Christina Applegate cast in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ table read, will star alongside Brendan Fraser in the Broadway play, playing George Bailey
Cast members at Sunday matinee and Wednesday evening performances for the play
The production is a dark comedy with a light side and a happy ending, where a single mother who lives in the projects sees a way out — not by taking the money she needs for the rent or utilities, but through her son, a young man in law school.
Cast member Christina Applegate on the last scene of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ at the Mark Taper Forum in Astoria, New York
Cast member Christina Applegate on the last scene of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ at the Mark Taper Forum in Astoria, New York
Cast members at Sunday matinee and Wednesday evening performances for the play
The play, written by Frank Capra, was originally broadcast on the CBS radio series ‘The Big Broadcast Music Festival’ on February 7, 1947
The play, written by Frank Capra, was originally broadcast on the CBS radio series ‘The Big Broadcast Music Festival’ on February 7, 1947. The final film on which this iconic American comedy was ultimately based was made by director Stanley Kramer and starred James Stewart and Katharine Hepburn, with Jack Lemmon playing George’s uncle Joe, and Edie Adams portraying his pregnant sister. After making the radio broadcast and the film, the play earned its place as an iconic American comedy.
The Broadway production is in previews, and is scheduled to officially open Feb. 19, with previews running Feb. 15 to Feb. 22. It opens on March 1.
After receiving rave reviews from critics from the Astoria press for his first professional musical, Broadway composer Stephen Flaherty returns with a new version of the beloved story, this time in the comedy-fantasy play “Mamma Mia!”
A review from the Washington Post in the current issue of the paper, published Feb. 3, praised the cast as “A cast of talented individuals…and, most of all, as a well-oiled machine, where each piece of the puzzle works