Cassandra Wilson
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...
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Broadway to Main Street
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...
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Labor Day Tribute
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...
School Bells Are Ringing
It's back to the classroom: songs of learning, lectures, and literacy from Candide, South Pacific, Spring Awakening, Schmigadoon! and more.
The Magic of Sammy Cahn
On our annual "Hollywood music" episode. we look at the great movie songs by lyricist Sammy Cahn, including "Call Me Irresponsible," "It's M...
Batman's Baddies on Broadway
Holy spotlight! We bring forth one of pop culture's greatest rogues galleries--the special guest villains on the Batman TV show and their ro...
A Musical Odyssey
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,...
Tony Bennett at 100
This week marks the centenary of America's greatest pop interpreter of the Broadway songbook: Tony Bennett. Songs from Kismet, Applause, Fol...
Ear to Ear with Steven Blier
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 S...
A Swell-egant Elegant Party
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...
West End Divas (1970s Edition)
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, si...
Broadway Show-Up Glow-Up
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,...
1776 (semiquincentennial version)
What else would we run this weekend? The original cast album, plus soundtrack selections and rare trivia; our favorite musical of all time....
Happy Father's Day 2026
Great dads from the American musical, wanting the best for their children in their own lifetimes. Songs from The Rothschilds, Fiddler on the...
The 2026 Tony Awards
We pay a visit to Schmigadoon!--a 12-category nominee at Sunday night's Tonys! Joining us for this special preview are Sara Chase, Ann Harad...
The 1976 Tony Awards
Our annual look at the Tonys from 50 years ago: A Chorus Line, Chicago, Pacific Overtures, Bubbling Brown Suga r, and more.: 5 -6- 7- 8!!
A Jewish Legacy
To tee up the Great Performances l PBS documentary, "Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy," we interview its producer/director Michael Kantor...
West Coast Berlin
To celebrate the recent Great Performances l PBS airing of "Top Hat," we're stepping on the gas along with Irving Berlin's great Hollywood s...
Oscar Peterson at 100
We're keying in to this monumental jazz piano talent as part of his centenary--astonishing takes on songs from Fiorello!, West Side Story, T...
Broadway Bouquet
BROADWAY BOUQUET April showers bring May flowers--a reprise of perennials from Hadestown, On a Clear Day, Gypsy, The Sound of Musi c and mor...
The Musical Genius of Claus Ogerman
This magical arranger turned his genius to the Broadway canon with timeless results. Listen to Sinatra, Jobim, Sammy Davis, Jr., DianA Krall...