Classic Musicals From The Golden Age of Radio

Classic Musicals From The Golden Age of Radio

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Classic Musicals From The Golden Age of Radio episodes

  • WPMT #82: Music for Millions

    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.

    1 hr 4 min
  • WPMT #81: Song of Norway

    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!

    38 min
  • WPMT #80: Altar Bound

    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!

    39 min
  • WPMT #79: The Desert Song

    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!

    37 min
  • WPMT #78: Wake Up and Live

    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!

    1 hr 4 min
  • WPMT #77: The Blue Bird

    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.

    32 min
  • WPMT #76: Wizard of Oz

    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.

    1 hr 36 min
  • WPMT #75: Pinocchio

    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!

    38 min
  • WPMT #74: Mother Wore Tights

    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!

    1 hr 1 min
  • WPMT #73: Naughty Marietta

    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!

    1 hr 8 min

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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…