Classic Musicals From The Golden Age of Radio
Porchlight Music Theatre presents: Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio. Here, host Michael Weber will introduce you to some of the great American musicals as they were originally presented on the airwaves. Performed live in front of a studio audience near the years the productions played on stage or were adapted as movies, you'll visit an era when Broadway was the central source for the launch of popular music and when stage actors were known by name across the land.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 142
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
WPMT #122: Applause / All About Eve
It's time for a celebration of the most popular film titles of the 20th Century, "All About Eve" and its musical version "Applause," on WPMT. The WPMT premiere is now available on all major platforms…
WPMT #121: Silk Stockings
Privyet! and Bon Jour! Today's WPMT is a celebration of Cole Porter's hit musical "Silk Stockings" which was inspired by the movie classic "Ninotchka." Our program stars Rosallind Russel and Spencer …
WPMT #120: Evening Primrose
Today is the day to listen to WPMT's Halloween special celebration of "Evening Primrose," featuring the 1947 radio play by John Collier from the 1966 Stephen Sondheim's TV musical version which NPR c…
WPMT #119: Destry Rides Again
Howdy! It's time to join WPMT for a celebration of the 1959 Broadway musical "Destry Rides Again," featuring a rare recording of the 1945 Lux Radio Theatre broadcast of the story starring James Stewa…
WPMT #118: She Loves Me / The Shop Around the Corner
Today is the day to find some love on WPMT with the premiere of "She Loves Me" and "The Shop Around the Corner" starring Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche with Felix Bressart as originally recorded on…
WPMT #117: On the Twentieth Century
The train is about to leave the station…are you on board? WPMT’s premiere of “Twentieth Century” which is the basis of the musical "On Twentieth Century," with music by Cy Coleman, book and lyrics by…
WPMT #116: The Great Waltz
Today, tune in to hear “The Great Waltz” play as it did on The Railroad Hour on March 1, 1954. Shine those dancing shoes, practice your best box step and graciously extend your hand to a partner clos…
WPMT #115: A Star is Born
Look up! “A Star is Born” premieres today at 1 PM CT, and features a behind-the-scenes team that is nothing short of amazing, including Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell and Robert Carson writing the scr…
WPMT #114: The Bells of St. Mary's
Get ready for a serious pull at the heartstrings and you may want to have some tissues handy! The classic “The Bells of St. Mary's” premieres today at 1 PM CT, featuring an all-star cast including Bi…
WPMT #113: Buck Privates
Gather the troops and sound the trumpet! WPMT’s premiere of “Buck Privates'' is going live today on Apple, Facebook, Spotify, Youtube or any major podcast platform. This Lux Radio Theatre broadcast, …
WPMT #112: Sweethearts
Today’s WPMT premiere of "Sweethearts" features music by Victor Herbert and stars movie greats Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, originally heard on the March 25th, 1946 episode of The Screen Guild…
WPMT #111: Fanny
“A Celebration of Fanny” premieres today at 1 PM CT on Apple, Facebook, Spotify, YouTube and all major podcast platforms! “Fanny” features a book by S. N. Behrman and Joshua Logan, with music and lyr…
WPMT #110: Mary
Today is the day for “Mary,” a musical comedy in two acts, with book by Frank Mandel and book and lyrics by Otto Harbach who penned such successes as “No, No, Nanette,” “The Desert Song” and “Roberta…
WPMT #109: Dick Tracy in B-Flat
Today’s WPMT premiere features some major stars - Bing Crosby as “Tracy,” funnyman Bob Hope as “Flattop,” Cass Daley as “Gravel Gertie,” at the time - teen heartthrob Frank Sinatra as “Shaky,” actres…
WPMT #108: Zaza
WPMT’s premiere of the spoof “Zaza,” starring Fanny Brice, Bob Hope, Hanley Stafford, Martha Raye, George Murphy and Matty Malnick's Band, is now available as heard on the Screen Guild Theatre, on …
WPMT #107: Rose-Marie
Happy Tuesday! We’re excited to share another acclaimed hit on WPMT today, “Rose-Marie,” starring Dorothy Kirsten and Gordon MacRae with Gerald Moore and Marvin Miller. Tune in today on Apple, Facebo…
WPMT #106: Let's Face It!
Tune in today for WPMT’s premiere of “Let’s Face It!” with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, as it premiered on the Screen Guild Theatre, December 27, 1943. Perhaps you will recognize “Ace in the Hole…
WPMT #105: The Firefly
They say love is like a firefly…find out why at 1 PM CT, with WPMT’s premiere of “The Firefly” as heard on The Railroad Hour, February 25, 1952. Music by Rudolf Friml, book and lyrics by Otto Harbach…
WPMT #104: The Emperor's Waltz
Today’s the day for a royal mishap! Join us for “The Emperor’s Waltz” at 1 PM CT on Apple, Facebook, Spotify and all major podcast platforms. Featuring a screenplay by Billy Wilder and Charles Bracke…
WPMT #103: When My Baby Smiles at Me
Today at 1 PM CT, it’s time to hit the road with Bonnie and Skid for WPMT’s premiere of “When My Baby Smiles at Me.” Featuring a screenplay by Lamar Trotti, based on the 1927 play "Burlesque" by Geor…