On Wednesday, December 5th, ABC's 'Good Morning America' will air a special performance from the cast of A CHRISTMAS STORY, the Broadway musical. The holiday musical began performances at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 7. The eight-week limited engagement runs through December 30.
A Christmas Story, The Musical stars
Dan Lauria (Broadway’s Lombardi, TV’s “Sullivan & Son” and “The Wonder Years”) as
Jean Shepherd,
John Bolton (Spamalot, Contact, Titanic) as The Old Man, Tony Award nominee
Erin Dilly (Nice Work if You Can Get It, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) as Mother,
Johnny Rabe as Ralphie,
Zac Ballard as little brother Randy, Caroline O’Connor (Chicago, Moulin Rouge) as school teacher Miss Shields,
Eddie Korbich (The Little Mermaid, The Drowsy Chaperone, Wicked) as
Santa Claus and
Joe West plays Ralphie at certain performances. The ensemble features
Tia Altinay,
John Babbo,
Charissa Bertels,
Grace Capeless,
Zoe Considine,
Andrew Cristi,
Mathew deGuzman, Thay Floyd,
George Franklin,
Nick Gaswirth,
Mark Ledbetter,
Jose Luaces, Jack Mastrianni,
Mara Newbery, Lindsay O’Neil, Sarah Min-Kyung Park,
J.D. Rodriguez,
Analise Scarpaci,
Lara Seibert, Jeremy Shinder,
Luke Spring,
Beatrice Tulchin,
Kirsten Wyatt, and Pete and Lily as the rambunctious Bumpus Hounds.
America’s #1 holiday movie came to hilarious life onstage when A Christmas Story, The Musical launched a tour in 2011 that culminated in a critically successful run in Chicago. The musical features a bright holiday score by composer/lyricist team
Benj Pasek and
Justin Paul and a witty book by
Joseph Robinette based on the writings of radio humorist
Jean Shepherd and the 1983 holiday film favorite. Tony Award winner
John Rando (Urinetown) directs the production with
Warren Carlyle (Chaplin, Follies, An Evening With
Hugh Jackman) choreographing.
A Christmas Story, The Musical features scenic design by
Walt Spangler; costume design by
Elizabeth Hope Clancy; lighting design by Tony Award winner
Howell Binkley; sound design by
Ken Travis; wig design by
Tom Watson; animal training by Tony Honor recipient for Excellence in Theatre
William Berloni; orchestrations by Tony nominee Larry Blank; music direction and supervision by
Ian Eisendrath; associate choreographer is
James Gray; dance music arrangements by
Glen Kelly; vocal arrangements by
Justin Paul; and casting by
Stephanie Klapper CSA.
“Good Morning America” is a two-hour, live program anchored by
Robin Roberts and
George Stephanopoulos.
Josh Elliott is the news anchor,
Lara Spencer is lifestyle anchor and
Sam Champion is the weather anchor. The morning news program airs MONDAY-FRIDAY (7:00-9:00 a.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.
