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&#39;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.

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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&#39;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 #142: Cyrano de Bergerac

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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 #141: Spring is Here

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“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 #140: Irish Eyes are Smiling

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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 #139: Woman of the Year

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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 #138: New Girl in Town

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“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 #137: Louisiana Purchase

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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 #136: Carousel

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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&#39;ll be peppering in some music from the original Broadway company of its musical version, “High Society!&#34; Join Porchlight on all major platforms today for WPMT’s latest!

WPMT #135: High Society / The Philadelphia Story

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Listen to &#34;The Girl from Utah&#34; today on all major listening platforms. This musical comedy was an international sensation after it premiered in 1914 at London&#39;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 #134: The Girl From Utah

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Today is Global Belly Laugh Day! According to the organizers on this day laughing and smiling are encouraged as &#34;positive laughter fuels positive energy and creativity.&#34; Be ready to laugh as the Marx Brothers&#39; &#34;A Day at the Races&#34; is today&#39;s WPMT premiere. Our special guest is star of the smash Chicago hit &#34;Cabaret ZaZou presents Luminaire&#34; and expert on all things Marx Brothers, actor, comedian and director Frank Ferrante! Tune in today on all major podcast platforms!

WPMT #133: A Day at the Races

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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 #132: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

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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 #131: The Great Lover

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Today, WPMT takes you to 1800s Spain for the Dietz and Schwartz Broadway musical comedy &#34;Revenge with Music!&#34; 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&#39;s recording of the musical based on the Spanish novel &#34;El Sombrero de Tres Picos&#34; by Pedro A. de Alarcón.

WPMT #130: Revenge with Music

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Today, we suggest your house slippers rather than those made of glass to enjoy the WPMT premiere of &#34;Cinderella.&#34; 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 &#34;a dream is a wish your heart makes.&#34; See you in 2023!

WPMT #129: Cinderella

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It&#39;s time for this week&#39;s holiday edition of WPMT, featuring &#34;A Christmas Carol&#34; written by Charles Dickens in 1843 as presented on radio&#39;s The Globe Theater starring Lionel Barrymore from 1944 and songs from the stage musical which premiered over 150 years later. &#34;A Christmas Carol,&#34; premiering today, was almost 180 years in the making. Don&#39;t miss it and happy holidays!

WPMT #128: A Christmas Carol

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Today&#39;s WPMT premiere is a celebration of the Broadway musical &#34;Sherry!&#34; which was inspired by the George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart play &#34;The Man Who Came to Dinner.&#34; 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&#39;s WPMT - available now!

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

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Today&#39;s WPMT premiere is &#34;A Rodgers and Hammerstein Celebration&#34; 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&#39;s &#34;South Pacific&#34; and &#34;Me and Juliet.&#34;

WPMT #126: South Pacific / Me and Juliet

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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 #125: Baker Street

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Today&#39;s WPMT premiere is a celebration of the Broadway musical &#34;Here&#39;s Love&#34; which was inspired by the film classic &#34;Miracle on 34th Street.&#34; &#34;Miracle on 34th Street&#34; was originally broadcast on Lux Radio Theatre in December 1947 and &#34;Here&#39;s Love&#34; 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 #124: Here's Love

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Today is the day to listen to WPMT&#39;s &#34;The Pink Lady.&#34; 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&#39;s definitely a treat - now available on all major platforms, including Porchlight&#39;s YouTube channel.

WPMT #123: The Pink Lady

Porchlight Music Theatre presents: "The 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.