Chanticleers Presents: The Man Who Saved Christmas
Photo by EBCT
The scheming Mr. Dixon (Michael Vetrovec) is tormented by the children (Cadence Santyipsum, Mathilda Babcock, Vivian Crocker, Serena Sweat, Connor Taylor, Angel Veliz Vasquez and Kayly Veliz Vasquez) in the musical THE MAN WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS. Opening December 1st at Chanticleers Theatre, Castro Valley.
The holidays will be a little brighter this year when Chanticleers Theatre (Castro Valley’s little theatre in the park) and East Bay Children's Theatre (the Bay Area’s longest continuously operating theatre company) team up to present the award-winning musical The Man Who Saved Christmas!
This very merry hit, which enjoyed its world premiere right here in the Bay Area, returns for the first time in more than a decade after enjoying success throughout the United States, Canada, and England. There is even a successful cast album! This production will be directed by the show’s creator, Ron Lytle (Christmas in OZ, Oh My Godmother!, etc.)
The Man Who Saved Christmas is loosely based on the true story of toy maker A.C. Gilbert (the inventor of The Erector Set.) Set in 1917, as America is embroiled in the first World War, this old-fashioned crowd-pleaser focuses on Gilbert's battle with the U.S. government as it attempts to ban toy sales during the holiday season.
Added to the mix: A secretary who keeps her heart on ice and a visiting reporter determined to thaw it out; the nefarious Iago of the toy factory, Mister Dixon; Gilbert's loving wife Mary; and the Gilberts' precocious niece Ellen, who untangles the myriad complications in which the young lovers--and the Toy Tycoon--find themselves.
Suitable for the entire family, this is the perfect antidote for those saying "Bah humbug!" to one more production of "A Christmas Carol" or for those driven nuts by yet another “Nutcracker"!
The talented cast hails from all across the Bay Area and beyond and includes: Michael Sally, Christopher Crosby Cruz, Jordyn Foley, Torey Bookstein, Michael Vetrovec, Cara Impallomeni, CJ Strickland, Antonio Cervantes, Lissette Chao, Kelly Crocker, Lyida Crocker, Ashleigh Johnson, Benjamin Hoang Nguyen, Emme Maher, Kenny Silberberg, Cadence Santyipsum, Mathilda Babcock, Vivian Crocker, Serena Sweat, Connor Taylor, Angel Veliz Vasquez and Kayly Veliz Vasquez.
The Man Who Saved Christmas plays three weeks only: December 1-17!
For tickets ($25-30) or more info, visit www.Chanticleers.org or call 510-SEE-LIVE
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PHOTO CAPTIONS AND CREDITS:
#1) “You can see it’ll be a very merry Christmas after all” with (clockwise from lower left) Michael Sally, Jordyn Foley, Christopher Crosby Cruz, Cara Impallomeni, CJ Strickland and Torey Bookstein in THE MAN WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS. Opening December 1st at Chanticleers Theatre, Castro Valley.
Photo by EBCT
#2) The scheming Mr. Dixon (Michael Vetrovec) is tormented by the children (Cadence Santyipsum, Mathilda Babcock, Vivian Crocker, Serena Sweat, Connor Taylor, Angel Veliz Vasquez and Kayly Veliz Vasquez) in the musical THE MAN WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS.
Opening December 1st at Chanticleers Theatre, Castro Valley. Photo by EBCT
#3) Jordyn Foley and Christopher Crosby Cruz as Alice Finch and Johnny Eli in THE MAN WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS - A Very Merry Musical.
Opening December 1st at Chanticleers Theatre, Castro Valley.
Photo by EBCT
#4) CJ Strickland and Cara Impallomeni share a tender father-daughter moment in THE MAN WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS - A Very Merry Musical.
Opening December 1st at Chanticleers Theatre, Castro Valley.