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A holiday musical comedy for the whole family. It's "Fargo" meets "Scrooge" (without the wood chipper or the Cratchits)
Music By Paul Olson
Lyrics By Phil Olson
Book/Libretto by: Phil Olson
Produced by: Lonny Chapman Group Repertory Theatre
Choreography by: Stan Mazin
Directed by: Sean Mulcahy
Type of Musical: Off-Broadway
Opened: October 2006
Theatre: Lonny Chapman Group Repertory Theatre
# of Performances: 48
Licensing Agent: Samuel French, Inc.
Synopsis
A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol is the sequel to the smash hit musical comedy, Don't Hug Me. It's Christmas Eve in Bunyan Bay, Minnesota and cantankerous bar owner Gunner Johnson gets in an argument with his wife, Clara, tells her he’s skipping Christmas, he storms out of the bar, goes snowmobiling across the lake, falls through the ice on his skidoo and goes into a coma. He comes back in his dream where he's visited by folk legend, Sven Yorgensen, who plays the ghost of Christmas past, present, and future. Sven takes Gunner (Scrooge) on a journey similar to that in Charles Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol" only very different. Will Gunner come out of his coma and find redemption with Clara at The Bunyan? Find out.
Song List
It's Christmas Time so Water the Tree, Stuck in a Chimney, The Christmas Cheese Polka, It's Christmas Time so Please Give Me Some, The Wheel is Turnin' but the Hamster is Dead, Gunner Fell Into an Ice Hole, I Love You More Than Football, You Can Call Me Tiny, Me and My Baby Gonna Swing, Another Piece of Pie, I’d Rather be Naughty, The Bunyan Beguine, What Would Barbra Streisand Do?, I’m so Hosed, Yo Yo Yo, Deep in the Closet, We Were Happy, The Christmas Cheese Polka (Reprise)
Cast List
Phil Olson (Gunner), Mark Atha (Kanute), Therese Lentz (Clara), Emily Trempe (Bernice), Chris Winfield (Sven)
Awards & Nominations
Chosen "Best Musical of 2006" - Robert Axelrod -Reviewplays.com
Misc. Show Information
A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol opened and ran in 5 cities simultaneously in 2006 without a history of prior productions, extraordinary for live theatre. Three of the theatres booked A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol before it was even written based on the success they had with the original musical, Don't Hug Me.
Chosen "Best Musical of 2006!" -Robert Axelrod -Reviewplays.com "Non-stop laughs!...I loved it!" - LA Scene "A wonderful, zany musical comedy!" - Irish News "A crowd-pleasing holiday hoot!…Book your seats today!" - Tolucan Times "Big laughs!...A fun-filled holiday vacation!" -Studio City Sun "Holiday amusement for the whole family!" - Valley Scene "Hysterical!" - KCLA Radio "A laugh a minute!" - Norway Times "There were tears in my eyes with laughter!" -The Ticket Stub "It's not a wonder that this enjoyable holiday musical has been extended more than once!" – National Jewish News "Rib-tickling fun!" - St. Cloud Times
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Added: Tue Jun 26 2007