by Noella Noelophile®
(from left) Liana Hunt as Jessie Randolf, Kaylin Hedges as Ellie Randolph and Aaron C. Finley as Mike Randolph in Clint Black’s Looking for Christmas, running November 11 – December 31, 2018 at The Old Globe. Photo by Ken Howard.
If you’re in the San Diego area this Christmas, you still have time to be transported to a magical place.
And this Christmas season, San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre offers twice its Christmastime magic–with the world premiere of a brand-new musical! (That’s in addition to their annual production of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas.)
The new show is Clint Black’s Looking for Christmas, inspired by the country music legend’s 1995 hit Christmas album.
(center) DeLeon Dallas as Douglas Miller with (from left) Reanne Acasio, Scott Richard Foster, Bryant Martin, and Aaron C. Finley in Clint Black’s Looking for Christmas, running November 11 – December 31, 2018 at The Old Globe. Photo by Ken Howard.
With music and lyrics by Clint Black, and a book by Black and James D. Sasser, the musical tells the story of Staff Sergeant Mike Randolf, who has just returned home from Afghanistan during the rush and bustle of the holiday.
As Mike adjusts to civilian life, his wife does her best to help him reconcile with the trauma of the past. Meanwhile, their young daughter is searching for the true meaning of Christmas–and the family’s healing results from her quest.
Clint Black’s Looking for Christmas has now been extended by popular demand. The show runs through Monday, December 31st. Here’s the link for more information.
Clint Black’s Looking for Christmas offers matinee and evening performances on Saturdays and Sundays, and a 2 pm matinee on Monday, December 24th, in the Old Globe Theatre’s Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre. Weeknight performances are at 7, with no evening performance on December 24th or 31st. There will be no performances on Christmas Day or the day after Christmas, and 2 pm matinees on both Thursday, December 27th and Monday, December 31st.
(far right) Edward Watts appears as The Grinch with the cast of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, book and lyrics by Timothy Mason, music by Mel Marvin, original production conceived and directed by Jack O’Brien, original choreography by John DeLuca, and directed by James Vásquez, running November 3 – December 29, 2018 at The Old Globe. Photo by Ken Howard.
Meanwhile, Broadway veteran Edward Watts returns as everyone’s favorite green Yuletide grump! Watts, who received critical acclaim as “The Grinch” in 2017, again stars in the Old Globe’s 21st annual production of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. With book and lyrics by Timothy Mason and music by Mel Marvin, the whimsical family musical runs from now through Saturday, December 29th.
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a San Diego Christmas tradition. Among the actors who return, year after year, is two-time San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award winner Steve Gunderson (“Old Max”), who is currently making his sixteenth appearance in “The Grinch”.
Performances of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! continue from now through Saturday, December 29th, with performances in the morning, afternoon and evening, depending on the date. There will be no performances on Christmas Day. Here’s the link for information.