SNEHAL DESAI Artistic Director
MEGHAN PRESSMAN Managing Director/CEO
DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director
GORDON DAVIDSON Founding Artistic Director
CENTER THEATRE GROUP
By special arrangement with big league productions, inc.
presents
Book by
JOSEPH ROBINETTE
Music and Lyrics by
BENJ PASEK AND JUSTIN PAUL
Based upon the motion picture A Christmas Story© 1983 Turner Entertainment Co., distributed by Warner Bros. written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark and In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd. Produced with permission of Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Inc. and Dalfie Entertainment. Inc.
STEVEN-ADAM AGDEPPA ZEKE BERNIER ADDALIE BURNS CHRIS CARSTEN JACK CASEY JORDAN COATES KAI EDGAR GABBIE FRIED ANDREW GE JULIANE GODFREY JULIA HARNETT MICHAEL JAMES GRETA REBECCA KLEINMAN KAYDEN ALEXANDER KOSHELEV TRENT MILLS KYLE MONTGOMERY GABRIEL NAVARRO EMILIE ONG JANE PAPA GEORGE ERIC PETERSEN JACOB PHAM IZZY PIKE SHELLEY REGNER SABRINA SLOAN CHARLIE STOVER HENRY WITCHER
SCENIC DESIGN BASED UPON THE ORIGINAL BROADWAY SCENIC DESIGN BY
WALT SPANGLER
COSTUME DESIGN BASED ON THE ORIGINAL BROADWAY COSTUME DESIGN BY
ELIZABETH HOPE CLANCY
LIGHTING DESIGN BASED ON THE ORIGINAL BROADWAY LIGHTING DESIGN BY
HOWELL BINKLEY
SCENIC DESIGN ADAPTATION BY
MICHAEL CARNAHAN
AHMANSON THEATRE LIGHTING DESIGN BY
CHARLIE MORRISON
SOUND DESIGN
BRIAN HSIEH
ORCHESTRATIONS BY
LARRY BLANK
ANIMAL TRAINER
WILLIAM BERLONI
CASTING BY
ALLISON FRANCK, CSA
DANCE MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS
GLEN KELLY
VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS
JUSTIN PAUL
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
MICHAEL RADER
TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR
JAMES BOOK
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
BIG LEAGUE PRODUCTIONS
ZACH KROHN
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
JILL GOLD
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
DANIEL SHER
ORIGINALLY DIRECTED ON BROADWAY BY
JOHN RANDO
ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER
BROOKE MARTINO
MUSICAL SUPERVISOR
ANDREW SMITHSON
CHOREOGRAPHY BY
WARREN CARLYLE
DIRECTED BY
MATT LENZ
Produced by special arrangement with DRAMATIC PUBLISHING, Woodstock, Illinois.
Originally produced on Broadway by:
Gerald Goehring Ray Miller Michael F. Mitri Pat Flicker Addiss Peter Billingsley
Timothy Laczynski Mariano Tolentino Jr Louise Beard Michael Fileman Scott Hart
Allison Eckert Bob Bartner Michael Jenkins Angelo Milionas Bradford W. Smith
DECEMBER 5 – 31, 2023 | AHMANSON THEATRE
CAST
(in order of appearance)
Jean Shepherd . . . . . CHRIS CARSTEN
Ralphie . . . . . KAI EDGAR
Mother . . . . . SABRINA SLOAN
Randy . . . . . HENRY WITCHER
Old Man . . . . . ERIC PETERSEN
The Bumpus Hounds . . . . . REBA, JETHRO
Schwartz . . . . . KAYDEN ALEXANDER KOSHELEV
Flick . . . . . JACK CASEY
Esther Jane . . . . . ADDALIE BURNS
Mary Beth . . . . . IZZY PIKE
Nancy . . . . . GRETA REBECCA KLEINMAN
Carol . . . . . EMILIE ONG
Scut Farkus . . . . . JORDAN COATES
Grover Dill . . . . . ZEKE BERNIER
Miss Shields . . . . . SHELLEY REGNER
Fantasy Villain . . . . . KYLE MONTGOMERY
Bank Teller . . . . . KAYDEN ALEXANDER KOSHELEV
Bank Robbers . . . . . MICHAEL JAMES, GABRIEL NAVARRO
Convict . . . . . MICHAEL JAMES
Can Can Dancers . . . . . ADDALIE BURNS, GRETA REBECCA KLEINMAN, IZZY PIKE
Delivery Man . . . . . GABRIEL NAVARRO, TRENT MILLS
Policeman . . . . . MICHAEL JAMES
Fireman . . . . . GABRIEL NAVARRO
Doctor . . . . . ANDREW GE
Nurse . . . . . JULIA HARNETT
Flick's Mother . . . . . GABBIE FRIED
Mobster Tap Specialty . . . . . ADDALIE BURNS
Santa Claus . . . . . KYLE MONTGOMERY
Chief Elf . . . . . GABBIE FRIED
Goggles Kid . . . . . ZEKE BERNIER
Waiter . . . . . ANDREW GE
Waitress . . . . . EMILIE ONG
Neighbors, Shoppers, Parents, Students, Townspeople, Elves, and Others . . . . .
ZEKE BERNIER, ADDALIE BURNS, JACK CASEY, JORDAN COATES, GABBIE FRIED, ANDREW GE, JULIANE GODFREY, JULIA HARNETT, MICHAEL JAMES, GRETA REBECCA KLEINMAN, KAYDEN ALEXANDER KOSHELEV, TRENT MILLS, KYLE MONTGOMERY, GABRIEL NAVARRO, EMILIE ONG, JACOB PHAM, IZZY PIKE, SHELLEY REGNER, CHARLIE STOVER
STAGE MANAGERS
MICHELLE BLAIR
EDWARD KHRIS FERNANDEZ
DANCE CAPTAINS
JANE PAPAGEORGE
SWINGS
STEVEN-ADAM AGDEPPA, JANE PAPAGEORGE, JACOB PHAM
Understudies
For Jean Shepherd—TRENT MILLS
For Ralphie—CHARLIE STOVER
For Mother—JULIANE GODFREY
For Randy—ZEKE BERNIER, JACOB PHAM
For The Old Man—TRENT MILLS
For Schwartz—JACK CASEY, CHARLIE STOVER
For Flick—JACOB PHAM
For Scut Farkus—JACK CASEY, KAYDEN ALEXANDER KOSHELEV, CHARLIE STOVER
For Grover Dill—CHARLIE STOVER, JACOB PHAM
For Miss Shields—JANE PAPAGEORGE
For Santa Claus—TRENT MILLS
For Waiter—JACOB PHAM
-THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION-
Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones and watch alarms. The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.
Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of management. Patrons with disabilities: wheelchair seating is available in a variety of theatre locations. When ordering tickets, please indicate any special needs. For our hearing-impaired guests, the theatre is equipped with listening devices; please contact an usher for assistance
SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT I
Overture . . . . . Orchestra
Prologue: Outside radio station WOR, new York City/the radio studio desk—Christmas Eve, Several Years Ago
Scene 1: The Parker Family House and Higbee's Department Store—December 1, 1940
"It All Comes Down to Christmas" . . . . . Ralphie, The Parkers, Ensemble
"Red Ryder Carbine Action BB Gun" . . . . . Ralphie, Jean
"It All Comes Down to Christmas (Reprise)" . . . . . Ralphie, Ensemble
Scene 2: The Parker Family House—The Next Day
"The Genius on Cleveland Street" . . . . . The Old Man, Mother
Scene 3: A Path Leading to School—Soon Afterward
"When You're A Wimp" . . . . . Kids
Scene 4: The Classroom—A Few Minutes Later
"Ralphie to the Rescue!" . . . . . Ralphie, Miss Shields, The Old Man, Mother, Randy, Ensemble
Scene 5: The Parker Family House—A Week Later
"What a Mother Does" . . . . . Mother
"A Major Award" . . . . . The Old Man, Mother, Neighbors
Scene 6: The Parker Family House — Early Evening of December 13, 1940
Scene 7: On the Road—Immediately Following
"Parker Family Singalong" . . . . . The Parkers
Scene 8: The Parker Family House—Late That Night
"Act I Finale" . . . . . Ralphie, Mother, Old Man, Randy, Ensemble
ACT II
Entr'Acte . . . . . Orchestra
Scene 1: The Schoolyard and The Classroom
"Sticky Situation" . . . . . Ralphie, Flick, Schwartz, Kids, Miss Shields, Nurse, Flick's Mom, Fireman, Policeman, Doctor
Scene 2: Fantasy 1930's Speakeasy
"You'll Shoot Your Eye Out" . . . . . Miss Shields, Kids
Scene 3: A Path From School—Immediately Following
Scene 4: The Parker Family House—A Few Minutes Later
"Just Like That" . . . . . Mother
Scene 5: Santa's Station at Higbee's—Christmas Eve
"At Higbee's" . . . . . Elves
"Up on Santa's Lap" . . . . . Santa Claus, Elves, Ralphie, Randy, Kids
Scene 6: The Parker Family House—Christmas Eve
"Before The Old Man Comes Home" . . . . . The Parkers
Scene 7: The Boys' Bedroom
"Somewhere Hovering Over Indiana" . . . . . Ralphie, Randy, Kids
Scene 8: The Parker Family House—Christmas Morning
"It's Christmas" . . . . . Ralphie, Randy
"Ralphie to the Rescue (Reprise" . . . . . Ralphie, Ensemble
Scene 9: A Chinese Restaurant and the Town—Christmas Evening
"A Christmas Story" . . . . . The Parkers and Full Company
ORCHESTRA
Music Director, Keyboard 2—ANDREW SMITHSON
Assistant Music Director, Keyboard 1—BRAD GARDNER
Reed 1—SAL LOZANO
Reed 2—NOELLE FABIAN
Reed 3—RUSTY HIGGINS
Trumpet 1—DAN FORNERO
Trumpet 2—JAMES FORD
Trombone 1—RAUL NAVARETTE
Bass Trombone—STEVEN TRAPANI
Bass—WILLIAM JOHNSON
Drums—BRIAN MALONE
Keyboard Sub—JENNIFER L IN
Drums—BRIAN MALONE
Music Contractor—ROBERT PAYNE