West Coast Berlin

Broadway to Main Street by Laurence Maslon

May 17, 202654:24Arts

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 songs, performed by Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman and more.

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