Podcast

Broadway to Main Street

Arts, Performing Arts

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.

Episodes
649
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
54 min
On air since
2012
Latest episode
11 hours ago

Episodes

649 episodes, newest first

  1. Ballots Over Broadway (2026)

    Show notes

    It's election time and show tunes are sweeping the country. Here are great campaigns songs and tributes to participatory democracy from Fiorello!, Annie, Of Thee I Sing, Hamilton, and more.

    54 min
  2. Stranglers in the Night

    Show notes

    Hey, kids! It's Count Larry Maslon with our annual Halloween show on "Blood-vay to Main Street"! We listen to the creatures of the night, in songs from Phantom of the Opera, Chess, Wish You Were Here, Rags and more. Wa-oooooooww!

    54 min
  3. That's Entertainers, Too!

    Show notes

    Clearly, there's too many entertainers in the Broadway canon, so we're following up with a second episode. Celebrating Bobby Darin (via Jeremy Jordan), Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Fanny Brice, and many more.

    54 min
  4. That's Entertainers!

    Show notes

    Broadway loves to place its entertainers center stage--real or imagined. Join us for a front-row seat for Fanny Brice, Bobby Darin, the Marx Brothers, Tina Turner, Conrad Birdie and many more.

    54 min
  5. "Our Sinatra"

    Show notes

    We tilt the brim of our fedora to the new revue "Our Sinatra" and welcome back Eric Comstock live in the studio to review the many show tunes from the catalogue of Ol' Blue Eyes.

    54 min
  6. The Great Singles Part Two

    Show notes

    It just keeps getting better: the single greatest pop single releases from the Broadway canon, from 1962 to 2018. The gang's all here: the Fifth Dimension, Eydie Gorme, Streisand, Helen Reddy, Stevie Wonder, John Legend and more.

    54 min
  7. The Great Singles Part One

    Show notes

    The single greatest pop single releases from the Broadway canon, from 1937 to 1964. The gang's all here: Sinatra, Crosby, Clooney, Satchmo, Stafford, Como, and more, singing Broadway's best.

    54 min
  8. Cassandra Wilson

    Show notes

    We're joined by Mary Foster Conklin, host of "A Broad Spectrum" to pay tribute to one of music's most eclectic interpreters by highlighting her unique way with a show tune; songs from Kismet, On The Town, My Fair Lady, The Music Man and more.

    54 min
  9. Labor Day Tribute

    Show notes

    A tribute to our nation's working men and women. Workers from cops to dance hall girls to cleaning women to whalers to union organizers sing for their supper; songs from The Pajama Game, Pins and Needles, Working, and more.

    54 min
  10. School Bells Are Ringing

    Show notes

    It's back to the classroom: songs of learning, lectures, and literacy from Candide, South Pacific, Spring Awakening, Schmigadoon! and more.

    54 min
  11. The Magic of Sammy Cahn

    Show notes

    On our annual "Hollywood music" episode. we look at the great movie songs by lyricist Sammy Cahn, including "Call Me Irresponsible," "It's Magic," and "High Hopes," sung by the best--Doris Day, Mel Tormé, Sarah Vaughan and more.

    54 min
  12. Batman's Baddies on Broadway

    Show notes

    Holy spotlight! We bring forth one of pop culture's greatest rogues galleries--the special guest villains on the Batman TV show and their roles as Broadway musical stars: Frank Gorshin, Vincent Price, Eartha Kitt, Julie Newmar, Glynis Johns--even Ethel Merman! Zowie!

    54 min
  13. A Musical Odyssey

    Show notes

    We're coming home, sweet Homer, with a thousand ships of songs inspired, one way or t'other, by The Odyssey; performances by Sarah Vaughan, Jack Cassidy, Melina Mercouri, and, yes, Yul Brynner, among many more.

    54 min
  14. Tony Bennett at 100

    Show notes

    This week marks the centenary of America's greatest pop interpreter of the Broadway songbook: Tony Bennett. Songs from Kismet, Applause, Follies, The Boys from Syracuse, On The Town and more.

    54 min
  15. Ear to Ear with Steven Blier

    Show notes

    Join us for a live studio session with one of our great musicians and purveyors of popular song, Steven Blier, of the New York Festival of Song. Steve takes us through (and plays) thrilling theater songs by Kern, Blitzstein, Bernstein, Gilbert and Sullivan and more.

    54 min
  16. A Swell-egant Elegant Party

    Show notes

    TY You're invited to a marvelous party: Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano join us live in the studio to preview our sophisticated August 1st cabaret event at the Hamptons Summer Songbook. Greats songs by Coward, Porter, Comden and Green and lotsa laughs.

    54 min
  17. West End Divas (1970s Edition)

    Show notes

    Marti Webb, Gemma Craven, and Diane Langton--do you know them? Here's your chance: my favorite West End musical heroines of the 1970/80s, singing from The Good Companions, Trelawny, Windy City and, yeah, a couple of other shows you've actually heard of. . .

    54 min
  18. Broadway Show-Up Glow-Up

    Show notes

    Got your tweed pressed? Here's a look at how fashion and style transform the Broadway stage and its beloved characters: My Fair Lady, Coco, Kiss of the Spider Woman, La Cage aux Folles and more.

    54 min
  19. 1776 (semiquincentennial version)

    Show notes

    What else would we run this weekend? The original cast album, plus soundtrack selections and rare trivia; our favorite musical of all time. "Broadway to Main Street"--for all your semiquincentennial needs!

    54 min
  20. Happy Father's Day 2025

    Show notes

    Great dads from the American musical, wanting the best for their children in their own lifetimes. Songs from The Rothschilds, Fiddler on the Roof, Carousel, Falsettos, and more.

    54 min

On these lists

Broadway to Main Street is one of the shows picked out on each of these

All Arts lists

More in Performing Arts

Placed highest on Apple Podcasts' Performing Arts chart right now

All Performing Arts podcasts