sung by Sara Bareilles, Barbra Streisand, Sarah Vaughan, Eydie Gormé and many more.  

An hour-long tribute to our hero, who's twice as big as life in our book; songs from Promises, Promises, The Fantasticks, Chicago, Carniva l and more, plus some rarities.  

It's Halloween weekend, so the host of "Blood-vay to Main Street," Count Larry Maslon celebrates another creepy guy in a black cape. Come with us, along with Michael Crawford, Ramin Karimloo, Barbra Streisand, Josh Groban and more as we explore this groundbreaking show.  

ANGELA LANSBURY Strike the band up--a tribute to one of the all-time greats of the American Musical Theater. Songs from Mame, Sweeney Todd, Beauty and the Beast , among many others--including some real rarities. We think she's just sensational.  

From the pages of the world's greatest fiction to the stages of the American musical--great shows such as Big River, Oliver!, Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, and more provide listeners with a trip to the library.

The Humble King of Café Society gets the full treatment; choice cuts, some rare, all well-done, from the likes of Stephen Sondheim, Cy Coleman, and Burt Bacharach.  

Not cheek-to-cheek, but nose-to-nose--great duets of conflict, contrast, and contrariness from Les Misèrables, Annie Get Your Gun, Follies, Zorbà and more .

Thank Heaven for this 1958 masterpiece, with a score for the ages by Lerner and Loewe. Performances from the film, outtakes, and various pop and stage renditions (Vic Damone, Andre Previn).  You'll remember it well!

In honor of Her Majesty's passing, we're presenting an updated version of our 2018 episode about Britain's royal family. Songs from I and Albert, Rex, Camelot , and more .