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Broadway to Main Street
Hosted by Laurence Maslon · EN
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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Oscar Runners-Up
Mar 1500:54:09Tap to summarizeNobody Does It Better!--in advance of Sunday night's Oscars, we give you the great songs written by Broadway artists that were nominated but didn't get the statuette: runners-up by Marvin Hamlisch, Jerome Kern, Kander and Ebb, Lerner and Loewe, and many more.
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Songs of the Resistance
Mar 800:54:24Tap to summarizeMusical numbers aren't always violets and silverbells: here are moments from the musical stage where the truth is spoken to power. Songs from Les Misérables, Suffs, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Cradle Will Rock (of course), and more.
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The Life and Rhymes of Dorothy Parker
Mar 200:54:18Tap to summarizeAmerica's great poet and essayist was also a songwriter. One perfect rose of a program with songs by and inspired by Mrs. Parker's career; performers include Doris Day, Christine Baranski, Anika Larsen, Ann Harada, Jackie Hoffman and Veanne Cox.
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Blue Moon: Larry Hart (Part Two)
Feb 2200:54:01Tap to summarizeA look at the enduring legacy of the songs of Rodgers and Hart, interpreted through the decades by Frank Sinatra, Nina Simone, Tony Bennett, the Supremes, Lady Gaga and more.
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Blue Moon: Larry Hart (Part One)
Feb 1500:54:01Tap to summarizeAs a complement to the current film bio of Lorenz Hart, BLUE MOON, we present a two-part episode, focusing on the songs and events mentioned in the movie. The first has performances by Peggy Lee, Bobby Short, James Cagney, Lena Horne and more.
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Love, American Musical Style (2026)
Feb 1000:54:01Tap to summarizeTruer than the red, hot, and blue...for Valentine's Day, some of the greatest show tunes with "love" in them: sung by John Raitt, Audra McDonald, Jack Cassidy, Cynthia Erivo, and more.
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High Spirits (2026)
Feb 100:54:01Tap to summarizeOur crystal has a ball with this "Improbable Musical Comedy"--coming back to Encores! next week. Original cast (Bea Lillie, Tammy Grimes) and London recordings--plus Mel Tormé, Petula Clark, and the Master, Noël Coward, himself.
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A Matinee with Matt Monro
Jan 2500:54:01Tap to summarizeNothing but class--an hour with one of the smoothest singers of the 1960s: Matt Monro as he does Broadway tunes from My Fair Lady, Golden Boy, Cats, and many more.
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Silk Stockings
Jan 1900:54:01Tap to summarizeCole Porter and George S. Kaufman teamed up to bring Billy Wilder's "Ninotchka" to the musical stage in 1955; here's a cornucopia of songs, featuring Fred Astaire, Ella Fitzgerald, Don Ameche, Bobby Short, and more.
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Performers I Love
Jan 1100:54:07Tap to summarizeIt's the beginning of our 15th year on the air, so let's share it with some of the performers who always make me happy: Idina Menzel, Barbara Harris, Eddie Cantor, Alfred Drake, Pearl Bailey, André De Shields and so many more.
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