Judy's Scary Little Christmas
by David Church, Jim Webber, Joe Patrick Ward

Name: Judy's Scary Little Christmas
Brand: David Church
SKU: 9780573698057

Judy's Scary Little Christmas Book Cover — Judy's Scary Little Christmas Cover

Highlights

Female

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105 mins Present Day Ensemble Cast Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

Judy Garland is primed for her biggest comeback ever – the dazzling star of her own TV special, broadcast live on Christmas Eve, 1959.

Judy’s guests include Bing Crosby (making some holiday “grog”), Ethel Merman (plugging her Hawaiian album) and Liberace (with a handsome sailor in tow).

However, mysterious snafus behind the scenes and cameo appearances by commie-baiting Vice President Richard Nixon (who performs a magic act) and blacklisted writer Lillian Hellman, (who’s forced to read “Children's Letter to Santa” with a puppet) throw Judy’s program off course.

The surprises climax when the arrival of Joan Crawford is interrupted by the spectral figure of...

Death.

The evening takes a detour into the Twilight Zone as the celebrities are forced to confront the lies behind their legends.

Devastated and alone, Judy meets a special fan who ultimately proves that, despite her flaws, her shining legacy still endures.

Press Reviews

"Fascinating, hilarious and wildly entertaining!"
— Gerard Alessandrini, Creator of Forbidden Broadway

"A true holiday treat."
— Hollywood Reporter

"Hilarious… a surreal snow globe highball; a Hollywood Christmas card from beyond the grave."
— Portland Mercury

"Holiday smash of the season… I can’t say enough about what a bracing surprise this unique show is."
— Talkin' Broadway, 2014

"Filled with gut-busting laughs and wonderful musical numbers!"
— Broadway World.com, 2014

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Bing Crosby The avuncular but alcoholic crooner of “White Christmas” whose greatest triumphs are behind him, and he knows it.	male	—	The avuncular but alcoholic crooner of “White Christmas” whose greatest triumphs are behind him, and he knows it.
Liberace The flamboyant Las Vegas entertainer who brought highbrow music to lowbrow audiences. “Lee” is a smarmy mama’s boy who masks the truth of his personal life with layers of camp.	male	—	The flamboyant Las Vegas entertainer who brought highbrow music to lowbrow audiences. “Lee” is a smarmy mama’s boy who masks the truth of his personal life with layers of camp.
Ethel Merman The bombastic star of Annie Get Your Gun and Gypsy whose belting voice and brassy manner accentuate her blunt ego.	female	—	The bombastic star of Annie Get Your Gun and Gypsy whose belting voice and brassy manner accentuate her blunt ego.
Richard Nixon A winner with flop sweat. The current Vice President is conniving, fearful, strangely sympathetic and completely out of place in this entertainment milieu.	—	—	A winner with flop sweat. The current Vice President is conniving, fearful, strangely sympathetic and completely out of place in this entertainment milieu.
Lillian Hellman The chain-smoking playwright of The Little Foxes who was blacklisted as a Communist during the McCarthy era. Anger is both her tonic and her Achilles heel.	female	—	The chain-smoking playwright of The Little Foxes who was blacklisted as a Communist during the McCarthy era. Anger is both her tonic and her Achilles heel.
Death All-knowing, immovable, forever. Death possesses the personality every performer fears most – that of a truly discerning critic.	—	—	All-knowing, immovable, forever. Death possesses the personality every performer fears most – that of a truly discerning critic.
Joan Crawford Hollywood’s greatest self-made star who has gone from ingenue to leading lady to caricature and now is barricaded from reality as an ageless legend in her own mind.	female	—	Hollywood’s greatest self-made star who has gone from ingenue to leading lady to caricature and now is barricaded from reality as an ageless legend in her own mind.
Sailor Handsome, clean-cut, observant, empathetic, gay – and not altogether who he appears to be.	male	—	Handsome, clean-cut, observant, empathetic, gay – and not altogether who he appears to be.
Director An off-stage voice, focused, businesslike.	—	—	An off-stage voice, focused, businesslike.
Punch A goofy dragon hand-puppet.	—	—	A goofy dragon hand-puppet.
Ensemble An attractive, effervescent quartet of two men and two women.	—	—	An attractive, effervescent quartet of two men and two women.
Judy Garland The beloved show business icon of The Wizard of Oz and A Star Is Born. Judy is nervous and neurotic, but remains wildly talented and is fully primed for her biggest comeback ever.	female	—	The beloved show business icon of The Wizard of Oz and A Star Is Born. Judy is nervous and neurotic, but remains wildly talented and is fully primed for her biggest comeback ever.