×It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play - Stackner Cabaret

Eva Nimmer (left), Wade Elkins (back) and Daniel Arana (center) perform 'It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play' at the Stackner Cabaret

Everyone knows that the Christmas season begins once the clock strikes 12 on Halloween night, and the Milwaukee Rep maintains that tradition with their opening to the 2025-26 season: It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play . Director Jonathan Hetler gave this holiday classic—a familiar story to many—new life by incorporating original music and fully committing to the adaptation in both story and medium.

I arrived at the Stackner Cabaret to an already bustling restaurant, full of audience members enjoying a meal or drink (I personally recommend the Midnight Curtain Call!). The transition

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