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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

Marc Blitzstein

Jun 27, 2021

A tribute to one of the American Musical Theatre's most ambitious songwriters. We're joined by Steven Blier, artistic director of the New York Festival of Song, plus amazing renditions of Blitzstein's work by Patti LuPone, Rosemary Clooney, Audra McDonald, Paul Robeson...

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Kurt Weill in America

Mar 28, 2021

An hour from Kurt Weill’s extraordinarily inventive Broadway catalogue. Original renditions combine with new interpretations by such performers as Mary Martin, Gertrude Lawrence, Melissa Errico, Lotte Lenya, Donna Murphy—even the composer...

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West Coast Berlin

Nov 15, 2020

To celebrate the upcoming PBS/Great Performances airing of "Holiday Inn," we'll face the music and dance along with Irving Berlin's great Hollywood songs, performed by Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman and...

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Dorothy Fields

Nov 2, 2020

We're starting--and finishing--this episode with songs by the quintessential queen of lyric writing. Renditions by Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Louis Armstrong, and shows such as SEESAW and A TREE GROWS IN...

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John Barry

Sep 27, 2020

Composer John Barry was best-known as the musical muse of 007, but he spun gold in many songs and a few stage shows. Check out Michael Crawford, Barbra Streisand, Louis Armstrong, Shirley Bassey and more in this tribute...

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