Jeanna de Waal and Martin Landry Complete the Cast of Broadway's It's a Wonderful Life

Who are Jeanna de Waal and Martin Landry?

De Waal originated the title role in Diana at La Jolla Playhouse and later reprised it on Broadway, according to Broadway News. Most recently, she was a standby for Mrs. Lovett and the Beggar Woman in the 2023 Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd. Her other credits include American Idiot, Kinky Boots, Wicked, Waitress, Finding Neverland and The Great Gatsby, BroadwayWorld notes.

Landry made his Broadway debut in Oh, Mary!, playing the dual roles of Mary’s Husband’s Assistant and Kyle from September 16 through November 16, 2025. He currently understudies those roles, as well as Mary’s Husband and Mary’s Teacher, Broadway News reports. His Off-Broadway credits include Dog Man: The Musical and Between the Lines, and he toured nationally in Murder for Two.

Who else is in the Broadway cast?

The two standbys join a previously announced company led by two-time Tony nominee Andrew Rannells, whose Broadway credits include The Book of Mormon, as George Bailey, opposite two-time Tony nominee Megan Hilty as Mary Bailey. Tituss Burgess plays Clarence and others, Harry Hamlin plays Mr. Potter and others, and Lisa Rinna plays Violet and others. Hamlin and Rinna are married offstage, Playbill noted when the principal cast was first announced on October 1. Casting is by Taylor Williams.

What is the play about?

Joe Landry’s adaptation of Frank Capra’s 1946 film is set in a 1940s radio studio high above New York City at Christmastime, where a company of actors gathers to perform the story live on the air. A foley artist creates sound effects onstage, and holiday carols fill the commercial breaks. The actors play dozens of characters between them, bringing the town of Bedford Falls to life.

It tells the story of George Bailey, “a man who has spent his life putting the needs of others before his own,” according to the production’s official website. The film was based on Philip Van Doren Stern’s 1943 short story “The Greatest Gift” and earned five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. This year marks the film’s 80th anniversary, BroadwayWorld notes.

Landry’s stage version premiered in 1996 at Connecticut’s Stamford Center for the Arts and has since become one of the most produced plays in the country. The Broadhurst engagement is its first Broadway production.

Who is the creative team behind the Broadway production?

Four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks directs. The design team includes Tony-winning costume and scenic designer Santo Loquasto, lighting designer Kenneth Posner and sound designer Palmer Hefferan, with music direction by Andy Einhorn. Wagner Johnson Productions is the general manager.

The producing team includes Seaview, Wagner Johnson Productions, No Guarantees Productions, Broadway & Beyond Theatricals, The Shubert Organization and The John Gore Organization, among others, Playbill reports.