Classic Musicals From The Golden Age of Radio

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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“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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