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Holiday Favorite Returns To Old Globe
December 2005
No matter how many times you see it —
it’s just never enough!
SAN DIEGO –– The Tony Award-winning Old Globe is playing host to one of San Diego’s premier holiday events, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, directed by Globe Artistic Director Jack O’Brien, with book and lyrics by Timothy Mason and music by Mel Marvin, playing through Dec. 31.
Now in its eighth year, this musical will once again jump right off the pages of the classic Dr. Seuss book and onto the Old Globe stage.
Launched in 1998, the Globe brings back this family favorite year after year.
“How the Grinch Stole Christmas! has become a San Diego tradition,” said Globe Executive Director Louis G. Spisto. “We thank Audrey Geisel (a.k.a. “Mrs. Dr. Seuss”) for her generous gift to the Globe and to the San Diego community of this timeless holiday classic.”
As an added feature of this holiday celebration, the Globe again plans to feature many wonderful characters and graphic elements from the classic in a mini Who-ville on the outdoor Copley Plaza throughout the run of the production.
The 2005 cast of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! features a new “Grinch” this year, to be played by Broadway veteran Leo Daignault (Broadway’s Avenue Q, the national tours of The Full Monty, Miss Saigon and The Scarlet Pimpernel, among others). The role of “Cindy Lou Who” will be shared by newcomers Timyra-Joi Beatty and Mackenzie Holmes.
Jack O’Brien assembled an internationally-renowned creative team whose main artistic goal was to remain as faithful to the original book as possible. The production has been designed and built on-site in The Old Globe scene and costume shops in Balboa Park.
Ticket prices for the production alone range from $19 to $29 for children 17 years of age and under; and $39 to $59 for adults.
