Joe Landry

This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve.

Photo by T Charles Erickson

A short version of this play is also available for licensing

From the Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Adapted for the Stage by Joe Landry
with Music by Kevin Connors

F. Scott Fitzgerald's beloved classic comes to life as a 1940s radio broadcast in this spirited adaptation of The Great Gatsby. An ensemble brings more than two dozen characters from the novel to the stage of the WBFR radio station for a live broadcast, punctuated by 40s-era commercials. A story of triumph and tragedy that reflects the decadence of the Jazz Age and the perils of the American Dream. Still, ain't we got fun?

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Spies, murder, love, and other trademarks of Alfred Hitchcock come to life in the style of a 1940s radio broadcast of the master of suspense's earlier films. With The Lodger, Sabotage and The 39 Steps, Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play is a triple feature, complete with vintage commercials, that recreates a daring train chase, a serial killer's ominous presence, and a devastating explosion through the magic of live sound effects and musical underscoring. This spooky, exciting piece is perfect for any space, large or small.

A one-act component of this play, The 39 Steps: A Live Radio Play, is also available for licensing

Adapted for the Stage by Joe Landry
from the Novella by Charles Dickens
with Music by Kevin Connors

The Charles Dickens holiday classic comes to life as a live 1940s radio broadcast, complete with vintage commercials for fruitcake (extra-fancy), and the magic of live sound effects and musical underscoring. A handful of actors bring dozens of characters to the stage, as the familiar story unfolds: Three ghosts take Ebenezer Scrooge on a thrilling journey to teach him the true meaning of Christmas. A charming take on a family favorite that will leave no one saying "Bah Humbug!"

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A Play by Joe Landry
Inspired by and including Howard Koch's infamous 1938 Radio Broadcast
Based on the Novel by H.G. Wells

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Adapted for the Stage by Joe Landry
Songs by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Based on The Kensington Stories by Sally Benson
and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture Meet Me in St. Louis
Songs by Martin & Blane published by EMI Feist Catalog, Inc.
Produced for the Broadway stage by Brickhill-Burke Productions, Christopher Seabrooke and EPI Products™

You’re invited to the unofficial ten-year high school year reunion of the class of ‘87 in Pixie’s parents’ basement rumpus room, where four best friends meet for the first time in a while. When their evening of fun and games leads to questioning their dreams and future, it becomes a night they'll never forget.

“Numb” Spotify Playlist

A five part audio serial commissioned by University of Detroit Mercy
Premiered in March 2021

Detroit. December 1999, a few days before the millennium. We meet Alma, a mild-mannered assistant manager at a video store, and her friend, Grant, a fellow film fanatic, who gives her the gift of an immersive game experience based on the films of Alfred Hitchcock. It's just a little harmless fun. Or is it?

2021 University of Detroit Mercy Production

2020 Premiere

A new interactive thriller by Joe Landry and Kevin Connors, Stage Fright tells the story of fictitious Broadway star, Barbara Jordan who, while recuperating in her Connecticut home, becomes excited about her next musical. However, when her number one fan becomes delusional, her life is turned upside down. In this unique spin on stage and screen suspense classics, Stage Fright is an interactive musical thriller where you, the audience, decide the fate of the story.

How do you like them apples?

Revisiting one of my favorite plays, Eve & Co., with Paris Performers’ Theatre — one of my favorite new theatre companies, who staged my adaptation Reefer Madness earlier this year — and produced one of my favorite pre-productions photo ever! (Photo by Dana Brushette Photography).

JUNE 2020 ONLINE PRODUCTION: CANADIAN PREMIERE!

The sky is falling! Isn't it? In Fake News!, Miss Lincoln's Media Studies class presents a fast-paced adventure through the culture of fear. Destinations include a spin on the most infamous broadcast of all time, a hip-hop mini-musical of an apocalyptic bedtime story, and a climax never before seen on a public stage! Can they pull the rug out from under an audience who feels they can’t be tricked? Don’t touch that dial! The art of fake news is about to be taken to dizzying heights.

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Lust! Paranoia! Murder! All rolled into one... Set in All-American 1950s suburbia, Dr. Carroll, principal of the local high school, warns how one puff of pot can lead clean-cut teenagers down the road to insanity, death, and worse. Stopping at nothing to make his point, Dr. Carroll tells the sad, sordid story of how the nicest kids in town are lured into a world of violence, weird orgies, wild parties, unleashed passions, and drug-crazed abandon. A spoof of the 1936 cult classic film.

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There’s no business like show business. Inspired by actual events and legendary showmen Orson Welles and William Castle, The Wicked Stage is a backstage story set during 1938 at a summer stock theatre in Stony Creek, Connecticut. An aspiring producer will stop at nothing to make a name for himself and stages an outrageous publicity stunt which becomes national news.