Broadway To Main Street

Get the ice out and raise a toast to celebrate a new book by your host, Laurence Maslon--"I'll Drink to That! Broadway Cocktails"--with intoxicating songs from Company, Les Miserables, High Society, Gigi and more.

The mercury is up to 93 this week as author Richard Barrios joins us to discuss his new book, the musical talents of Marilyn, and her legacy. Songs from her films as well as various musical projects she inspired.

Broadway to Main Street is a most congenial spot as we look at a variety of pop recordings from Lerner and Loewe's score to Camelot; no Burton, no Andrews, no Goulet--but Mel Tormé, Aretha Franklin, André Previn, Johnny Mathis, and more.

Consider yourself well in, my dears, as we spend an hour with this enduring Lionel Bart classic. Performances from a multitude of cast albums, plus Shirley Bassey, Irene Kral, Alma Cogan and--well--MORE!

Give three cheers and one cheer more! David Garrison joins us for an episode celebrating G&S and the American musicals they inspired; performers include Garrison himself plus Linda Ronstadt, Groucho Marx, Sutton Foster, and more.

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.