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Arts Dec 09, 2017
Miracle on 34th St. is an American timeless classic story. – Courtesy photo
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Miracle on 34th St. is an American timeless classic story. – Courtesy photo
Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theatre of California, presents the original 1947 radio play of Miracle on 34th Street, on its 70thanniversary for a limited engagement of 14 performances from Dec. 14 to 23, directed by Cameron Watson.
The cast includes Peri Gilpin (‘Roz Doyle’ on NBC’s “Frasier”), Beth Grant (Beverly Janoszewski on Hulu’s “The Mindy Project”), and award-winning film, TV and stage actor Alfred Molina (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Enchanted April, Long Day’s Journey Into Night at Geffen Playhouse, Red at Mark Taper Forum) as Kris Kringle.
Miracle on 34th Street will be directed by Cameron Watson, who helmed the recent revival of Tennessee Williams’ Cat On A Hot Tin Roof at Antaeus Theatre Company. This Ovation Recommended production broke box office records and was awarded a Critic’s Choice by The Los Angeles Times.
This is a special holiday attraction for the 2017/18 Centennial Season of the Pasadena Playhouse, Producing Artistic Director Danny Feldman’s inaugural season. Tickets are now on sale at pasadenaplayhouse.org and by phone at 626-356-7529.
The story of Miracle on 34th Street is well known: when a department store Santa claims he’s the real thing, it takes him all the way to the Supreme Court. Pasadena Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Danny Feldman said, “What is much less known, is that this story was very popular as a radio play, when all of America used their ears and their imaginations to completely realize a story. And now in 2017, seventy years later, the eyes of our audience get to watch what went into producing the performance live, which its original listeners never got to see.”
The Pasadena Playhouse, 39 South El Molino Avenue, Pasadena CA
14 performances only! Thursday, Dec. 14 through Saturday, Dec. 23
Thursday, Dec. 14 at 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 21 at 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 23 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Prices – $25 to $65
Online — PasadenaPlayhouse.org
Phone — 626-356-7529
