“See Christmas like you have never seen it…ever.”
In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids--probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem - and the fun - when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head-on!
Credits
Conceived for the stage by
Steve Cuden & Frank Wildhorn
Book and Lyrics by
Leslie Bricusse
Music by
Frank Wildhorn
Characters
- FATHER (Bob Bradley) - solid family man, 35-38
- MOTHER (Grace Bradley) - trim, attractive, 35ish
- BETH BRADLEY - the narrator, strong voice and presence, 10-11
- CHARLIE BRADLEY - traditional kid brother, 8-9
- RALPH HERDMAN - ragged, scroungy, slouching manner, touch of adolescent cool, 12-13
- IMOGENE HERDMAN - loud, bossy, crafty, 11-12
- LEROY HERDMAN - tough, sure of himself, 10-11
- CLAUDE HERDMAN - tough, combative, 9-10
- OLLIE HERDMAN - looking for trouble, Claude's usual partner in crime, 8-9
- GLADYS HERDMAN - small, wiry, fiesty, 7-8
- ALICE WENDLEKEN - prim, proper, pain in the neck, 10-11
- MRS. ARMSTRONG - largish woman, managerial in voice and manner, 50ish
- MRS. SLOCUM - pleasant, motherly woman, 35-60
- MRS. CLARK - 35-60
- MRS. CLAUSING - 35-60
- MRS. MCCARTHY - a younger, less imperious version of Mrs. Armstrong, middle 40s
- MAXINE - 10-11
- ELMER HOPKINS - 12-13
- HOBIE - 9-10
- DAVID - 8-9
- BEVERLY - 7-8
- FIREMAN - 25-30
- FIREMAN - 25-30
- SHIRLEY - 5-6
- JUANITA - 5-6
- DORIS - 9-10
- REVEREND HOPKINS - middle to late 40s
- Extra angel choir members, baby angels, shepherds
Reviews
An American classic." - McCall's Magazine
"One of the best Christmas stories ever - and certainly one of the funniest." - The Seattle Times