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 #102: Lute Song
Today on WPMT, “Lute Song,” starring Mimi Benzell and Gordon MacRae with William Conrad, Marvin Miller and Alvina Temple, with book by Sidney Howard and Will Irwin and music by Raymond Scott and lyri…
WPMT #101: The Little Minister
Are you a believer….in radio programming? Today at 1 PM CT “The Little Minister” will hit all major podcast platforms, with book byJerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, and based on the 1891 novel by J.…
WPMT #100: Belle of the Yukon
What a milestone! Yeehaw! “Belle of the Yukon” premieres today! You’ll surely enjoy this rousing pick for WPMT’s 100th episode, a screenplay by James Edward Grant, which premiered on the Screen Guild…
WPMT #99: Rosalie
Fall in love with the whimsical tale of “Rosalie” where two worlds collide, starring Nadine Conner and Gordon MacRae with Norma Varden, Herb Butterfield and Theodore Von Eltz, as heard on The Railroa…
WPMT #98: My Gal Sal
Today is the day for WPMT’s premiere of “My Gal Sal,” a screenplay by Seton I. Miller, Darrell Ware and Karl Tunberg, featuring songs by Paul Dresser, Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin, and starring Mary M…
WPMT #97: The Red Mill
Join us today at 1 PM CT for the musical farce “The Red Mill” with music by Victor Herbert, book and lyrics by Henry Blossom and additional lyrics by Forman Brow. Featuring screen stars Gene Kelly, L…
WPMT #96: Guys and Dolls
Today at 1 PM CT a special WPMT with two episodes of the Damon Runyon Theatre, both starring John Brown as "Broadway," in a salute to the famous musical comedy “Guys and Dolls” will live stream on al…
WPMT #95: Very Warm for May
Today at 1 PM CT, WPMT travels back in time for “Very Warm for May” starring Annamary Dickey and Gordon MacRae with Lamont Johnson just as it premiered on The Railroad Hour, June 4, 1951. Available o…
WPMT #94: Up in Central Park
WPMT’s Tuesday premiere is here! It’s time to go behind the scenes with reporter character “John Matthews” for “Up in Central Park” featuring music by Sigmund Romberg, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, book …
WPMT #93: Oklahoma! / Porgy and Bess
Today’s the day for WPMT’s premiere of a special Broadway Musical Double Header with highlights from the 1943 Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's “Oklahoma!” starring Alfred Drake as "Cu…
WPMT #92: The Three Musketeers
Happy Library Workers’ Day to book lovers and library staff alike! Make sure to pay your respect to library workers or fellow colleagues in the field. What a perfect day to premiere “The Three Musket…
WPMT #91: April Showers
Tuesday already? You know what that means! WPMT’s “April Showers” as heard on May 16, 1949 starring Jack Carson, Robert Alda and Dorothy Lamour with Alan Reed, featuring screenplay by Peter Milne, is…
WPMT #90: Casey at the Bat
Today! Celebrate America’s favorite pastime with WPMT’s premiere of “Casey at the Bat!” If it makes you really nostalgic, remember that the start of the season is soon! Today's musical includes, as y…
WPMT #89: Poppy
Today is the day “Poppy” streams on all major podcast platforms at 1 PM CT. Join the circus with WPMT and hear legendary comedian W.C. Fields as "Professor Eustace McGargle" with John Payne and Ann S…
WPMT #88: Eileen
Happy (almost) St. Patrick’s Day! WPMT is celebrating with its premiere of “Eileen” starring Cecil Kelloway, Irene Manning, Clark Dennis and Gordon MacRae. Featuring book & lyrics by Henry Blossom, a…
WPMT #87: The Mikado
WPMT’s premiere of “The Mikado” airs at 1 PM CT, Enjoy the satire in this historic work that originally premiered in 1885 and still holds its ground today, featuring Kenny Baker as "Nanki-Poo," Evely…
WPMT #86: Somebody Loves Me
WPMT’s premiere of “Somebody Loves Me,” featuring the title song from George Gershwin, will be live today, just as it was on the Lux Radio Theatre, featuring songs by Gershwin, Buddy G. DeSylva, Jay …
WPMT #85: Music in the Air
Can you hear that sweet tune floating by? Perhaps it’s “Music in the Air,” which premieres today, starring Jane Powell & Gordon MacRae with Betty Lou Gerson, Jerome Cowan, Herb Butterfield and Gigi P…
WPMT #84: Rio Rita
Today’s the day to save Hotel Mesa Franceisca and have too much fun doing it! Tune into the musical comedy “Rio Rita” for music by Harry Tierney and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy and book by Guy Bolton a…
WPMT #83: Blossom Time
Catch “Blossom Time” today at 1 PM CT, based on the novel “Schwammerl” by Rudolf Hans Bartsch with book & lyrics by Alfred Maria Willner and Heinz Reichert. Don’t miss Patrice Munsel, Kenny Baker and…