His "wonderful, awful" idea is to don a Santa outfit, strap heavy antlers on his poor, quivering dog Max, construct a makeshift sleigh, head down to Whoville, and strip the chafingly cheerful Whos of their Yuletide glee once and for all. The Grinch decides this frivolous merriment must stop. The noisy holiday preparations and infernal singing of the happy little citizens below annoy him to no end. Seuss's small-hearted Grinch ranks right up there with Scrooge when it comes to the crankiest, scowling holiday grumps of all time.įor 53 years, the Grinch has lived in a cave on the side of a mountain, looming above the Whos in Whoville. The 2018 production is directed by Matt August and choreographed by Bob Richard based on the original choreography by John DeLuca and originally created by 3-time Tony Award® winning director, Jack O’Brien."The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season!
Seuss’ original illustrations help transport audiences to the whimsical world of Whoville, while the Music and Book of Mel Marvin and Timothy Mason breathe new life into this timeless story of the true meaning of Christmas. Magnificent sets (John Lee Beatty) and costumes (Robert Morgan) inspired by Dr.
Max the Dog narrates as the mean and scheming Grinch, whose heart is "two sizes too small," decides to steal Christmas away from the Holiday loving Whos. Seuss) from the original animated series. Grinch" and "Welcome Christmas” (written by Albert Hague and Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical features the hit songs "You're A Mean One Mr. Since then, more than 2.1 million theatre-goers across America have been delighted by this heart-warming holiday musical, which The New York Times praised as “100 times better than any bedtime story” and the Gannett papers hailed as “A genius of a show! A total delight for both kids and adults.”ĭr. THE GRINCH broke box office records for two consecutive years on Broadway during its holiday engagements at the St.
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