Frank Capra News

Oldcastle Theatre Company has announced its 50th season of professional theatre. Learn more about the four shows coming soon to the stage!

Cassidy has very cleverly reconfigured the piece to be presented as a radio play, presented in 1947 on local Franklin radio station, WAKM, adding some dialogue that rings authentic of the era and certain to gain a reaction from the play’s audience. In less capable hands, this new conceit could be considered too cute by half, yet Cassidy and his ensemble very confidently bring the show to life with a spirit heretofore unrealized.

Rogue Machine brings Frank Capra’s iconic holiday film, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” to the stage in this hilarious and heartwarming one-person show starring Leo Marks. Part fan frenzy and part tour-de-force, it’s a celebration of cinematic storytelling and the differences, big and small, that one person can make in the lives of others. 

Start off the new year with laughter as The Belmont Theatre brings you Arsenic and Old Lace, a comedy in the Grumbacher Studio January 7-9 & 13-16.

It's that time of year when we celebrate our favorite cherished holiday traditions. For many, that includes watching a classic Frank Capra film that tells the story of Bedford Falls' own George Bailey. It's filled with many iconic Hollywood moments that are forever etched in our hearts and minds. Perhaps it's this tried-and-true story that makes it the perfect fit as a staged radio play. American Blue Theater's It's a Wonderful, Live In Chicago! is back in person and it's truly a holiday gem.

It might be hard to find someone unfamiliar with Frank Capra's 1946 versions of A Christmas Carol, Christmas family fantasy that populates every best film poll. It appealed to post WWII audiences with its themes of family, loss and second chances and has remained a popular holiday favorite ever since.

It might be hard to find someone unfamiliar with Frank Capra's 1946 versions of A Christmas Carol, Christmas family fantasy that populates every best film poll. It appealed to post WWII audiences with its themes of family, loss and second chances and has remained a popular holiday favorite ever since. TheatreWorks returns to live performances at the Lucie Stern Theatre with a totally enjoyable, wonderfully crafted radio play featuring five outstanding performances covering dozens of roles.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will celebrate the holidays with It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. This heartwarming holiday production, adapted by Joe Landry from the screenplay by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra, and Jo Swerling, offers the 1946 film as a 1940s era radio play, complete with live foley-style sound effects.

BroadwayWorld talks to Giovanna Sardelli, the irrepressible director of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's 'It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play' running December 1 to 26 at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto.

The 14/48 Projects updates its annual holiday tradition to a hybrid experience with Theater Anonymous presents It's a Wonderful Livestream on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 7:00 pm PST.

Fresh from the success of their critically acclaimed run of SPONGEBOB THE MUSICAL, Tidewater Players is ringing in the holiday season with a fresh take on the beloved Frank Capra film classic 'It's A Wonderful Life'.

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre is preparing to serve up a sparkling 2022 Season! With new shows, family favorites, and beloved classics, the northwest side dinner theatre is ready to entertain live audiences almost nonstop during its 49th year.

This holiday season, Theater at Monmouth brings back a holiday favorite, previously performed in Cumston Hall. This Wonderful Life, with its hilarious and touching message of hope and love, reminds us of the power of perspective, family, and community just in time for the Holidays.

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre is preparing to serve up a sparkling 2022 Season! With new shows, family favorites, and beloved classics, the northwest side dinner theatre is ready to entertain live audiences almost nonstop during its 49th year.

Hartford Stage rings in the holiday season with a new production of the perennial holiday film classic, It's a Wonderful Life. In this stage adaptation, Connecticut playwright Joe Landry has refashioned the 1946 Jimmy Stewart movie into a play reminiscent of the Golden Age of Radio.

After the turkey and stuffing are put away on Thanksgiving night, bring your out-of-town guests to Historic Downtown Clarksville for family entertainment sure to get everyone in the holiday spirit!

In the spirit of “you can never put too many ornaments on a Christmas tree,” The Theater Project is offering not one but three holiday programs to kick off the season right after Thanksgiving.

It's Christmas Eve 1946 as the team from WBFR Radio Station bring Frank Capra's celebrated holiday film 'It's A Wonderful Life' to being before a live studio audience. With the help of an ensemble that brings these memorable characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve.

Twelfth Night Productions has announced the return of It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Show with an original short by John Ruoff, The Case of the Missing Snowman. Both are playing together this December at Kenyon Hall.

Super songs from Jack Terroni rescue a play with music in which dramatic potential takes a back seat to didactic proselytising