Paramount Hudson Valley Arts to Present 'This Wonderful Life'

From Paramount Hudson Valley: A One-Man Play of the holiday favorite movie It’s a Wonderful Life will be presented by Paramount Hudson Valley Arts on December 9th at 8pm featuring Jeremy Kendall.
Audiences will be transported to Bedford Falls and travel along George Bailey’s iconic journey of discovery.

Actor Jeremy Kendall inhabits every role in this hilariously touching stage adaptation of the iconic holiday film It's a Wonderful Life. George Bailey, Clarence, Mr. Potter, and the gang come to life as Kendall creates a heartwarming story about the effect one-hardworking man's life have on the people around him.

This Wonderful Life is a centerpiece in the Paramount’s holiday family programming. The play captures simple truths and the importance of family and friends and how one man can make a difference. The play was written by award winning journalist and playwright Steve Murray who is critic-in-residence for Arts Matter.

Tickets range from $20 to $30 with special discounts for seniors, children and veterans. Paramount Hudson Valley Arts is a non –profit in residence at the historic Paramount Theater. For tickets & more information visit here or call the box-office at 914-739-0039. Paramount Hudson Valley is located at 1008 Brown Street, Peekskill, NY.

About the film
It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story "The Greatest Gift", which Philip Van Doren Stern wrote in 1939 and published privately in 1945. The film is now among the most popular in American cinema and because of numerous television showings in the 1980s has become traditional viewing during the Christmas season.
It's a Wonderful Life is one of the most acclaimed films ever made, praised particularly for its writing. It was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture and has been recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 best American films ever made, placing number 11 on its initial 1998 greatest movie list, and number one on AFI's list of the most inspirational American films of all time. Capra revealed that the film was his personal favorite among those he directed, adding that he screened it for his family every Christmas season.

About the Playwright
Steve Murray is an award-winning arts journalist and playwright, and his plays, including Hungry to Bed, Rescue & Recovery, Mileage and This Passion Thing, have been produced internationally. This Wonderful Life, his take on the Frank Capra film, has been one of the most frequently produced scripts in the country since its premiere at Portland Center Stage in 2005. He received a 2010 Tanne Foundation Arts Award. Murray is critic-in-residence for Art Matters, an arts journalism project organized by the Macon Arts Alliance and Mercer University’s Center for Collaborative Journalism.

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