Beste Laurence Maslon podcasts (2024)

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Jack Jones 54:01

6d ago54:01

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This great singer made the Broadway songbook one of his favorite things. We honor his legacy with his selections from Man of La Mancha, Little Me, She Loves Me, and many, many more.

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Strictly Ta-BOO!! 53:27

13d ago53:27

53:27

It's witchcraft--and a great season for witches on "Blood-vay to Main Street'! Count Larry Maslon cooks up a cauldron of tunes from Wicked, The Wizard of Oz, The Wiz and more.

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Norbert Leo Butz 53:56

21d ago53:56

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It's great big show on "Broadway to Main Street": Norbert Leo Butz joins us for selections from The Last Five Years, Dirty Rotten Soundrels, My Fair Lady, and more.

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Strike Up the Band 54:01

28d ago54:01

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Let the drums roll out--MasterVoices leader Ted Sperling joins me to discuss this new version of the Gershwins/Kaufman classic musicals, with songs in renditions by Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Kiri Te Kanawa, Tony Bennett and more.

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Many Happy Returns 53:44

1M ago53:44

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Birthdays and Broadway: from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Jason Robert Brown--with a lot of birthday candles in-between.

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Jewish New Year 5785 55:29

1M ago55:29

55:29

We welcome in 5785 with a repertoire of great Jewish influences on the Broadway musical: Al Jolson, Fiddler on the Roof, Fanny Brice, Harmony and so much more.

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Bobby Short Centenary 54:01

2M ago54:01

54:01

Our tribute to the "King of Café Society" includes indelible performances of material by Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart, Noël Coward and more.

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Dreamgirls 54:01

2M ago54:01

54:01

All you have to do is dream--and tune into our broadcast: Jennifers Holliday and Hudson, Beyoncé, Audra McDonald, Diana Ross and more deliver one of the great scores of the 1980s.

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Noël Coward at 125 54:01

2M ago54:01

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Cheers to the Master on his 125th birthday; we look at his fine art of songwriting through some modern singers, including Frank Sinatra, Julie Andrews, Paul McCartney, Barbara Fasano and more. (Supported by the Noel Coward Foundation.)

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Get Out and Live It! 54:01

2M ago54:01

54:01

It's a new season and new beginnings abound: rousing numbers for the fall from Sweet Charity, The Wiz, 13, Mame, Seesaw, and more.

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The Wacky World of Mel Brooks 54:01

3M ago54:01

54:01

Woof! To showcase the current production of Young Frankenstein The Musical at Bay Street Theater, we look again at Mel Brooks's many forays into musical theatre: Madeline Kahn, Nathan Lane, Mel himself and more.

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Mancini at 100 54:01

3M ago54:01

54:01

It's a Man-cin-tennial: great songs with music by legendary composer Henry Mancini, performed by an all-star ensemble: Sarah Vaughan, Sammy Davis, Jr., Steve Lawrence, Julie Andrews and more.

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Bette Midler 54:17

3M ago54:17

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Glowin', crowin', and still goin' strong--we look at the Divine Miss M's career and her devotion to the Broadway songbook with author Kevin Winkler.

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Staying Young 54:01

3M ago54:01

54:01

Mature characters and mature perspectives: let's listen to the wisdom of age. Songs from Pippin, A Little Night Music, Knickerbocker Holiday, Take Me Along and more.

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Margaret Whiting at 100 54:01

4M ago54:01

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Few pop singers captured the Broadway songbook as well as Margaret Whiting; here's to her 100th with show tunes by Johnny Mercer, Jerome Kern, Rodgers and Hart and many more.

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Cats 54:01

4M ago54:01

54:01

Look--a new broadcast has begun. Our first episode on this groundbreaking show, meow and forever. Original London cast, Broadway cast and a few surprises.

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They Turned It Into a Musical 55:17

4M ago55:17

55:17

Novels, short stories, historical events, comic strips, even paintings--they said it couldn't be done, but the geniuses of the American musical did it! My Fair Lady, 1776, Annie, Sunday in the Park Hamilton and more!

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1776 54:06

4M ago54:06

54:06

The perfect Fourth of July musical. So, sit down for an hour with this classic as we hear the Broadway cast and the rare film soundtrack, united for posterity.

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The 2024 Tony Awards 54:01

5M ago54:01

54:01

An overview of this year's 2024 Tony Awards. Selections from all the major nominees: Hell's Kitchen, The Outsiders, Suffs, Merrily We Roll Along, and more.

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The 1974 Tony Awards 54:01

5M ago54:01

54:01

In our run-up to the 2024 Tonys, we look at Broadway 50 years ago: Raisin, Seesaw, Over Here! plus performances by Christopher Plummer, Michelle Lee, Alfred Drake, Lewis J. Stadlen and more.

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Sondheim, Rolling Along 54:01

5M ago54:01

54:01

Since Stephen Sondheim's passing in 2021, there have been several exciting revivals and revitalizations; here are a few: Merrily We Roll Along, Here We Are, Into the Woods, Melissa Errico, Liz Callaway and more.

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My Favorite R&H 54:01

6M ago54:01

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To tee up the "Rodgers and Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert" on Great Performances l PBS on May 31st, I've selected some of my favorite things: performances by Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Nina Simone, Ray Charles and a surrey full of others.

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Audra McDonald: Greatest Performances 54:01

6M ago54:01

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In preparation for the PBS/Great Performances concert of Audra McDonald from the London Palladium (May 17), we play some of her finest moments from across her storied career: rarities and Tony-winners.

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Broadway and Beyond 54:02

6M ago54:02

54:02

We're kicking off WLIW's "Broadway and Beyond" television/radio programming with a special episode of Game Changers and Groundbreakers: Show Boat, Pal Joey, Company, The Producers, Hamilton, and more.

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The Other Couple 54:01

7M ago54:01

54:01

In classic American musicals, there's usually a supporting--other--couple. Here's a tribute to Nathan and Adelaide, Ado Annie and Will Parker, Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz, and many more.

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Broadway International 54:01

7M ago54:01

54:01

We travel the world for great international performers singing show tunes--Maurice Chevalier, Jacques Brel, Astrud Gilberto--and rare international cast albums, like Mi Bella Dama.

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More of Loesser 54:01

7M ago54:01

54:01

Broadway's troubadour of the 1950s, Frank Loesser was a master of melody. Some of the greatest pop and jazz performers--Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Evans, Bobby Darin, Eliane Elias--roll the dice with Loesser's tune.

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Sarah Vaughan at 100 54:01

7M ago54:01

54:01

One of the greatest singers of the 20th Century, Sarah Vaughan gets her centennial moment in the show tune spotlight. Songs from Babes in Arms, West Side Story, Golden Boy, South Pacific and more.

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Fools Rush In 54:01

7M ago54:01

54:01

This week's episode is all about quantum physics and the American musical--just fooling! We celebrate the fools and the foolhardy with performances from Phil Silvers, Carol Burnett, Ed Wynn, Sutton Foster and many more.

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The Pajama Game 54:01

8M ago54:01

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Is the game we're in, celebrating the musical's 70th anniversary this spring. All the classic Adler/Ross songs in renditions by Doris Day, Harry Connick Jr., Rosemary Clooney, and more.

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Steve Lawrence 54:01

8M ago54:01

54:01

Our tribute to a Broadway star and one of the very best singers of the Broadway songbook. Musical numbers, of course, from What Makes Sammy Run? and Golden Rainbow, and songs from She Loves Me, Golden Boy, High Spirits, and more.

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Oscar Bait 54:01

8M ago54:01

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OSCAR BAIT We're hopelessly devoted to the Academy Awards. This episode, we look at the songs written expressly for film adaptations of Broadway shows. Sinatra, Madonna, Streisand, Minnelli, and many more.

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Lionel Bart 54:01

8M ago54:01

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A tribute to the indomitable creator of Oliver!, From Russia With Love, and so many more--songs performed by Shirley Bassey, Judy Garland, Bernadette Peters and many others: whatever we got, we share!

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Jukebox Jamboree, Part II 54:01

9M ago54:01

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We're turning back time to indulge in the jukebox musicals of the last 25 years: The Cher Show, Movin' Out, Jersey Boys, MJ the Musical and so much more.

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Cole Porter in Hollywood 54:01

9M ago54:01

54:01

Highlights from the great songs in Porter's film musicals, rendered by a sensational company of greats: Bing Crosby, Barbra Streisand, Fred Astaire, Nancy Wilson, and more.

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Chita Rivera Tribute 54:01

9M ago54:01

54:01

Everything is Rosie as we honor a Broadway legend with songs from all her major hits (and some off-beat notes as well).

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Perfect Harmony 54:01

10M ago54:01

54:01

We look at some of the most perfect harmonic moments from the Broadway canon; four-part wonders from Harmony, Sunday in the Park with George, The Music Man and more.

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Among My Yesterdays 54:11

10M ago54:11

54:11

Celebrating the start of our 13th (!) lucky year on the air, I look at the eclectic compendium of the shows that made such a strong impression on me growing up: "It's a Bird . . .It's a Plane. . . .It's SUPERMAN!," Baker Street, Minnie's Boys, Golden Boy and more.

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Maestro 54:01

10M ago54:01

54:01

To frame the new biopic of Leonard Bernstein (courtesy of Bradley Cooper), we look at all of the Maestro's Broadway music used in the film, plus additional performances by Comden and Green, Audra McDonald, Boris Karloff, Nell Carter and more.

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Memories of You 2023 54:01

10M ago54:01

54:01

Our annual look at the musical theatre giants who left us in 2023: Fiddler on the Roof's Topol, Sheldon Harnick, and Joanna Merlin, as well as Tony Bennett, Harry Belafonte, Inga Swenson, and more.

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The 2023 Holiday Show 54:01

11M ago54:01

54:01

We're all alone with Christopher Fitzgerald--currently shouldering a heavy load in SPAMALOT--as we stir up a holiday punch bowls of Yuletide classics and songs from Waitress, Young Frankenstein, and many more.

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Stocking Stuffers 2023 54:01

11M ago54:01

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Here's a Santa's bag full of potential purchases for the show tune fan in your life (like you!). Selections from cast albums to Merrily We Roll Along, Harmony, Sweeney Todd, plus performances by Petula Clark, Julie Benko and more.

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My Show is Barbra, Part Two 54:01

11M ago54:01

54:01

Our follow-up companion to Streisand's new memoir (hey, it's a long book..!). This features Babs from 1978 to the present day; songs by Sondheim, Lloyd Webber, Anthony Newley and more.

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The Museum of Broadway 54:01

12M ago54:01

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It's hot up here! We're live at New York's Museum of Broadway with its co-founder Julie Boardman Join us on a journey through its myriad charms, underscored with music from The Phantom of the Opera, Six, Oklahoma!, and more.

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My Show is Barbra, Part One 54:53

12M ago54:53

54:53

Well, the book is out, so you might as well buy it, get a comfy chair, and listen along. Streisand's major work up through 1973, keyed to major moments in her new memoir--"A Sleeping Bee," "My Man, and many more.

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When in Rome 54:01

1y ago54:01

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Harold Rome, that is. In honor of the new revival of I Can Get It For You Wholesale, we've an all-star cast celebrating his work, including Tony Bennett, Eddie Fisher, the Andrews Sisters, Mel Tormé, and a gal named Barbra.

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Monster Mash-Up 54:46

1y ago54:46

54:46

Goood eeeevening! This is Count Larry Maslon from Blood-vay to Main Street. This week's Halloween special features numbers from Frozen, Next to Normal, Billy Elliot, and the London cast album of Young Frankenstein. Wooo-ooo!

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Gods of the Theatre 54:13

1y ago54:13

54:13

Smile on us as we play ditties of the deities to tee up the concert version of The Frogs, produced by MasterVoices. Out of This World, Two by Two, Xanadu, Hadestown, and more.

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The Perfect Blendship 54:01

1y ago54:01

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Friendship--old friends, new friends, buddies, and pals. Inspired by the new Merrily We Roll Along revival, we support camaraderie in all its forms: singers include Judy Garland, Ethel Merman, James Monroe Inglehart, Bryce Pinkham, and more.

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Black Musicals of the 1970s 54:01

1y ago54:01

54:01

The joint is jumpin' as we look at an extraordinary era of achievement on the Broadway stage: shows like Purlie, Raisin, Ain't Misbehavin' and the talents of Melba Moore, Andre De Shields, Debbie Allen, Gregory Hines, and more.

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