Broadway to Main Street

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Broadway to Main Street is the crossroads where the greatest songs of the Broadway stage meet popular culture in America. You can listen to this week's show or scroll through the archives of over 400 different episodes celebrating the timeless tunes and traditions of the American Musical Theater. Hosted and produced by Laurence Maslon, each podcast has its own theme and topic and is the best seat in the house for your favorite scores—and songs and shows just waiting to be discovered by you. Curtain up! For more information go to broadwaytomainstreet.com

West Side Stories

Dec 26, 2021

For your holiday delectation, I'm joined by West Side Story expert, author Richard Barrios, to examine the 1957 Broadway version, the 1961 film, and the vibrant new...

City of Angels

Oct 3, 2021

Film noir and film studios collide in this complex and comical Tony winner from 1989. We highlight Cy Coleman and David Zippel's score and all the cool jazz antecedents that...

Camelot (2021)

Aug 10, 2021

To honor Bay Street Theater's August concerts under the stars, we march through Lerner and Loewe's classic score with Richard Burton, Julie Andrews, Robert Goulet, plus Richard Harris, Mel Torme, Chris Connor and...

Allegro

Jul 25, 2021

The most unique of all of Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, discussed in exquisite detail with our special guest, Ted Chapin. Renditions by Tony Bennett, Audra McDonald, Coleman Hawkins, among...

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Apr 25, 2021

A long-awaited episode that's too good, at least. Sondheim's masterpiece, devoured by an all-star line-up: Len Cariou, Angela Lansbury, Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Josh Groban, Judy Collins, and many...