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 250 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

One-Hit Wonders

Sep 20, 2020

Ease on down B2MS as we look at the great outliers--shows whose creators got their one shot at musical theater fame: The Wiz, 1776, Promises Promises, Dreamgirls, and...

Mr. Mercer and His Pals

Sep 13, 2020

Johnny Mercer was not only one of America's greatest lyricists, he was a fabulous singer of his own material and others. We set up more than a dozen Mercer songs, sung by Johnny with Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby...

Dance Break

Sep 6, 2020

Tap your troubles away. Move the coffee table and get up and dance; great numbers from West Side Story, Hairspray, Gypsy, Damn Yankees and more.

"Look, Ma--No Album!" (Part Two)

Aug 30, 2020

In the 1950s and '60s, wonderful songs were recorded by pop artists from Broadway shows that never had a cast recording. Here are Barbra Streisand, Steve Lawrence, Nancy Wilson, Robert Goulet and more.

"Look, Ma--No Album!" (Part One)

Aug 23, 2020

There have been many great musicals--Where's Charley?, Pal Joey, Love Life--that never had an original cast album. Here are some wonderful songs from these shows, performed by Frank Sinatra, Lotte Lenya, Jo Stafford, and more.