Based on The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum (The Wizard of Oz), this big-hearted, delightful tale relates the life story of the jolly old man in the red suit and how so many of the Yuletide traditions associated with him first came to be.

Cast Requirements:

6 Principal Male (4 Adult, 2 Children)

2 Principal Adult Female

Chorus of Children and Adults

Orchestrations:

Solo Piano

Piano, Keyboard,

Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax

Oboe, French Horn,

Trumpet, Trombone,

Violin, Viola,

Cello, Bass,

Percussion

Songs:

"The Budding Month of May"

"Something More"

"Who, But The Awgwas?"

"Necile's Lullaby"

"The Flight"

"Make The World A Better Place"

"Nobody Likes To See A Little One Sad"

"His Name Is Claus"

...and more!

Run Time:

Approximately 2 hours 35 minutes with one intermission

Original Cast Recording available!

"Malthaner's music reaches admirably inspiring heights in such numbers as "Make the World a Better Place" in which Claus' worldly mission is lyrically captured. The score can also pull out all the stops and indulge in music hall shtick in such numbers as "Who, But the Awgwas?" and "Just Like the Old Days."

"Corritore and Malthaner have succeeded in bringing to Erie the fruits of a labor that dares to be different.....We have, in this delightful entertainment, witnessed the birth of what itself deserves to become a holiday tradition."

Floyd Lawrence, Erie Times SHOWCASE

From the 2003 staging at the Erie Playhouse

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