We are proud to bring you the classic American drama, All About Eve! Our version was adapted from the Academy Award winning movie of 1950 by Ben Dooley. Broadcast live on national radio in 1954, it featured unforgettable performances by Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders and Gary Merrill. Hudson Valley Radio Theater is grateful to have a superb cast of Hudson Valley, New York based actors who will give the iconic roles found in All About Eve their own interpretations and they include: Sue ...
Apr 19, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Season’s Greetings! Hudson Valley Radio Theatre is proud to present its second annual Holiday Hoot, a variety program of touching tunes and cool comedy, live from our couch to yours. This year's show features the talents of Marlene Golia, Geneva Turner, Jim Keenen and Nanette Ayers, Ellen Pavloff, Jessica Boyd, Lauren Thayer Chantez Carter and host, renown stand-up comic, David Britton! Holiday Hoot is a fundraiser for People’s Place…since 1972 this not-for-profit organization has been feeding, ...
Dec 05, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Hudson Valley Radio Theatre brings you a classic spy thriller, with a touch of comedy, The 39 Steps. This edge-of-the seat whodunit follows the incredible adventures of American hero Richard Hannay, as he encounters dastardly murderers, double-crossing secret agents, and, of course, devastatingly beautiful women. This mesmerizing mystery of murder and spies, is loosely based on the novel by John Buchan and inspired by the timeless Hitchcock movie. Produced by Frank Marquette with technical direc...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 15
For all you lollygagging listeners out there, Hudson Valley Radio Theatre presents its first annual Holiday Hoot, an evening of touching tunes and cantankerous comedy, live from our couches to yours. Join our master of ceremonies, a young man who puts a kick in all his schtick and candy in every stocking, Florida’s very own wonder boy Chris Falcioni. He'll be presenting the area's best entertainers all of whom will give you the gift of comedy and song.
Dec 03, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Meet Abby and Martha Brewster, two charming elderly sisters who poison lonely old men to send them to a better place, in Theatre on the Road’s production of the Joseph Kesselring classic comedy Arsenic and Old Lace. The play’s hilarious plot unfolds when the Brewster sisters serve their guests a concoction of elderberry wine laced with arsenic and they enlist the aid of their nephew Teddy, a robust fellow who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, to bury the bodies in their cellar. When nephew and theatr...
Oct 24, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Dracula Written by Crane Johnson Licensed by Dramatists Play Service Produced by Hudson Valley Radio Theatre You are invited to meet The Count as he attempts to move to move from Transylvania to England to find new blood and spread his undead curse, but Professor Van Helsing and Doctor Seward and his household members get in the way. Overhear a desperate race to save Renfield and others from Dracula's evil clutches — and, once and for all, to find and destroy the vampire in his secret hiding pla...
Aug 29, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Ghost Hunt is a spirited story about a stunt that goes wrong. Radio personality Smiley Smith and paranormal investigator, Dr. Roberta Reed tour a haunted house on a cliff above the Hudson River. Their experiences are recorded for playback on Smith's show. The house, known as "The Death Trap," has a bad reputation because four of its residents met mysterious ends. Ghost Hunt was adapted for Hudson Valley Radio Theatre from a tale by the renowned ghost story writer, Herbert Russell Wakefield. The ...
Aug 17, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Hudson Valley Radio Theatre presents their first annual Virtual Variety Show and fundraising event. Veteran emcee Jerry Sax presents an hour of music and comedy that features the talents of three stunning singers, two masterful musicians, a curious clown, a desperately dramatic actress and a chaotic comedy team. Tune in and be part of the fun!
Jul 23, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Emily Bronte’s classic of the Victorian Age, a harrowing tale, written by a girl whose life was as bleak and somber as the Yorkshire moors where this story is laid. It follows the life of Heathcliff, a mysterious person, from childhood to his death in his late thirties. Heathcliff rises in his adopted family and then is reduced to the status of a servant, running away when Cathy, the young woman he loves, decides to marry another. Join us in the crumbling house on Wuthering Heights, where the ca...
Jul 08, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 9
It is 1934, and The Neptune Network Players go on the air with their new play, A Will to Kill. The story concerns a dying millionaire who has assembled his heirs to discuss his will. A gun is fired and the Lord of the manor falls dead, as scripted. But when the scene ends, it is discovered the actor is really dead. Who put real bullets in the prop gun and why? This play within a play explodes as accusations fly and actors break character to solve the murder, all while the mic’s still hot.
Jun 29, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This is a classic tale from the imagination of one of America’s most influential writers - Edgar Allan Poe. We are pleased to breathe new life into, The Masque of the Red Death. The script, written by Jessica Boyd for Hudson Valley Radio Theatre, is based on Poe’s classic tale. His short story, written in 1842, is as relevant today as it was then. This fable concerns a dangerous plague and the attempts of the well-to-do to isolate themselves from the coming attack. And now, we take you back to t...
Jun 08, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 7
On the eve of his mysterious end Edgar Allan Poe, desperate and destitute, has agreed to read from his poems and tales of mystery. As he performs Annabel Lee, The Raven, The Cask of Amontillado and The Fall of the House of Usher , characters from these works appear and confront him. Are they figments of Poe's delusional mind seeking revenge or are they real? Entertaining and educational, Poe will perform again...nevermore!
Jun 05, 2020•54 min
Danny Crunkle, owner of Dan-Dee-Can-Dee, is merging his company with Hershel Crackleberry his biggest competitor. On hand to witness Danny's news are his soft son Goobar, nutty ex-wife Sister Godiva, creamy girlfriend Coco, crunchy attorney Fanny Farmer and brittle chocolatier Russell Stover. Before Danny finishes his announcement gun shots ring out, a body falls and everyone scrambles for a piece of Danny's will. Who poisoned Danny’s sweet deal and can his brother, rumbled detective Rick the Di...
May 19, 2020•49 min
Infamous bootlegger Dutch Schultz has opened a new speakeasy, the Abba Dabba Club, to give girlfriend Lu Lu a place to sing but flapper Rosie isn’t having it. You’ll dance, dine and gulp the best hooch anywhere until tempers flair, bullets rain and the law shows up. One body will fall and it doesn’t look like the Charleston did it. An original Murder Cafe whodunit with comedy, music and mayhem.
May 06, 2020•52 min
Based on the novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes, THE LODGER concerns a serial killer known as "The Avenger" who is murdering young women. A mysterious man arrives at the home of the Buntings looking for a room to rent. Daisy, the Bunting's daughter is a young woman who seems to have captured the new lodger’s attention. Before the evening is over another body is found. Who is “The Avenger” and has he struck again? Produced by Murder Cafe Radio Theatre, The Lodger was directed by Frank Marquette and fe...
Apr 27, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This classic radio suspense drama, written by Lucille Fletcher, was first broadcast in 1945. It concerns an invalid woman who overhears what she thinks is a murder plot and her attempts to prevent it. One night, whilst waiting for her husband to return home, she picks up the phone and accidentally overhears a conversation between two men planning a murder. She becomes increasingly desperate as she tries to work out who the victim is so the crime can be prevented. The Murder Cafe players bring ne...
Apr 20, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 2
The 1940s mysteriously come to life as hardboiled detective Archie Morgan enters Café Malta searching for an escaped con. He discovers Waldo de Winter, the café owner, was murdered and his widow wants Archie to solve the crime. Chandler, the new bartender, has a lot to hide. Other suspects are Laura, the cafe's lovable songbird, scamming Doctor Grimaldi and his ruthless sidekick Trigger Dolan, both of whom are searching for the missing MacGuffin Manuscript. Enter Queen Farona an exotic dancer wh...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 10 min
