Broadway To Main Street

We give our regards to the dawn of the American musical: greats songs by Kern, Cohan, Berlin, and Herbert, sung by Al Jolson, Judy Garland, Tony Bennett, Nina Simone and more.

The greatest jazz pianist of our time joins us to take a tour of wonderful tunes--by Bernstein, Loesser, Kern and others--played by Bill and his trio, joined by Tony Bennett, Sherie Rene Scott and more.

It's an hour of great big stuff as the composer/lyricist of The Band's Visit, Tootsie, The Full Monty and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels joins us live in the studio.

In honor of the immense contribution of the LGBTQ community--on and off-stage--to the heart of Broadway, we look at La Cage aux Folles, Fun Home, The Prom, some unforgettable songs by Noel Coward, Cole Porter, and more.

In advance of the new 2019 revival recording, we'll look at the history of how this seminal score appeared in different versions throughout the years, with Decca A&R man Brian Drutman. Plus a sneak preview of the new recording and others.

Get ready for Sunday night's Main Event--the 2019 Tony Awards--with a buffet of all the nominees: Hadestown, Tootsie, The Prom, Ain't Too Proud and more. Your one-stop shopping for Broadway glory.

THE 1969 TONY AWARDS In anticipation of next week's Tonys, we look at the winner's circle from 50 years ago: 1776, Promises Promises, Hair, Zorbà, and more from the original cast recordings.

Around the world with this great songwriter: bon voyage and sing along with Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Short, Fred Astaire and many more to various ports of call.

Boys will be girls and vice versa--cross-dressing in the American musical from Tootsie to The Mystery of Edwin Drood; from Victor/Victoria to La Cage aux Folles. Who knows--this might be a surprise party!?

C'mon along and listen to an episode filled with the terrific songs of this groundbreaking musical movie and show.  Jerry Orbach, Ruby Keeler, Al Jolson and more take us to the crossroads of the world.

Doris Day's voice is one of the glories of the 20th Century; here's a 97th birthday bouquet of Rodgers classics, from early days with Hart to the final songs with Hammerstein.

In advance of the MasterVoices concert at City Center, we're joined by Ted Sperling as we survey the saga of this Weill/Gershwin classic, with a bevy of ladies including Gertrude Lawrence, Lotte Lenya, Julie Andrews, and Ute Lemper.

Git along little dogies and listen to the finest cowboy and cowgirl songs ever to come from the Great White Way: Annie Get Your Gun, Girl Crazy, Blazing Saddles and a little thing called Oklahoma!

Who's got the fame when we play Fosse? As a prelude to the FX series Fosse/Verdon, we'll listen to some of the best moments of Broadway's dancin' man: The Pajama Game, Redhead, Cabaret, Chicago, Cabaret, and more.

This is our quest: to celebrate one of the most moving and optimistic scores of the Broadway stage. Original cast members, plus Jacques Brel, Placido Domingo, Johnny Mathis, and more.

You're gonna hear from the brilliant composer, arranger, and pianist as we celebrate Previn's life and extraordinary career with music he wrote for the stage, as well as his first-rate piano accompaniment. Doris Day, Tony Bennett, Dinah Shore, Gene Kelly are among some of Previn's company.

Here's Lucy!--and Sid Caesar and Jackie Gleason and Irene Ryan and David Hyde Pierce and many other TV stars who graced the Broadway musical stage in starring performances.

One of Broadway's very best current performers, Betsy Wolfe, serves up a full menu of tremendous songs--from Waitress, The Last Five Years, Edwin Drood, and more--as well as some sneak previews from her upcoming 54 Below gig

To kick off two major Sammy Davis events in February (PBS and 92Y), we're doing a major retrospective of Mr. Entertainment. Songs from Broadway, Tin Pan Alley, Vegas, and Hollywood as only Sammy can.

The incomparable and vast career of one of Broadway and television's most cherished comediennes. Songs from Cinderella, The Golden Apple, Carnival, and many more; an episode where everything's Oh, Kaye!