The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: the musical
2 Nov
THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER: THE MUSICAL
Cast: 9M, 10F
The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world -- so when they crash Sunday school and demand parts in the Christmas pageant, the whole town panics. There's not supposed to be biting or cigar-smoking in Bethlehem, and while these kids have never even heard the Christmas story, they definitely have rewrites! Soon everyone is calling for reluctant director Grace Bradley to cancel the whole thing.
It's up to the Bradleys and the Reverend to help their community see the Christmas story and the Herdman kids through new eyes in this buoyant musical adaptation of the funny and touching holiday classic.
Clip from Children's Theatre of Charlotte (USA) 2016-2017 Season
REVIEWS:
"Did BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER really need to be a musical? Yes.
THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER: THE MUSICAL may be the first play written for kids that would inspire me to buy the original cast album, if there were one . . . "
-- Charlotte Observer
"A lively show... full of upbeat tunes, this winning addition to the holiday canon manages to also touch the heart... the tunes make a swell addition."
Book and Lyrics by Jahnna Beecham
Music and Lyrics by Malcom Hillgartner
Based on the Play by Barbara Robinson
Full Length Musical, Comedy, Christmas/Holiday, Contemporary
Cast: 9M, 10F
The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world -- so when they crash Sunday school and demand parts in the Christmas pageant, the whole town panics. There's not supposed to be biting or cigar-smoking in Bethlehem, and while these kids have never even heard the Christmas story, they definitely have rewrites! Soon everyone is calling for reluctant director Grace Bradley to cancel the whole thing.
It's up to the Bradleys and the Reverend to help their community see the Christmas story and the Herdman kids through new eyes in this buoyant musical adaptation of the funny and touching holiday classic.
Clip from Children's Theatre of Charlotte (USA) 2016-2017 Season
REVIEWS:
"Did BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER really need to be a musical? Yes.
THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER: THE MUSICAL may be the first play written for kids that would inspire me to buy the original cast album, if there were one . . . "
-- Charlotte Observer
"A lively show... full of upbeat tunes, this winning addition to the holiday canon manages to also touch the heart... the tunes make a swell addition."
-- Orlando Sentinel
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