The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged)
Play Description
Welcome to the Annual Holiday Variety Show and Christmas Pageant at St. Everybody’s Non-Denominational Universalist Church, where all faiths are welcome because we’ll believe anything. But there’s a problem: none of the acts scheduled to perform have arrived, so three members are pressed into service to perform the entire Variety Show and Christmas Pageant by themselves. An irreverent yet heartwarming trip through the holidays, THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS SHOW (ABRIDGED) is festive, funny, physical, family fun as these Three Wise Guys send up and celebrate our favorite holiday traditions.
Production Info
Cast: 3 total (3 male, as written; gender-diverse and/or expanded casts welcome)Full Length Comedy (about 100 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary Costumes
- Reviews
- About the Author(s)
- About the Book
- Special Notes
- Rehearsal Video/Audio
- Productions
Press Quotes
“Critic’s Choice! They tell me vaudeville died some time ago, but … the knockabout, anything-for-a-laugh spirit of the ancient genre is alive and well. Agile and quick witted … there’s no denying their ingenuity when it comes to grabbing comedy out of thin air.” —Boston Globe
“Brought down the house with gales of laughter.” —Theatre Mirror
“A pure delight from start to finish … Inspired madness!” —Broadway World
“Delightfully twisted holiday cheer. Christmas will never be the same once you share the holiday with the inspired lunacy of the masters of condensing the classics.” —San Diego Theatre World
“Side-splitting!” —Nashua Telegraph
“THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS SHOW (ABRIDGED) will make your spirits bright, whether you joyfully embrace the upcoming season or get dragged into it kicking and screaming.” —Broadway World
“Nothing less than hysterical!” —Zingology
“Side-splitting fun … A night of belly-aching laughter!” —New England Theatre Geek
“Gloriously irreverent style … a Christmas pageant gone horribly, hilariously awry.” —Dallas Morning News
“THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS SHOW (ABRIDGED) [is a] zany, irreverent, side-sticker-inducing amalgam of vaudeville, improv and song. Thunderous, standing applause.” —Arts à la Mode, Charlotte, NC
“The bad boys of abridgment are in fine comedic form … This rollicking romp lovingly skewers every holiday tradition you can imagine.” —The Accidental Thespian, Washington, DC
“These brilliant clowns take us on an irreverent, but heartwarming trip through the holidays guaranteed to step on more than a few sacred cows and ‘mistel-toes.'” —San Diego Magazine
“Like no holiday show I have seen before … this trio of actors delivers a tour de force performance that left the room in stitches and exiting the theater still buzzing … an absolute delight!” —Edge San Diego
“Stunningly hilarious … a must see for your entire family!” —KDHX Radio, St. Louis
“Triumphant!” —Creative Loafing, Charlotte, NC
“A complete delight!” —Two On The Aisle, HEC TV, St. Louis
“It is a long time since I have seen an audience laugh as loud and as long as this. THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS SHOW (ABRIDGED) is a delight that will keep you smiling for days and a great way to get you in the true holiday spirit.” —LGBT Weekly, San Diego
Book Information
Publisher | BPPI |
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Publication Date | 5/15/2016 |
Pages | 86 |
ISBN | 9780881459302 |
Special Notes
If original stage producers credits appear in bold below, all licensees are required to include them in the following form on the title page in all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play and in all advertising in which the full cast appears in size of type not less than ten percent (10%) of the size of the title of the Play:
Originally produced by Reduced Shakespeare Company
In addition, the following must appear within all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play:
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
www.broadwayplaypublishing.com
Rehearsal Video
Rehearsal Audio
The tracks below demonstrate how the three major songs in the show should sound.
“All in One Christmas Carol” by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor
Note: This song is sung a capella in the show.
“Mrs Santa Claus” by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor
“HMCKH — Happy Merry Chrismakwanukkahanzukkah” by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor