The Arts Section 12/21/25: It's a Wonderful Life Radio Play, Drinking Tom & Jerrys + Shopping For Books

On this edition of The Arts Section, host Gary Zidek goes behind the scenes of a local production of IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY. The classic film is the inspiration for this play within a play. The Dueling Critics, Kelly Kleiman and Jonathan Abarbanel, join Gary to review a new musical production of SISTER ACT. Later in the show, Gary visits a west suburban bookstore to get the scoop on what titles are on peoples’ wish lists this holiday season. And we’ll sit down for some Tom & Jerrys at a Chicago bar that specializes in the festive drink.