Best Laurence Maslon Podcasts (2024)

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Broadway and Beyond 54:02

11h ago54:02

54:02

We're kicking off the WNET Group's month-long television/radio tribute to Broadway 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

7d 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

15d 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

25d 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

1M 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

1M 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

2M ago54:01

54:01

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

2M 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

2M ago54:01

54:01

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

2M ago54:01

54:01

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

2M ago54:01

54:01

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

3M 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

3M 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

3M 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

4M 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

4M 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

4M 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

5M 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

5M ago54:01

54:01

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

5M 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

6M ago54:01

54:01

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

6M 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

6M ago54:01

54:01

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

6M 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

7M 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

7M ago54:01

54:01

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

7M 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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Sweeney Todd 54:01

7M ago54:01

54:01

We look at Sweeney's latest resurrection via the newly released cast album, plus exceptional performances from the past including Angela Lansbury, Bryn Terfel, Audra McDonald and more; it's too good at least.

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14 Songs in Search of a Cast Album 54:01

8M ago54:01

54:01

Wonderful songs from shows that never got an original cast album, performed by Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Lena Horne, Bing Crosby, Robert Goulet and more.

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Movie Musicals on the Main Stem 54:01

8M ago54:01

54:01

A zippy overview of original film musicals that transformed on Broadway: movie and stage versions of Gigi, 42nd Street, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, and more.

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Coming Back Like a Song 54:01

8M ago54:01

54:01

The sweetest sounds on Broadway are songs about, well, songs--and how the stage is alive with the sound of music. Performers include Barbra Streisand, Lea Michele, John Travolta, Keith Michell and much more.

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Inga Swenson Tribute 54:21

9M ago54:21

54:21

Come with us and we'll make music--honoring the beloved leading lady Inga Swenson who recently left us. All the highlights from 110 in the Shade, Baker Street, and many more rare recordings.

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Film Composers International 55:29

9M ago55:29

55:29

Our annual salute to great film composers flies around the world in the '60s and '70s: Mancini, Rota, Morricone, John Addison, and John Williams abetted by Streisand, Céline Dion, Shirley Bassey, Julie Andrews and more.

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Still Other Voices, Other Stages 54:01

9M ago54:01

54:01

Still more unsung champions of the Broadway songbook--if you don't know them, you should: Veronica Swift, Wesla Whitfield, Joe Mooney, Toni Tenniille, and more--even a little Johnny Mathis.

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Kristin Chenoweth 55:43

10M ago55:43

55:43

It's good to hear her, isn't it? We're devoting an entire episode to Kristin Chenoweth--who joins us in the virtual studio! Songs from Wicked, On the 20th Century, Schmigadoon and more.

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Tony Bennett 54:01

10M ago54:01

54:01

Once upon a time, there was a giant of the American popular songbook. We put together a special tribute to Tony Bennett and his incomparable repertoire of Broadway songs.

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George and Oscar 54:10

10M ago54:10

54:10

George Gershwin and Oscar Levant composed one of popular music's most idiosyncratic relationships, as seen in the new play, "Good Night Oscar." That show's Gershwin, John Zdrojeski, joins us for an hour of music by them both, including Levant's immortal recording of "Rhapsody in Blue."

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Sheldon Harnick Tribute 53:45

10M ago53:45

53:45

A tribute to a giant of the musical theater with a human heart; a rebroadcast of our 2013 in-studio interview with Sheldon. Songs from The Rothschilds, Fiddler on the Roof, She Loves Me, Fiorello!, and more.

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Brian Stokes Mitchell 2023 54:01

11M ago54:01

54:01

As a run-up to his June 30th concert at the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, we have an new interview with the greatest leading man of his generation, with a deep survey of his career: Ragtime, Man of La Mancha, Kiss Me Kate and more.

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Happy Father's Day 54:01

11M ago54:01

54:01

Great dads from the American musical, struggling for a living, feeding their families, sharing their happiness and tears. Songs from Fiddler on the Roof, Carousel, Falsettos, and more.

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The 2023 Tony Awards 54:36

11M ago54:36

54:36

Start spreading the news--the Tony season is in full swing and we are swinging with our annual preview, playing songs from all five nominees: New York New York, Shucked, Kimberly Akimbo, Some Like It Hot, and & Juliet. It's your best seat in the house.

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The 1973 Tony Awards 54:22

11M ago54:22

54:22

There was a lot of magic to do 50 years ago as Pippin faced off against A Little Night Music. Join us--as we look at all the nominees and winners, including Ben Vereen, Debbie Reynolds, Robert Morse, and more.

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I'll Drink to That! 54:28

12M ago54:28

54:28

Get the ice out and raise a toast to celebrate a new book by your host, Laurence Maslon--"I'll Drink to That! Broadway Cocktails"--with intoxicating songs from Company, Les Miserables, High Society, Gigi and more.

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Marilyn Monroe 54:01

12M ago54:01

54:01

The mercury is up to 93 this week as author Richard Barrios joins us to discuss his new book, the musical talents of Marilyn, and her legacy. Songs from her films as well as various musical projects she inspired.

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Pop Camelot 54:01

1y ago54:01

54:01

Broadway to Main Street is a most congenial spot as we look at a variety of pop recordings from Lerner and Loewe's score to Camelot; no Burton, no Andrews, no Goulet--but Mel Tormé, Aretha Franklin, André Previn, Johnny Mathis, and more.

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Oliver! 54:15

1y ago54:15

54:15

Consider yourself well in, my dears, as we spend an hour with this enduring Lionel Bart classic. Performances from a multitude of cast albums, plus Shirley Bassey, Irene Kral, Alma Cogan and--well--MORE!

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Gilbert and Sullivan 54:01

1y ago54:01

54:01

Give three cheers and one cheer more! David Garrison joins us for an episode celebrating G&S and the American musicals they inspired; performers include Garrison himself plus Linda Ronstadt, Groucho Marx, Sutton Foster, and more.

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Jason Robert Brown 54:01

1y ago54:01

54:01

One of our most impressive songwriters over the last twenty years gets his moment: songs from across his eclectic work performed by Ben Platt, Kelli O'Hara, Ariana Grande, Billy Crystal, Audra McDonald and more.

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I've Heard That Song Before 54:01

1y ago54:01

54:01

The subtle art of pastiche--great songwriters paying tribute to the music of the past--as heard in Hairspray, Parade, Kiss Me Kate, Fiorello!, and more.

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Sassy Sizzles Broadway 54:01

1y ago54:01

54:01

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

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