Fun Freetime - How the Grinch Stole Christmas at Children's Theatre Company (MN)

 Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) is thrilled to announce the complete cast and creative team for the highly-anticipated return engagement of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! which will run from November 5, 2024-January 5, 2025 on the UnitedHealth Group Stage. Opening night is Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 7pm. Featuring a book and lyrics by Timothy Mason and music by Mel Marvin, the production will be directed for the first time by CTC Company member Dean Holt, with choreography by Kelli Foster Warder. The production is adapted from How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss. 

 

This is the 12^th  time CTC has produced this show, which they originally commissioned and premiered in 1994. It also marks the seventh time CTC Company Member see above Reed Sigmund will portray The Grinch.
 

“This story carries so many wonderful memories for CTC and its audience,” said Director Dean Holt. “Mostly, it reminds us that the true meaning of our holiday gatherings and traditions lie not in the ‘stuff’ of the season, but rather in the people and community we are surrounded by.”
 

A miserly and miserable, ever-so-cantankerous Grinch has observed the despicable Christmas joy of the Whos with disdain, from a distance, for decades. ENOUGH! In this beloved holiday favorite, filled with music and Seussian rhymes, he plots the greatest heist imaginable—stealing the very thing they love the most! Until, that is, the smallest of the Whos, tiny Cindy Lou, extends a hand. Through the combination of kindness and community, we witness not only a change in the course of Who-History, but the size and capacity of the old green guy’s heart.

 

“This will be my 7th time stealing Christmas, and I’m still as nervous and excited as I was the first year I donned the green,” said Reed Sigmund. “This character and story are so rich I can’t stop exploring and playing in their gorgeous world. And this year I’m exploring it with my best friend, Dean Holt, sitting in the Director’s chair. His understanding and commitment to this story is absolutely inspiring and full of countless new ideas and surprises that I can’t wait to share with our audience.”

 

Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! runs November 7, 2023, through January 7, 2024, in the UnitedHealth Group Stage. This show is best for all ages. Tickets can be purchased at childrenstheatre.org/grinch or by calling the ticket office at 612.874.0400. Ticket prices start at $15.