‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ Review | American Blues Theater Chicago
If you’re ready to get into the Christmas spirit you can’t do much better than the American Blues Theater’s staged radio show version of Frank Capra’s classic “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
In this production, the theater is set up to give the illusion that you are part of the studio audience for a live radio broadcast in 1944 at WABT Studio on Belmont Avenue in Chicago.
This is a bona fide radio-style performance with each person playing several characters using different voices aided by sound effects that augment the dialog in lieu of visual cues.
Above the piano is a lighted sign which displays the words “On Air” and “Applause.”
This story needs little description for those familiar with the movie starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, and Lionel Barrymore.
Listen to the complete audio review above as a podcast or read the entire review at Chicago Theater and Arts.
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