Classic Musicals From The Golden Age of Radio

WPMT #142: Cyrano de Bergerac

Tue, 02 May 2023 19:00:00 +0000

Let’s travel to France for a “Cyrano” celebration on WPMT today! With book and lyrics by Anthony Burgess and music by Michael J. Lewis, the Broadway musical “Cyrano” starring Christopher Plummer was based on Edmond Rostand's classic 1897 play which was also presented on a 1947 Theater Guild of the Air broadcast starring Fredric March. Both productions are featured as part of today’s broadcast. Available now on all major listening platforms. Happy listening and “à bientôt” until we return June 6!

WPMT #141: Spring is Here

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 19:00:00 +0000

As of today and after 140+ episodes, WPMT will now air monthly on the first Tuesday of the month! Coming up, today, Tuesday, April 4, is the perfectly timed Broadway hit musical “Spring is Here,” with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Thank you for your continued support of WPMT:Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio.

WPMT #140: Irish Eyes are Smiling

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 18:00:00 +0000

“Top of the morning to you!” Today’s the day WPMT premieres “Irish Eyes Are Smiling” that includes the titular song as well as other Irish standards written by Ernest R. Ball - how many do you know? Tune in to find out and to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!

WPMT #139: Woman of the Year

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:00:00 +0000

Today’s celebration is Kander and Ebb’s “Woman of the Year” stars Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in the 1943 radio broadcast. This Tony Award-winning musical starred Lauren Bacall in its original Broadway run and featured the hits “One of the Boys,” “Sometimes a Day Goes By” and “The Grass is Always Greener.” Tune in today on our YouTube channel and all major platforms.

WPMT #138: New Girl in Town

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 19:00:00 +0000

Joan Crawford, Spencer Tracy, George Marion and Marjorie Rambeau are just a few of the stars in today’s WPMT premiere “New Girl in Town” inspired by the Eugene O’Neill play “Anna Christie.” This Tony Award winning musical has a different ending than O’Neill’s play as Broadway audiences tend to like a happy ending and the “New Girl” producers wanted it to have that! Tune it today on all major platforms to find out what happens!

WPMT #137: Louisiana Purchase

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 19:00:00 +0000

“Laissez les bons temps rouler!” It’s Mardi Gras and WPMT is celebrating with the Broadway satire “Louisiana Purchase.” Today the political satire and romance from Irving Berlin premieres on WPMT on all major podcast platforms.

WPMT #136: Carousel

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 19:00:00 +0000

Today’s premiere, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel,” is one of the most popular musicals in the world. Since its premiere on Broadway, there have been numerous remounts on Broadway, the West End and around the world. Listen to the moving story of Julie Jordan, Billy Bigelow and all the citizens of that small town in Maine today on WPMT – available on our YouTube channel and all major listening platforms.

WPMT #135: High Society / The Philadelphia Story

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 19:00:00 +0000

Today’s the day for the fabulous, fun musical celebration of “High Society” and “The Philadelphia Story” to make its WPMT premiere. “The Philadelphia Story” stars Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and Lt. James Stewart, Ruth Hussey and Virginia Weidler in the 1942 Lux Radio Theatre production and we'll be peppering in some music from the original Broadway company of its musical version, “High Society!" Join Porchlight on all major platforms today for WPMT’s latest!

WPMT #134: The Girl From Utah

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 19:00:00 +0000

Listen to "The Girl from Utah" today on all major listening platforms. This musical comedy was an international sensation after it premiered in 1914 at London's Adelphi Theatre and went on to play Broadway for 140 performances at the Knickerbocker Theatre and toured in other countries, including South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Listen in to hear the latest WPMT today!

WPMT #133: A Day at the Races

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 19:00:00 +0000

Today is Global Belly Laugh Day! According to the organizers on this day laughing and smiling are encouraged as "positive laughter fuels positive energy and creativity." Be ready to laugh as the Marx Brothers' "A Day at the Races" is today's WPMT premiere. Our special guest is star of the smash Chicago hit "Cabaret ZaZou presents Luminaire" and expert on all things Marx Brothers, actor, comedian and director Frank Ferrante! Tune in today on all major podcast platforms!

WPMT #132: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 19:00:00 +0000

WPMT’s “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” is now available for listening on all major podcast platforms. This week’s premiere is based on the famous Betty Smith novel and Broadway musical that is known in literary criticism as “bildungsroman.” This German term lets the readers know the story focuses on the psychological and moral growth of a character from childhood to adulthood. Don’t miss this moving coming of age story with its 1951 Broadway score available now on all major platforms.

WPMT #131: The Great Lover

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 19:00:00 +0000

Today join Porchlight, Bob Hope and WPMT as you take off on a romantic, comedic cruise with “The Great Lover.” The legendary comedian, Bob Hope, was awarded and honored with the Academy Award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Peabody Awards, People’s Choice Awards, Emmy Awards, Kennedy Center Honors and more! Don’t miss this award-winning comedian in this 1951 recording that also stars Rhonda Fleming with Jim Backus and Paul Frees. Now available anywhere you get your podcasts!

WPMT #130: Revenge with Music

Tue, 03 Jan 2023 19:00:00 +0000

Today, WPMT takes you to 1800s Spain for the Dietz and Schwartz Broadway musical comedy "Revenge with Music!" Join the recently wed Carlos and Maria as the new groom seeks revenge on Don Emilio, the Spanish governor, for his attempt at seducing Maria on their wedding night! Listen on all major platforms to this 1950's recording of the musical based on the Spanish novel "El Sombrero de Tres Picos" by Pedro A. de Alarcón.

WPMT #129: Cinderella

Tue, 27 Dec 2022 19:00:00 +0000

Today, we suggest your house slippers rather than those made of glass to enjoy the WPMT premiere of "Cinderella." This 1938 radio broadcast brings you and the family a magical story with many of your favorite Disney songs and characters to enjoy. Tune in today and always remember "a dream is a wish your heart makes." See you in 2023!

WPMT #128: A Christmas Carol

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 19:00:00 +0000

It's time for this week's holiday edition of WPMT, featuring "A Christmas Carol" written by Charles Dickens in 1843 as presented on radio's The Globe Theater starring Lionel Barrymore from 1944 and songs from the stage musical which premiered over 150 years later. "A Christmas Carol," premiering today, was almost 180 years in the making. Don't miss it and happy holidays!

WPMT #127: Sherry! / The Man Who Came to Dinner

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 19:00:00 +0000

Today's WPMT premiere is a celebration of the Broadway musical "Sherry!" which was inspired by the George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart play "The Man Who Came to Dinner." It tells the story of noted acerbic and egotistical radio personality Sheridan Whiteside who, on a lecture tour in a small Ohio town, slips on the ice on his way into the home of a prominent family during Christmas time. The local doctor says Whiteside must now remain confined having broken his leg. Once he is convalescing in the home, Whiteside begins to meddle with the lives of everyone in the household and comedy ensues. Tune in on all major platforms to enjoy this week's WPMT - available now!

WPMT #126: South Pacific / Me and Juliet

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 19:00:00 +0000

Today's WPMT premiere is "A Rodgers and Hammerstein Celebration" as broadcast in 1954 on Theater of Hits. Theater of Hits was a 1954 radio show that featured the United States Marine Band. In each episode, songs from various Broadway musicals were featured with John Bachowner as its host. Join us on WPMT today to hear songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" and "Me and Juliet."

WPMT #125: Baker Street

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 19:00:00 +0000

What are you doing today? It’s elementary – you are listening to WPMT’s 125th premiere. It’s a music salute to Sherlock Holmes and the Broadway musical “Baker Street” with two Sherlock Holmes mysteries that are packed with Hollywood stars: “A Scandal in Bohemia” starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce and “The Final Problem,” starring Sir John Gielgud and Sir Ralph Richardson with Orson Welles

WPMT #124: Here's Love

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 19:00:00 +0000

Today's WPMT premiere is a celebration of the Broadway musical "Here's Love" which was inspired by the film classic "Miracle on 34th Street." "Miracle on 34th Street" was originally broadcast on Lux Radio Theatre in December 1947 and "Here's Love" debuted at the Shubert Theatre in 1963. Tune in on all major platforms to launch your holiday spirit like a sleigh being pulled by eight tiny reindeer.

WPMT #123: The Pink Lady

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 19:00:00 +0000

Today is the day to listen to WPMT's "The Pink Lady." This musical comedy, recorded on The Railroad Hour almost 40 years after its Broadway premiere, was a popular production around the world due to its ensemble and musical score of light and catchy songs that complement, enhance and advance the story. It's definitely a treat - now available on all major platforms, including Porchlight's YouTube channel.

WPMT #122: Applause / All About Eve

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 19:00:00 +0000

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 featuring "All About Eve" starring Tallulah Bankhead recorded in 1953 and music from "Applause" starring another legendary actress - Lauren Bacall!

WPMT #121: Silk Stockings

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 Tracy in the roles created on film by Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas as heard in the 1940 Screen Guild Theatre broadcast. It's an international comedy for this week's WPMT now playing on all major listening platforms.

WPMT #120: Evening Primrose

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 called "a 'Twilight Zone' episode set to music." Happy Halloween!

WPMT #119: Destry Rides Again

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 Stewart and Joan Blondell with Leo Cleary. Shine up that saddle and settle in for this week's premiere, "Destry Rides Again," now available on all major listening platforms.

WPMT #118: She Loves Me / The Shop Around the Corner

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 the Lux Radio Theater in 1941. Celebrate Sweetest Day, October 15, with this romantic story.

WPMT #117: On the Twentieth Century

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 Betty Comden and Adolph Green, starts at 1 PM CT on the dot! This 1934 classic stars Orson Welles as “Oscar'' and Elissa Landi as “Lily,” with Sam Levine, Ray Collins and Everett Sloane. Take a wild trip across the country from your living room, as listeners did when it aired on Campbell Playhouse, March 24, 1939!

WPMT #116: The Great Waltz

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 close by, because it is time to tune in to your favorite podcast platform and waltz the afternoon away!

WPMT #115: A Star is Born

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 screenplay, music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. If you fell in love with the 2018 film starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, you need to experience the original!

WPMT #114: The Bells of St. Mary's

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman, with screenplay by Dudley Nichols, lyrics by Johnny Burke and music by Jimmy Van Heusen. Today's premiere was first heard on the Screen Guild Theatre, October 6, 1947.

WPMT #113: Buck Privates

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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, originally heard on October 13, 1941, features a screenplay by Arthur T. Hormanand John Grant, lyrics by Don Raye and music by Hugh Prince and Sonny Burke.

WPMT #112: Sweethearts

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 Theater! Tune in at 1 PM CT on Facebook, Spotify, Youtube and all major podcast platforms!

WPMT #111: Fanny

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:00:00 +0000

“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 lyrics by Harold Rome. This November 8, 1954 production stars Florence Henderson, Ezio Pinza, William Tabbert, Walter Slezak and Harold Rome with host Skitch Henderson. À tout à l’heure!

WPMT #110: Mary

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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” and a stellar cast starring Dorothy Kirsten and Gordon MacRae with Nora Marlow and Tom Tully. Tune in today on Apple, Facebook, Spotify, Youtube and other platforms at 1 PM CT.

WPMT #109: Dick Tracy in B-Flat

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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,” actress Dinah Shore as “Tess Trueheart,” Judy Garland as “Snowflake Falls,” The Andrews Sisters as “The Summer Sisters” (May, June and July), actor Frank Morgan as “Vitamin Flintheart,” comedian Jerry Colonna as “Chief Brandon,” Harry Von Zell as “Judge Hooper” and Jimmy Durante as “The Mole.” The original broadcast was performed at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on February 15, 1945 and is available to you, today!

WPMT #108: Zaza

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 March 19, 1939. Listen in on all major podcast platforms including Facebook, Spotify and Youtube.

WPMT #107: Rose-Marie

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 19:55:29 +0000

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, Facebook, Spotify, YouTube and more at 1 PM CT to hear it as it premiered on The Railroad Hour, October 22, 1951.

WPMT #106: Let's Face It!

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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,” one of the musical’s hit songs and one of Porter’s most popular compositions. Join us at 1 PM CT on all major podcast platforms!

WPMT #105: The Firefly

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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, starring Dorothy Kirsten and Gordon MacRae. Tune into Apple, Facebook, Spotify or any major podcast platforms for this summertime treat!

WPMT #104: The Emperor's Waltz

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 Brackett, music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke, as it premiered on the Lux Radio Theatre on September 26, 1949. Bis Später!

WPMT #103: When My Baby Smiles at Me

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 George Manker Watters and first heard on April 25, 1949! Tune in today on any streaming platforms like Facebook, Spotify or Youtube.

WPMT #102: Lute Song

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 lyrics by Bernard Hanighen, will premiere at 1 PM CT on all major podcast platforms. This is the broadcast originally heard on The Railroad Hour, March 23, 1953.

WPMT #101: The Little Minister

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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.M. Barrie. Originally heard on The Railroad Hour on June 23, 1952, this performance stars Dorothy Warenskjold and Gordon MacRae with Gloria Gordon and Eric Snowden. Tune in to Apple, Facebook, Spotify, Youtube or any other streaming platforms today.

WPMT #100: Belle of the Yukon

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 Theatre, on February 12th, 1945. Catch this extra special premiere at 1 PM CT today on Apple, Facebook, Spotify, Youtube or any other streaming platforms.

WPMT #99: Rosalie

Tue, 31 May 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 Railroad Hour, December 17, 1951. Listen in today on Apple, Facebook, Spotify or any other major podcast platform at 1 PM CT.

WPMT #98: My Gal Sal

Tue, 24 May 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 Martin, Dick Powell and Norman Field. The original broadcast was heard on the Lux Radio Theatre in January 18, 1943. Listen in today on Facebook, Spotify, and all major podcast platforms at 1 PM CT!

WPMT #97: The Red Mill

Tue, 17 May 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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, Lucille Norman and Gordon MacRae with Alan Reed! Listen in on Youtube, Facebook, Spotify and all major podcast platforms.

WPMT #96: Guys and Dolls

Tue, 10 May 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 all major podcast platforms. Tune in on Apple, Facebook, Spotify and more!

WPMT #95: Very Warm for May

Tue, 03 May 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 on Facebook, Spotify and all major podcast platforms!

WPMT #94: Up in Central Park

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields and starring Deanna Durbin and Dick Haymes with Charles Irwin, as heard live at the Screen Guild Theatre on June 28, 1948! Tune in at 1 PM CT on any major podcast platforms.

WPMT #93: Oklahoma! / Porgy and Bess

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 "Curly" and Joan Roberts as "Laurey” and the 1942 Broadway production of “Porgy and Bess” with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin, starring Anne Brown as "Bess" and Todd Duncan as "Porgy" with, host, actor Henry Hull. Listen in at 1 PM CT on YouTube, Spotify, Facebook or any major podcast platform.

WPMT #92: The Three Musketeers

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 Musketeers,” a novel whose original publication caused significant political stir and has since influenced generations of stories, television, theater and film. Starring Dorothy Warenskjold, William Conrad, Frances X. Bushman and Gordon MacRae, with book by William Anthony McGuire, lyrics by Clifford Grey and P. G. Wodehouse, music by Rudolf Friml and based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas. We are excited to have you join us at 1 PM CT today, on any major podcast platform!

WPMT #91: April Showers

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 live now! Make your way to Apple, Facebook, Youtube, Spotify or any major podcast platform for a listen!

WPMT #90: Casey at the Bat

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 you may imagine, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," "The Band Played On" and "In the Good Old Summertime"! Join us for “Casey at the Bat” on Apple, YouTube, Spotify and all other major podcast platforms at 1 PM CT.

WPMT #89: Poppy

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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 Shirley. Will Poppy have a happy ending, despite the professor’s scheme? Find out today on Apple, Youtube, Spotify and all major podcast platforms!

WPMT #88: Eileen

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 21:45:00 +0000

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, as heard on The Railroad Hour on Mar 14, 1949. "May the lilt of Irish laughter lighten every load” as you tune in today for this comdedy at 1 PM CT.

WPMT #87: The Mikado

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 19:00:00 +0000

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," Evelyn Case as "Yum-Yum" and Gordon MacRae as "Ko-Ko” with music by Sir Arthur Sullivan, and book and lyrics by W. S. Gilbert, as it was heard on The Railroad Hour in December of 1949.

WPMT #86: Somebody Loves Me

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 19:00:00 +0000

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 Livingston, Ray Evans and more! We are pleased to kick off Women’s History Month with this musical starring Betty Hutton as "Blossom Seeley" and Gene Barry as "Benny Fields.” Tune in today at 1 PM CT, on all major podcast platforms!

WPMT #85: Music in the Air

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 19:00:00 +0000

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 Pierson! Listen in on all major podcast platforms including Facebook, YouTube, Spotify, and more at 1 PM CT.

WPMT #84: Rio Rita

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 19:00:00 +0000

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 and Fred Thompson, as heard on The Railroad Hour, November 8, 1948. Starring Margo, Marion Hutton, Bob Sweeney and Hal March and Gordon MacRae with Alan Reed, Alvia Allman and Paul Frees. Available on all major podcast platforms!

WPMT #83: Blossom Time

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 19:00:00 +0000

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 Gordon MacRae in starring roles! You can find the show on Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and all major podcast platforms.

WPMT #82: Music for Millions

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 19:00:00 +0000

ATTENTION! Today is the day, soldiers! WPMT premieres the musical comedy “Music for Millions” as heard on Lux Radio Theatre, May 27, 1946. Don’t miss this heartwarming and fun story with characters you’ll surely fall in love with. Find it on Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and all major podcast platforms.

WPMT #81: Song of Norway

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:00:00 +0000

Today at 1 PM CT! Tune in to “Song of Norway” and tune out everything else. Featuring music by Edvard Grieg, lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest, book by Milton Lazarus and Homer Curran, and starring Marina Koshetz, Myra Marsh, Melva Niles & Gordon MacRae. “Song of Norway” as heard on The Railroad Hour, on February 28, 1949, will premiere on Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and all major podcast platforms!

WPMT #80: Altar Bound

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:00:00 +0000

It’s time to tie the knot! Take the plunge and tune in today to WPMT’s premiere of the musical comedy “Altar Bound” starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Betty Grable at 1 PM CT. You can find the show on Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and all major podcast platforms!

WPMT #79: The Desert Song

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 19:00:00 +0000

WPMT’s “The Desert Song” starring Dennis Morgan, a Hollywood mainstay who was well liked by many and considered "the antithesis of the gritty Bogart” with Francia White, and Bruce Cabot premiering now! Available for listening on Facebook, Youtube, Spotify, and all major podcast platforms!

WPMT #78: Wake Up and Live

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 19:00:00 +0000

It's a new year and a new episode of WPMT! Join us today for the 1944 broadcast of “Wake Up and Live” starring Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Maxwell with James Gleason, Bob Crosby, James Dunne and Cathy Lewis! Listen now on Facebook, Youtube, Spotify and all major podcast platforms!

WPMT #77: The Blue Bird

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 19:00:00 +0000

Tune into WPMT’s premiere of “The Blue Bird,” starring Shirley Temple, based on the novel by Maurice Maeterlinck, with a screenplay by Ernest Pascal and Walter Bullock, featuring the traditional songs "Lay Dee O" and "O Come Little Children" as heard on The Screen Guild Theatre. Available now on Facebook, Spotify, Youtube and all major listening platforms.

WPMT #76: Wizard of Oz

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 19:00:00 +0000

Today at 1 PM, WPMT premieres “The Wizard of Oz” starring Judy Garland and Hans Conried, Herb Vigran, Edwin Max and Betty Lou Gerson. Get ready for that tornado to take you up, up and away over the rainbow to the Land of Oz! Available on all major listening platforms.

WPMT #75: Pinocchio

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 19:00:00 +0000

The WPMT premiere of “Pinocchio” with music by Leigh Harline & Paul J. Smith is now live on Facebook, Youtube, Spotify and all major podcast platforms. Will all of Pinocchio’s wishes come true? What causes Pinocchio to transform into a real boy? Listen in today to find out!

WPMT #74: Mother Wore Tights

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 19:00:00 +0000

The WPMT premiere of “Mother Wore Tights” starring Betty Grable & Dan Dailey is available NOW on Facebook, Youtube, Spotify and all major podcast platforms! This 1949 radio broadcast based on the novel by Miriam Young promises to be a comforting blast into the past. Happy listening!

WPMT #73: Naughty Marietta

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:00:00 +0000

Are you ready for the WPMT premiere of the 1944 Lux Radio Theatre production of “Naughty Marietta” starring Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy and Cliff Clark? It’s live and ready for listening now on Facebook, Youtube, Spotify and all major podcast platforms!

WPMT #72: Peter Pan

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 19:00:00 +0000

Today! Get cozy for the long holiday weekend, with WPMT’s “Peter Pan” starring the original cast of the 1953 Disney film, Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont and Bill Thompson with John Carradine at "Captain Hook," as heard on The Lux Radio Theatre, December 21,1953. Available for listening on Apple, Facebook, Youtube, Spotify and all major podcast platforms!

WPMT #71: Sunny

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 19:00:00 +0000

Are you familiar with the 1930 and 1941 film adaptations of this week’s WPMT premiere “Sunny”? The first film starred Marilyn Miller and the second one, with a highly revised plot, starred Anna Neagle with Ray Bolger in his first film role after playing "The Scarecrow" in "The Wizard of Oz." Listen today to this 1950's version of "Sunny" on WPMT via our Apple, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and any major podcast platforms!

WPMT #70: For Me and My Gal

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 19:00:00 +0000

This week’s WPMT premiere is the unforgettable and beloved Me and My Girl featuring classic songs that became standards performed by Judy Garland, Gene Kelly and Dick Powell like Oh, You Beautiful Doll, For Me and My Gal, By the Beautiful Sea and more! Tune in today to WPMT to listen and don’t be afraid to sing along!

WPMT #69: Roberta

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach partnered on this week’s WPMT premiere, “Roberta.” “Roberta” is one of Broadway's most famous '30s titles because of the success of a popular tune in it (Smoke Gets in Your Eyes), it also was the inspiration for a Fred-and-Ginger movie, a remake and eight studio cast albums. Find out why today on WPMT on our Apple, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and any major podcast platforms!

WPMT #68: Wabash Avenue

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:00:00 +0000

If the story of this week’s WPMT premiere starring Betty Grable and Victor Mature with June Foray, too, sounds familiar, it could be that it is very similar to 1943’s movie “Coney Island” which also starred Grable. It’s an old Hollywood tradition that if the film makes money, just change the location, some of the characters’ names and tell it again! Find out more today on WPMT on our Apple, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and any major podcast platforms!

WPMT #67: Little Nellie Kellie

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Featuring the songs “Nellie Kelly, I Love You,” “You Remind Me of My Mother,” “Till My Luck Comes Rolling Along” and others by George M. Cohan, this week’s WPMT “Little Nellie Kellie” was a huge hit! Listen in on Apple, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and all major podcast platforms to find out if you agree!

WPMT #66: Sing You Sinners

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 18:00:00 +0000

In addition to two Crosby’s hits, “Sing You Sinners” also includes the song “Don't Let That Moon Get Away,” but oddly no song called “Sing You Sinners!” Listen to all of them today on WPMT via Apple, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and all major podcast platforms!

WPMT #64: The Cat and the Fiddle

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Today’s the premiere of “The Cat and the Fiddle,” starring Rise Stevens, Adolphe Menjou and Gordon MacRae performing Jerome Kern’s songs like “She Didn't Say Yes,” “A New Love Is Old,” “One Moment Alone” and more! Tune in, today, on our Apple, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and all major podcast platforms!

WPMT #64: Lillian Russell

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:00:00 +0000

This week WPMT premieres “Lillian Russell” available now on Apple, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and any major podcast platforms! Listen to this early 20th century starring two legends of the music world Alice Faye and Edward Arnold from the 1940 recording on The Lux Radio Theatre with songs "Come Down Ma Evenin,'" "Star, Adored One" and more!“

WPMT #63: Apple Blossoms

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Tomorrow is the first day of autumn – so celebrate today with our WPMT premiere “Apple Blossoms” available now on Apple, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and any major podcast platforms! Listen to this early 20th century operetta starring two legends of the music world Jeanette MacDonald and Gordon MacRae from the 1949 recording on The Railroad Hour with songs “When You Are Mine,” “Who Can Tell?” and more!

WPMT #62: Jubilee

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Prepare yourself for a royal, romantic romp from Cole Porter and Moss Hart with today’s premiere, “Jubilee!” Based on the Broadway hit, Dorothy Kirsten, Janet Waldo and Gordon MacRae star in this broadcast from the 1951 Railroad Hour broadcast. You may find today’s WPMT premiere and other’s from our vast catalog on our Apple, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and any major podcast platforms!

WPMT #61: Swing High Swing Low

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 06:00:00 +0000

“All the Things You Are,” “Careless” and more are a few of the songs in today’s WPMT premiere “Swing High, Swing Low” starring Starring Rudy Vallee, Virginia Bruce, Una Merkle and Roscoe Karns. Listen to today’s premiere on Apple Podcasts, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and any major podcast platforms!

WPMT #60: Irene

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 18:00:00 +0000

It's time to meet “Irene” on WPMT! Starring Dorothy Warenskjold & Gordon MacRae, this week's premiere is now live and ready for listening! Head to our Apple Podcasts, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and any major podcast platform now to hear hit songs “Alice Blue Gown," “To Be Worthy (of You)” and more!

WPMT #59: You Were Meant For Me

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Hey you! We think you were meant to tune into WPMT and we’ve got an all new premiere for you right NOW! “You Were Meant for Me” starring (from the 1948 film) Dan Daily with Betty Lynn featuring hit songs “Crazy Rhythm," “You Were Meant for Me,” and more is now available on our Apple Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and any major podcast platform!

WPMT #58: Tonight or Never

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 18:00:00 +0000

WPMT drop alert! “Tonight or Never” inspired by the hit Broadway musical play starring Jeanette MacDonald and (from the play and 1931 film version) Melvin Douglas is now live! Head to Porchlight page on Apple, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and any major podcast platform now to hear the show which includes hit songs “I Passed By Your Window," “Vissi d'arte” and more!

WPMT #57: The New Moon

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Are you ready for this story?! In Tuesday’s WPMT premiere “The New Moon,” find out what happens when Robert, a young French aristocrat whose revolutionist inclinations force him to flee his country, sells himself as a bond-servant under an assumed name to planter and ship-owner Monsieur Beaunoir and his family in New Orleans in 1792 because the Paris police are looking everywhere for him. Does Robert manage to stay undercover? Tune in to find out!

WPMT #56: Coney Island

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 18:00:00 +0000

No tickets required for the rides or the action of today’s WPMT premiere, “Coney Island,” now available on Apple Podcasts, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify accounts and major podcast platforms. Betty Grable reprises her 1943 film role for the 1946 broadcast with Victor Mature, Barry Sullivan & June Foray (yes, the voice of “Rocky the Flying Squirrel” and others). This broadcast features the hit songs “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," “Cuddle Up a Little Closer” and more!

WPMT #55: Babes in Arms

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 18:00:00 +0000

WPMT premieres the second collaboration of the beloved duo Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland with “Babes in Arms," featuring book & music by Richard Rodgers, book & lyrics by Lorenz Hart and a screenplay by Jack McGowan & Kay Van Riper. This broadcast was first heard on November 9, 1941, on The Screen Guild Theatre. Available on Apple Podcasts, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and all major podcast platforms!

WPMT #54: Hit The Deck

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 18:00:00 +0000

All Aboard! Tune into the Broadway musical favorite “Hit the Deck!" This WPMT premiere is available on Apple Podcasts, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and your favorite podcast platform. Starring Frances Langford, Gordon MacRae, Elvia Allman, Jim Backus and Sandra Gould, this broadcast features the hit songs “Join the Navy”, “Hallelujah!”, “Why, Oh Why?” and more!

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WPMT #53: Hello, Frisco Hello

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Will the quartet make it to the big time or will Johnny's desire for fame ruin it all? Tune into “Hello, Frisco, Hello” starting NOW to find out! This WPMT premiere is available on Porchlight’s Apple Podcasts, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and any major podcast platform! Starring (from the 1943 film) Alice Faye with Robert Young, Eddie Marr, Bea Benaderet and Arthur Q. Brian, this broadcast features the hit songs “Hello, Frisco, Hello!,” “You'll Never Know,” “They Always Pick on Me” and more!

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WPMT #52: Bitter Sweet

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Will Sarah and Carl’s love be enough? Tune into Broadway's “Bitter Sweet” to find out! This WPMT premiere is available on our Facebook and YouTube channels, as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and any major podcast platform. Starring (from the 1940 film) Jeanette MacDonald with Gordon MacRae, Jerome Cowan and Barbara Eiler, the broadcast features hit songs “The Call of Life,” “If You Could Only Come with Me,” “I'll See You Again” and more!

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WPMT #51: Yankee Doodle Dandy

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 18:00:00 +0000

An all new and extra patriotic WPMT premiere is waiting for you! Tune in on our Facebook, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more to hear “Yankee Doodle Dandy!” Starring (from the 1942 film) James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Jean Cagney, Walter Houston, S.Z. Sakall, Charles Irwin and Art Gilmore, this broadcast features the hit songs “Give My Regards to Broadway,” “Mary, You're a Grand Old Flag” and more! Happy listening and happy (early) Independence Day!

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WPMT #50: Alice in Wonderland

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Our 50th WPMT! As we start summer, officially, Wonderland is waiting for you! Visit this magical and mysterious place now with WPMT’s premiere of Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland!" Starring (from the 1951 film) Kathy Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Jerry Colonna and Sterling Holloway, this broadcast features hit songs “In a World of My Own,” “I'm Late,” “The Walrus,” “The Carpenter” and more!

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WPMT #49: The Vagabond King

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:00:00 +0000

The latest WPMT premiere is LIVE with “The Vagabond King,” based upon Justin Huntly McCarthy's novel and play “If I Were King” and starring Kathryrn Grayson, Dennis Morgan and J.Carrol Naish. “The Vagabond King” includes the songs “Some Day,” “Song of the Vagabonds,” “Only a Rose” and more!

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WPMT #48: Sing Out, Sweet Land

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 18:00:00 +0000

The time machine is warming up! Are you ready to travel through American history in the all new WPMT premiere of the Broadway musical “Sing Out, Sweet Land: A Salute to American Folk & Popular Music!" Well, good! Because it’s now live! Starring (from the original Broadway cast) Burl Ives with Arthur Godfrey, Betty Jane Watson, J. Scott Smart, Will Geer & Josh White, this broadcast features hit songs “When I was Single,” “Foggy, Foggy Dew,” “On Top of Old Smokey” and more!

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WPMT #47: Road to Morocco

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Happy June! It’s time to escape to Morocco with Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Ginny Simms in the spoof of 1940’s adventure films with “Road to Morocco.” Available via YouTube, Facebook, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all major podcast platforms to listen and laugh.

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WPMT #46: Anchors Aweigh

Tue, 25 May 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Salute! Salute! Salute! It’s here! The all-new Memorial Day WPMT tribute “Anchors Aweigh” is now live! Starring (from the 1945 film) Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson & Gene Kelly, this broadcast features hit songs “I Begged Her,” “What Makes the Sunset,” “I Fall in Love Too Easily” and more!

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WPMT #45: One Touch of Venus

Tue, 18 May 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Are you ready for the Broadway musical classic “One Touch of Venus?” Today’s WPMT premiere stars Ginny Simms, Gordon MacRae, Marvin Miller and Donna Hayner and features the songs “Speak Low,” “I'm a Stranger Here Myself,” “West Wind” and more! You can listen to this audio performance, as first on The Railroad Hour in March 1951, on YouTube, Facebook or your favorite podcast platform.

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WPMT #44: Dearest Enemy

Tue, 11 May 2021 18:00:00 +0000

The orders from General Washington are in and he says it’s time for the all-new WPMT premiere! The Broadway musical “Dearest Enemy” starring Eileen Farrell, Gordon MacRae, John MacEntire, Janet Waldo and Kurt Martell, and featuring hit songs “Here in My Arms,” “Bye and Bye,” “Here's a Kiss” and more, is now live!

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WPMT #43: The Merry Widow

Tue, 04 May 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Meet “The Merry Widow” today on WPMT! Starring, from the 1934 film, the legendary soprano Jeanette MacDonald with Gordon MacRae, Alan Reed, Viola Vaughn and Parley Baer featuring the hit songs “Maxim's (Girls, Girls, Girls),” “Vilja,” “Women” and more! Visit the Kingdom of Marshovia today on Porchlight’s YouTube, Facebook, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all major podcast platforms!

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WPMT #42: State Fair

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0000

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 performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s romantic musical "State Fair” includes hit songs “It Might as Well Be Spring,” “That's for Me,” “It's a Grand Night for Singing” (of course) and more!

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WPMT #41: The Chocolate Soldier

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0000

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 and Marvin Miller, the audio performance features hit songs “We Too, Are Lonely,” “Chocolate Soldier,” “The Letter Song” and more!

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WPMT #40: Annie Get Your Gun

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0000

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 guests Producer Arthur Freed and Composer Irving Berlin. The broadcast includes those unforgettable Berlin classics “There's No Business Like Show Business,” “I Got the Sun in the Morning,” “They Say it's Wonderful” and more! Come spend some time with WPMT!

Featuring a special conversation with Indigenous Theatre and Film Artist, Frankie Pederson.

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WPMT #39: Springtime in the Rockies

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 18:00:00 +0000

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, Spotify and all major podcast platforms! This audio broadcast, as first heard in 1944 on The Lux Radio Theatre features “Run, Little Raindrop, Run,” “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” “I Had the Craziest Dream” and more! AND as a special treat the Radio Preview for the film version on “20th Century Fox is On the Air!”

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WPMT #38: Easter Parade

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0000

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 Garland, Fred Astaire and Peter Lawford with Monica Lewis, the broadcast features many of Irving Berlin’s hit songs like "Easter Parade," “It Only Happens When I Dance with You,” “I Want to Go Back to Michigan” and, of course, “Snooky Ookums!” Happy Easter and happy listening.

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WPMT #37: Best Foot Forward

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0000

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, Gordon MacRae, Jerome Cowan, Joe Kearns and (from the original 1941 Broadway cast) Gil Stratton Jr., and features hit songs “Three Men on a Date,” “Buckle Down, Winsocki,” “Ev'ry Time” and more! Happy listening!

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WPMT #36: Top O' The Morning

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0000

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 on YouTube, Facebook, Spotify and all major podcast platforms!

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WPMT #35: I Married An Angel

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:00:00 +0000

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 Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, stars Lucille Norman and Gordon MacRae and features hit songs “Spring is Here,” “Did You Ever Get Stung?,” “I'll Tell the Man in the Street” and more! Enjoy!

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WPMT #34: The Pirates of Penzance

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 19:00:00 +0000

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 including “I am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General,” “Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast,” “Poor Wandering One” and more!

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WPMT #33: Thank Your Lucky Stars

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 19:00:00 +0000

“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 Loesser (lyrics), including “We're Staying Home Tonight,” “I'm Riding for a Fall” and “They're Either Too Young or Too Old!” “They're Either Too Young or Too Old" was nominated for “Best Original Song” at that year’s Academy Awards.

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WPMT #32: Kiss Me, Kate

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 19:00:00 +0000

“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 songs including “Another Op'nin', Another Show,” “So in Love” and Wunderbar!” Book by Bella and Samuel Spewack.

Featuring a conversation with special guest Johanna McKenzie Miller, Jeff Award-nominated actor, and director of the upcoming "Kiss Me, Kate" at The Marriott Theatre

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WPMT #31: Fancy Pants

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:00:00 +0000

“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, Fancy Pants” and “Home Cookin'” and is available now FREE on YouTube, Facebook, Spotify and all major podcast platforms!

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WPMT #30: Sally

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:00:00 +0000

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 first heard on "The Railroad Hour," December 13, 1948! The broadcast, featuring hit songs “Look for the Silver Lining,” “Dear Little Girl,” “Wild Rose” and more, is available now for listening on Facebook, YouTube, Spotify and all major podcast platforms! Happy listening!

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WPMT #29: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000

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 Youtube, Spotify, Facebook and all major podcast platforms! This version stars Thelma Hubbard with (from the 1937 film) Roy Atwell, Billy Gilbert, Moroni Olsen, Stuart Buchanan and features a special guest appearance from the man himself, Walt Disney!

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WPMT #28: Around the World (in 80 Days)

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000

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 they travel the earth performing Cole Porter songs “Look What I Found,” “There He Goes,” “Mr. Phileas Fogg,” “Should I Tell You I Love You?” and more!

Oh and stay for the bonus content from the fabulous Ray Kelly, owner and administrator of Wellesnet.com, widely regarded as the leading online source of information about the life, career and work of Orson Welles. Happy listening on Facebook, Youtube, Spotify or any major podcast platforms!

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WPMT #27: Casbah

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000

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” and “It Was Written in the Stars.”

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WPMT #26: Alexander's Ragtime Band

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 19:00:00 +0000

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 program! Screenplay by Kathryn Scola and Lamar Trotti, starring Alice Faye (from the 1938 film), Ray Milland and Robert Preston.

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WPMT #25: On Your Toes

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 19:00:00 +0000

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 Small Hotel,” “It's Got to Be Love” and “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.” Original broadcast on the November 17, 1952 episode of "The Railroad Hour," "On Your Toes" features the hit songs "There's a Small Hotel," "It's Got to Be Love," "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" and more!

Edited by David Robbins

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WPMT #24: Meet Me in St. Louis

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:00:00 +0000

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 Michael Weber and Angela Ingersoll! Starring Judy Garland as "Esther Smith," Margaret O'Brien as "Tootie Smith," Tom Drake as "John Truitt" and Gale Gordon as " Alonzo Smith," the performance features popular songs “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “The Trolley Song” and “The Boy Next Door.”

Edited by David Robbins

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WPMT #23: Babes In Toyland

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 19:00:00 +0000

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 Desmond, Jonathan Holt, John Barclay, Butler Manville, Sondra Gair, Elmira Ressler, Everett Clark and Colonel Robert McCormick and featuring the classic holiday songs: "Toyland," "I Can't Do the Sum," "March of the Toys" and more!

Edited by David Robbins

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WPMT #22: The Lemon Drop Kid

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 19:00:00 +0000

Can you hear that? It’s the “Silver Bells” ringing in the distance to let you know that the WPMT premiere of “The Lemon Drop Kid,” starring Bob Hope, is now live! Broadcast December 10, 1951 on The Lux Radio Theatre with music and lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans and screenplay by Edmund Hartmann, Robert O'Brien and Frank Tashlin. Based on a story by Damon Runyon, "The Lemon Drop Kid" stars Bob Hope as "Sidney Milburn/The Lemon Drop Kid," Marilyn Maxwell as "Brainey Baxter," and William Conrad as "Moose Moran."

Edited by David Robbins

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WPMT #21: Holiday Inn

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 19:00:00 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: "Holiday Inn." Broadcast November 19, 1948 on The Railroad Hour with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and screenplay by Claude Binyon. Starring George Murphy, Martha Tilton and Gordon MacRae with Jerome Cowan, this American musical classic is the perfect start to the holiday season!

Today's WPMT includes a conversation with host Michael Weber and special guests Christopher Chase Carter and James Earl Jones II.

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WPMT #20: Maytime

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:00:00 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: "Maytime." Music by Sigmund Romberg with lyrics and book by Rida Johnson Young. Starring Jeanette MacDonald as "Marcia Mornay/Miss Morrison," Nelson Eddy as "Paul Allison" and Edgar Barrier as"Nicolai Nazaroff."

The beautiful Ottilie, daughter of a wealthy colonel loves Dick, the foreman's son, but is forced by her family to marry her own wastrel cousin. Dick goes off, makes good but returns to find his beloved unattainable and, on impulse, marries another girl. Many years pass; both are now single again. Dick saves Ottilie from bankruptcy by purchasing her home before she can be evicted. Still more time passes an the couple's grandchildren meet and finally find the happiness together that eluded their grandparents.

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WPMT #19: Allegro

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 19:00:00 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Allegro," the rarely revived "concept musical" presented on Broadway in 1947 following Carousel (1945) and before South Pacific (1949) concerning the story of one person's life from birth. Starring Jane Powell as "Emily," John Lund as "Joseph Taylor Jr." and (from the original Broadway cast) Roberta Jonay as "Jennie Brinker" with Narrator Kenny Delmar.

Featuring a conversation with special guest Anika Chapin, artistic associate and resident dramaturg at Goodspeed Musicals!

Listen to an unforgettable hour of Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio. New episodes every Tuesday at 1pm CT.

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WPMT #18: The Student Prince

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 19:00:00 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: "The Student Prince" with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly. Based on Wilhelm Meyer-Förster's play Old Heidelberg, "The Student Prince" stars Dorothy Kirsten as "Kathie," Kenny Baker as "Prince Karl Franz," Hans Conried as "Lutz," Bobby Driscoll as "Young Prince" and Gordon MacRae as "Dr. Engel."

Listen to an unforgettable hour of Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio. New episodes every Tuesday at 1pm CT.

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WPMT #17: Going My Way

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 19:00:00 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: "Gong My Way" with music by Jimmy Van Heusen, lyrics by Johnny Burke, and screenplay by Frank Butler and Frank Cavett. Starring Bing Crosby as "Father Chuck O'Malley" and Barry Fitzgerald as "Father Fitzgibbon," with host George Murphy. Listen to an unforgettable hour of Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio.

WPMT #16: The Phantom of The Opera

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: "The Phantom of the Opera" with music by Edward Ward adapted by music of Tchaikovsky and Chopin and screenplay by Eric Taylor and Samuel Hoffenstein. Starring Basil Rathbone as "Erique Claudin/The Phantom Of The Opera," Susanna Foster as "Christine DuBois," and Nelson Eddy as "Anatole Garron." Listen to an unforgettable hour of Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio.

WPMT #15: Lady, Be Good!

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: "Lady, Be Good!" with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and book by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson. Starring Groucho Marx as "J. Watterson "Watty" Watkins" and Gordon MacRae as "Dick Trevor." Listen to an unforgettable hour of Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio.

WPMT #14: This Is the Army

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: "This Is the Army," with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and book by James McColl and Irving Berlin. Starring a 200 all-soldier cast! Listen to an unforgettable hour of Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio.

WPMT #13: A Connecticut Yankee

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: "A Connecticut Yankee," with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and Book by Herbert Fields. Starring Ginny Simms as "Alice Carter" and Gordon MacRae as "Martin Barrett." Listen to an unforgettable hour of Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio.

WPMT #12: Girl Crazy

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: "Girl Crazy," with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Starring Monica Lewis as "Molly Gray," Larry Douglas at "Danny Churchill," Marilyn Daye as "Frisco Kate Fothergill," and Ted De Corsia as "Gieber Goldfarb" with host Howard Lindsay. Listen to an unforgettable hour of Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio.

WPMT #11: High Button Shoes

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: "High Button Shoes," with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Sammy Cahn, and book by Stephen Longstreet. Starring Margaret Whiting as "Sara Longstreet," Jim Backus as "Harrison Floy" and Gordon MacRae as "Henry Longstreet." Listen to an unforgettable hour of Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio.

WPMT# 10: Knickerbocker Holiday

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: "Knickerbocker Holiday" with music by Kurt Weill and book by Maxwell Anderson. Starring (from the original Broadway cast) Walter Huston as "Peter Stuyvesant" with David Brooks as "Brom Broeck," Jean Darling as "Tina Tienhoven" and Robert Shackelton as "Washington Irving." Listen to an unforgettable hour of Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio.

WPMT #9: No No Nanette

Tue, 08 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: “No, No, Nanette” with music by Vincent Youmans, lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach, and book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel. Starring Doris Day as "Nanette," Gordon MacRae as "Tom Trainor," Alan Reed as "Jimmy Smith," and Verna Felton as "Sue Smith." Listen to an unforgettable hour of Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio.

WPMT #8: Carmen Jones

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: “Carmen Jones” with music by Georges Bizet and lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein II. Starring (from the Broadway company) Muriel Smith as "Carmen Jones," Luther Saxon as "Joe," Elton J. Warren as "Cindy Lou" with Irving Barns as "Husky Miller." Listen to an unforgettable hour of Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio.

WPMT #7: The Boys From Syracuse

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: “The Boys From Syracuse” with music and lyrics by songwriting duo Rodgers and Hart and book by George Abbott. Starring Evelyn Case as “Luciana,” Katie Lee as “Adriana” and Gordon MacRae as “Antipholus of Syracuse.” Listen to an unforgettable hour of Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio.

WPMT #6: The Gay Divorcée

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 20:36:48 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: “The Gay Divorcée” a radio adaption based on the popular 1934 film, featuring music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Starring Frank Sinatra as "Guy Holden," Gloria DeHaven as "Mimi," Spring Byington as "Hortense" and Edward Everett Horton as "Egbert." Listen to an unforgettable hour of Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio.

WPMT #5: Good News

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: “Good News!” with book by Laurence Schwab and B.G. DeSylva, lyrics by DeSylva and Lew Brown, and music by Ray Henderson. Starring (from the original production): Starring Dinah Shore as "Connie Lane," Jane Powell as “Babe O'Day," and Gordon MacRae as "Tom Marlowe." Listen to an unforgettable hour of Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio.

WPMT #4: Strike Up the Band

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: "Strike Up the Band" with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book Morrie Ryskind. Starring (from the original film): Mickey Rooney as "Jimmy Connors" and Judy Garland as "Mary Holden" with John Scott Trotter as "Paul Whiteman." Today's episode features Mitchell J. Fain (Co-Artistic Director of "The Midnight Circus," former co-host of Windy City Queercast, storyteller, and expert on all things Judy Garland) in conversation with Porchlight Artistic Director Michael Weber! Listen to an unforgettable hour of Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio.

WPMT #3: Lady in the Dark

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: "Lady in the Dark" with music by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book and direction by Moss Hart. Starring (from the Broadway company): Gertrude Lawrence as "Liza Elliott" and Bert Lytell as "Kendall Nesbitt" with John Conte as "Charley Johnson" and Alan Hewitt as "Dr. Brooks." Listen to an unforgettable hour of Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio.

WPMT #2: Brigadoon

Tue, 21 Jul 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Today WPMT Presents: "Brigadoon" with music by Frederick Loewe and book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Here, on the January 30, 1950 episode of The Railroad Hour, enjoy stars Gordon Macrae as “Tommy Albright,” Jane Powell as “Fiona MacLaren,” and Clark Dennis as “Charlie Dalrymple." Listen to an unforgettable hour of Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio.

WPMT #1: Anything Goes

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 20:25:20 +0000

Today Porchlight Music Theatre is excited to announce WPMT Presents: Classic Musicals from the Golden Age of Radio. Our debut episode now live is "Anything Goes," with songs by Cole Porter and book Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, starring (from the original Broadway company) Victor Moore as "Moonface" with Margaret Whiting as "Reno Sweeney" and Gordon MacRae as "Billy Crocker" as originally presented on "The Railroad Hour" October 11, 1948.