The Lions Club & its partners presented a live audio theater recreation of the 1947 Lux Radio Theater’s version of the Holiday Classic movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life”. There were two performances on Saturday December 21st at 12n-1:30p at the Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library and 3-4:30p at the Larchmont Village Center
The free events featured a very special audio welcome from Karolyn Grimes, who played ZuZu in the original movie. The event also included a video interview with Karolyn & Jimmy Hawkins, who played her brother Tommy Bailey in the movie.
The production was led by Jason Summers & the Sandbox Theatre. The audience & performers featured professional, blind, handicapped and local school theater students.
The cast included Jason Summers, Megan Bruno, Thomas Beck Jr., Paul Russo, Derek Tarson, Marc Wager, Kathleen Mahan, Jamie Petrone, Mario Andres, Brenden Martinez, Nick Sarames, Jack Butler (Mamaroneck HS), Daniel Bornstein (Scarsdale Middle School), Josephine Haverty-Stacke (St Joseph’s School), Giselle Lioi (Anne Hutchinson School).
“It’s a Wonderful Life” was co-sponsored by the Larchmont Library, Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library, the Sandbox Theatre, SPERDVAC (The Society for the Preservation of Radio Drama, Variety and Comedy), The Westchester Council for the Blind, LMC Media & the Larchmont Mamaroneck & Port Chester/Rye Brook Lions Club.
Based on the success of this and the Halloween Frankenstein audio theater productions, look for future Audio Theater productions
