Frank Capra

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY Set for The TADA Theatre

The TADA Theatre is presenting It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play! from December 5-8 and 12-15. Inspired by the classic film by Frank Capra, this theatrical production is performed in a new way. Learn more here!

Sam Worthington, Ben Mendelsohn, & More Cast in Biblical Thriller BETHLEHEM

Angel Studios has announced BETHLEHEM as the next theatrical project from multi-award-winning SOUND OF FREEDOM Director Alejandro Monteverde. The movie will star Sam Worthington, Ben Mendelsohn, and Gael Garcia Bernal.

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: THE RADIO PLAY Comes to the Oakes Center

The Theater Project will mark 30 years with its 2024 production of It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play at the Oakes Center Theater in Summit. Learn more about the show here!

NBC Unveils Holiday Lineup With WICKED Special, Halle Bailey, & More

In celebration of the upcoming holiday season, NBC will once again bring families together with its beloved annual specials and a lineup of exciting new programming including the behind-the-scenes Wicked special, A Mowtown Christmas, and more.

American Blues Theater to Present 23rd Production IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: LIVE IN CHICAGO!

American Blues Theater will present the 23rd annual production of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: LIVE IN CHICAGO!, a holiday classic reimagined as a 1940s radio broadcast. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: THE MINUTES at Stray Cat Theatre

As presented by Stray Cat Theatre as its 23rd season opener, THE MINUTES, a blistering satire of small-town city council meetings, begins as one thing and concludes as something completely different. And no matter what clues or giveaways you think you might have picked up on throughout the play, you won't be prepared for the emotional wallop that will eventually come. And you may not fully recover from its uncomfortable implications, either.

Puppy Hamlet and FloridaRAMA Venture Among 2024/2025 Beyond the Stage Lineup

American Stage has announced its 2024/2025 Beyond the Stage season, a lineup of programming that focuses on immersive storytelling in bold, local settings.

ROCKY HORROR & More Set for The Center For Performing Arts' 2024-25 Season

Governors State University's Center for Performing Arts revealed its 2024-25 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU at Lonny Chapman Theatre

By the end, of the night, I was laughing, crying, and cheering for everyone on stage.  You Can’t Take It with You is a heartwarming, delightful gem, a sold-out smash hit for the Group Rep.

Review: MOON OVER BUFFALO at Candlelight Music Theatre

Candlelight’s MOON OVER BUFFALO is an uproariously funny comedy by Tony Award winning playwright Ken Ludwig. Last year they mounted his LEND ME A TENOR which was both parts as hilarious and charming. Ludwig’s plays have starred Carol Burnett, Alec Baldwin and Tony Shaloub, to name a few.nk of MOON OVER BUFFALO at Candlelight Music Theatre?

Review: MOVIE MUSIC at The Blue Strawberry Showroom And Lounge

MOVIE MUSIC is an entertaining and sometimes emotional walk down memory lane by three skilled theatrical professionals who know a bit about storytelling. Midnight Company’s Joe Hanrahan has created a formula with his theatrical cabaret productions that continues to fill seats at The Blue Strawberry. Eileen Engel, glistened with confidence, charm, and stage presence as she sang most of the evening’s selections. Colin Healy has exceptional talent on the keys and a gift of theatrical intuition for using music to build anticipation and advance the story.

Cast Set for LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC at Peninsula Players Theatre

​​​​​​​Peninsula Players Theatre has revealed the cast for the final play reading of its 2024 The Play's The Thing series. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets!

James Conlon Presents The Music Of William Grant Still And Alexander Zemlinsky, February-March 2024

This February and March, James Conlon directs and curates a series of performances and events across Los Angeles highlighting the music of William Grant Still and Alexander Zemlinsky around the momentous return of Conlon’s Recovered Voices initiative at LA Opera featuring the Los Angeles premiere of Still’s Highway 1, USA and the revival of Zemlinsky’s The Dwarf (Der Zwerg) from February 24 to March 17. 

Review: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Stage Door Theatre

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IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE to Play on the Big Screen At Park Theatre This Month

Relive the magic of 'It's a Wonderful Life' on the big screen at Park Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Caroline O'Connor Joins Dermot Mulroney and Jenna Lea Rosen in MACK & MABEL in Los Angeles

Caroline O'Connor, star of stage and screen, joins the cast of ALL ROADS THEATRE COMPANY's fully staged and choreographed presentation of Jerry Herman's and Michael Stewart's beloved musical, MACK & MABEL In Concert, starring Dermot Mulroney and Jenna Lea Rosen.

Photos: First Look at The Gamm Theatre's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY

The Gamm Theatre is currently presenting It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play adapted by Joe Landry from the screenplay by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra, and Jo Swerling, now through December 24. Check out production photos here!

Review: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE at Candlelight Music Theatre

Aisle Say considers something we’ve all thought about it. During episodes of grave doubt and seemingly unrelenting anxiety – whether it be family or financial or health – we have considered maybe the world would be a better place if we had not been born.

American Blues Theater Will Open its First Permanent Home Next Month

American Blues Theater, Chicago’s second oldest ensemble theater, under the artistic and executive leadership of Gwendolyn Whiteside, will celebrate the opening of its first permanent home, a two-theater venue, located at 5627 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago. 

Previews: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE RADIO PLAY at Straz' Patel Conservatory

It's a Wonderful Life radio play, based on the beloved 1946 film directed by Frank Capra, follows the life of George Bailey, a small-town man who, amid personal crisis, learns the profound impact he has had on those around him. The timeless themes of love, sacrifice, and the interconnectedness of humanity resonate just as strongly today as they did when the story first graced the silver screen.