This December, Uptown Players will begin its 24th season with a sparkling world premiere that’s equal parts musical revue, madcap backstage comedy, and heartfelt holiday celebration. Star of Wonder: A Carol Ann Christmas brings audiences the over-the-top return of Carol Ann Knipple—the larger-than-life diva first introduced in When Pigs Fly—in an all-new, laugh-till-you-jingle spectacular written by award-winning lyricist and playwright Mark Waldrop (When Pigs Fly, Pete ’n’ Keely, Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular).
When Carol Ann’s beloved Melody Barn Theatre in Fargo, North Dakota, literally goes up in smoke after a freak curling-iron mishap, she heads south to Dallas—determined to stage the dazzling holiday extravaganza she never got to finish. What follows is a sleigh-ride of outrageous production numbers, Broadway-style parodies, backstage mayhem, and genuine yuletide warmth.
Directed by B.J. Cleveland, with music direction, arrangements, and orchestrations by Adam C. Wright and choreography by Alli Betsill, the production stars Micah Green reprising his role as Carol Ann Knipple alongside a cast of Uptown favorites including Peter DiCesare, Seth Paden, Jacob Hemsath, Ryan Michael Friedman, Laura Lites, Brett Warner, Lee Walter, and Kylie Stewart.
Packed with holiday favorites like It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year and Winter Wonderland—plus Broadway-style showstoppers such as All Those Christmas Clichés, I Wanna Be a Rockette, The Truth About Christmas, and the hilariously sultry Surabaya Santa—this show delivers a one-of-a-kind Uptown Players holiday experience.
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