TRAILER: Christmas in Connecticut at Pioneer Theatre Company

Pioneer Theatre Company presents the 2023 U.S. Holiday Exclusive production of CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT from December 1-16, 2023.

From the bucolic paradise of her Connecticut farm, famed Smart Housekeeping columnist Liz Lane dishes out advice on marriage, cooking, and homemaking to eager housewives across the country. There are just a few small details of which her readers aren’t aware: Liz actually lives in a tiny New York City apartment, she has never been married, and she can’t cook. When a beloved war hero who is a fan of the columnist is invited by Liz’s publisher to Christmas on the nonexistent farm, a musical comedy of errors ensues!

With lyrics by Jonathan Larson Award recipient Amanda Yesnowitz, music by Grammy Award winner Jason Howland (composer of Paradise Square and Little Women—not to mention a PTC alum as Musical Supervisor/Orchestrator on the world premiere of Shucked), and a book by Emmy Award winner Patrick Pacheco and celebrated entertainment journalist Erik Forrest Jackson, this new musical adaptation of the classic 1945 Warner Brothers film had its debut in 2022 at Goodspeed Musicals in Connecticut (naturally). Christmas in Connecticut is destined to become a new yuletide tradition and PTC audiences will get to experience the only production in the nation this holiday season!

Christmas in Connecticut is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC.

CAST
Liz Sandor: Alyse Alan Louis*
Felix Bassenak: David Girolmo*
Victor Beecham: Eric William Morris*
Dudley Beecham: RJ Vaillancourt*
Alexander Yardley: Gerry McIntyre*
Gladys Higgenbottom: Tiffany Denise Hobbs*
Jefferson Jones: Christian Magby*
Norah O’Connor: Linda Mugleston*
Mario De Luca: Jamen Nathakumar*
Ensemble: Andy Frank*, Tyler Symone*, Sophia Campagna, Evan Latta, Lila Prince, and Myles Tracy

CREATIVE TEAM
Book by Patrick Pacheco and Erik Forrest Jackson
Music by Jason Howland
Lyrics by Amanda Yesnowitz
Based upon the Warner Brothers Picture

Director: Shelley Butler
Musical Director & Conductor: Helen Gregory
Choreographer: Karen Azenberg
Scenic & Costume Designer: Lex Liang
Lighting Designer: Robert Aguilar
Sound Designer: Aaron Hubbard
Hair & Makeup Designer: Cynthia Johnson
Orchestrations: Kim Scharnberg
Vocal Arrangements: Jason Howland
Production Stage Manager: James O. Hansen*

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Videography by BW Productions
Video edited by Sophie White