Classic Musicals From The Golden Age of Radio

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!

“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!

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.

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’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.

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.

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!

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!

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!

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.