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 #42: State Fair
As they say in today’s WPMT premiere “State Fair,” "It's A Grand Night For Singing!" Starring (from the 1945 film) Jeanne Crain, Dick Haymes and Vivian Blaine with Elliott Lewis, the radio performanc…
WPMT #41: The Chocolate Soldier
Who’s that? A handsome stranger? You’ll just have to tune into the all-new WPMT premiere of “The Chocolate Soldier” to find out! Starring Virginia Haskins, Gordon MacRae, Bea Benadaret, Lou Merrill a…
WPMT #40: Annie Get Your Gun
It’s time for the all-new WPMT premiere of “Annie Get Your Gun!” Starring (from the 1950 film) Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern, Keenan Wynn, Edward Arnold and J. Carol Nash with special gu…
WPMT #39: Springtime in the Rockies
The WPMT premiere of “Springtime in the Rockies” starring (from the 1942 film) Betty Grable and Carmen Miranda with Dick Powell and Verna Felton is now live on YouTube, Facebook, Apple Podcasts, Spot…
WPMT #38: Easter Parade
Hello to all our “Snooky Ookums” out there! The WPMT premiere of “Easter Parade” is now live FREE on YouTube, Facebook, Spotify and all major podcast platforms! Starring (from the 1948 film) Judy Gar…
WPMT #37: Best Foot Forward
Let’s head to prom! The WPMT premiere of “Best Foot Forward” is now live on YouTube, Facebook, Spotify and all major podcast platforms! This 1949 audio broadcast stars Betty Garrett, Eileen Wilson, G…
WPMT #36: Top O' The Morning
Today’s premiere is ready for listening and it's perfect to commemorate St. Patrick’s Day – it’s the romantic comedy “Top o’ the Morning!” Listen to the songs with thoughts of the Emerald Isle - now …
WPMT #35: I Married An Angel
It’s almost as if it was sent from above! The WPMT premiere of “I Married An Angel” is now live on YouTube, Facebook, Spotify and all major podcast platforms! This 1952 audio broadcast, with music by…
WPMT #34: The Pirates of Penzance
Ahoy, Matey! The WPMT premiere of “The Pirates of Penzance,” starring Clark Dennis, Lucille Norman and Gordon MacRae, is now live! The audio broadcast features many famous Gilbert & Sullivan songs in…
WPMT #33: Thank Your Lucky Stars
“Thank Your Lucky Stars” was first heard on The Screen Guild Players on September 27, 1943 and is now available on WPMT. This week’s episode features songs by Arthur Schwartz (music) and Frank Loesse…
WPMT #32: Kiss Me, Kate
“Wunderbar!” Today’s WPMT premiere: “Kiss Me Kate” is now available FREE on YouTube, Facebook, Spotify and all major podcast platforms! Don't miss the 1949 broadcast with so many magical Cole Porter …
WPMT #31: Fancy Pants
“HEY, Fancy Pants!” It’s time for the WPMT premiere of, well, “Fancy Pants!” Tune in to hear Bob Hope and Lucille Ball, from the 1950 film, reprise their roles! The broadcast features hit songs “Hey,…
WPMT #30: Sally
It’s time for the first WPMT premiere of February! Join us for “Sally” starring Dinah Shore, Gordon MacRae and (from the original 1920 Broadway cast) Leon Errol with Paul Frees and Joe Kearns, as fir…
WPMT #29: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Grab the family for some classic Disney fun because the WPMT premiere of The Lux Radio Theatre December 26, 1938 broadcast of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is now available for listening on Youtu…
WPMT #28: Around the World (in 80 Days)
Who’s ready for an adventure WPMT style? You are? Good, because it's the premiere of “Around the World (in 80 Days)!" Join the original Broadway stars Orson Welles, Mary Healy and Arthur Margetson as…
WPMT #27: Casbah
The WPMT premiere of “Casbah,” starring Tony Martin and Märta Torén (from the 1948 film) with Herbert Butterfield and Laurene Tuttle! Featuring the songs “Every Man There's a Woman,” “Hooray for Love…
WPMT #26: Alexander's Ragtime Band
Today we debut WPMT "Alexander's Ragtime Band!" Featuring Irving Berlin's unforgettable melodies "Now It Can Be Told," "Blue Skies," "Remember," and more as recorded for the 1940 Lux Radio Theatre pr…
WPMT #25: On Your Toes
The WPMT premiere of “On Your Toes” is now live starring Marion Bell as "Frankie Frayne," Gordon MacRae as "Phil 'Junior' Dolan III" and Fritz Feld as "Sergei Alexandrovitch" featuring “`There's a Sm…
WPMT #24: Meet Me in St. Louis
Who’s ready to meet “Meet Porchlight in St. Louis?!” The WPMT premiere of “Meet Me in St. Louis” as heard on December 2, 1946, on The Lux Radio Theatre is now live with a special interview between Mi…
WPMT #23: Babes In Toyland
WPMT proudly presents "Babes In Toyland” – broadcast December 24, 1949 on The Chicago Theatre of the Air with music by Victor Herbert and book and Lyrics by Glen MacDonough. Starring Mary Francis Des…