The Critic's Agree: It's Wonderful!

"One of the best holiday shows around. Fresh and inventive. Highly reccomended."
- The Chicago Sun-Times

"Critic's Pick! Amazing!" - BackStage LA

"What makes this show so unique is how it calls up both a nostalgia for the film it's based on, and a nostalgia for a simpler time when radio was the chief source of entertainment - and one's sense of imagination was allowed to flourish. Sly and affectionate, well attuned to the playful duality of the piece, and how adroitly it entertains us in both sentimental and comic ways. It's a most welcome holiday treat." - Worcester Telegram & Gazette Reviewer

"Landry's radio-studio setting brings a fresh angle to the tale…" - San Diego City Beat

"Terrific! The best holiday choice around! The classic movie retold through this clever faux period broadcast, a genre it seems to fit with remarkable ease. If you cry every time you see the movie, you'll be blubbering away right on cue. Guaranteed. You might well be blubbering more. The kind of old-fashioned, personalized holiday environment that we all crave but usually fail to find. Exceptional! Works beautifully." - The Chicago Tribune

"Outstanding! It's a wonderful night. Bringing new meaning and fantastic new sound to the heartwarming story of good will and good cheer in the face of adversity. Don't forget to put this inspiring show on your holiday To-Do list." - KPBS, San Diego

"This blast from the past gets its wings with a letter-perfect production!" - The Seattle Times

"Share in the richness of this 'wonderful' entertainment." - BroadwayWorld.com

"'It's A Wonderful Life' is indeed wonderful! This instant must-see show has ascended to the top of the pyramid of holiday productions - the best of an already glorious tradition. The radio concept presents the story as a 1940s radio program, with the spectators as the studio audience, and gives the show an extra veneer of nostalgia with the ability to convey more dramatic power than the movie." - Lake County News-Sun

"First-class - one of the season's best tickets! The "On the Air" light flicks on and the magic begins. With its radio studio staging, the heart-tugging drama brings a new dimension to the film classic and still captures all the sweetness and joy of the original, guaranteed to put a lump in your throat. Has just as much power to move an audience now as it did 60 years ago." - North County Times

"Brilliant! Truly brings the blessings of the season." - Mountain Xpress

"Critic's Choice! Preserves the heart of darkness in Capra's fable, making its faux-radio version a compelling Christmas showpiece." - Time Out Chicago

"A must-see! Live actors raise the work's emotional thermostat." - San Diego Union-Tribune

"For older citizens who remember radio drama, this performance evokes pleasant memories. For younger folks, the performance gives a compelling look at a time gone by. The play is an unqualified success." - The Landmark, Holden, MA

"A very cool show that clicks with both younger and older audiences." - Asheville Citizen-Times

 

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IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY ©Joe Landry