One Christmas Eve, having grown tired by Whoville's noisy Christmas festivities, the Grinch resolves to prevent Christmas from coming. The Grinch is a cranky, solitary creature with a heart "two sizes too small" who resides in a cave on a mountain north of Whoville, home of the cheerful and warmhearted Whos. ![]() These were followed with a 2000 live-action feature film starring Jim Carrey, a 2007 musical, a 2018 computer-animated film starring Benedict Cumberbatch, a 2020 live television adaptation of the musical starring Matthew Morrison, and an unauthorized 2022 slasher horror parody film starring David Howard Thornton. In 1977, a Halloween prequel, Halloween Is Grinch Night, aired with the Grinch voiced by Hans Conried. The book has been adapted many times, first as a 1966 animated TV film narrated by Boris Karloff, who also provided the Grinch's voice. The book criticizes the commercialization of Christmas and the holiday season. The story was published as a book by Random House in 1957, and at approximately the same time in an issue of Redbook. Miraculously, the Grinch realizes that Christmas is not all about money and presents. It follows the Grinch, a cranky, solitary creature who attempts to thwart the public's Christmas plans by stealing Christmas gifts and decorations from the homes of the nearby town of Whoville on Christmas Eve. Seuss" Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. All Rights Reserved.How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a Christmas children's book by Theodor "Dr. The Grinch Children's Initiatives are sponsored by The Binford Family, Dee Anne and Michael Canepa, Peggy and Robert Matthews Foundation, and Randon House Children's Books.ĭr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!is supported in part by production sponsors Elaine and Dave Darwin, Karen and Stuart Tanz, and Qualcomm. Special thanks to The Theodor and Audrey Geisel Fund for decades of leadership support that makes theatre matter.ĭr. We look forward to resuming our all-ages performances in the future. For more information on our COVID-19 policy, click here. Regardless of age, each audience member must wear a mask. Children under the age of three (including babes in arms) will not be admitted into the theatre. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! For 2021, all performances welcome children ages three and up. We regret that, in the interest of safety, we are unable to offer all-ages performances for this year’s production of Dr. Last year, due to the pandemic, the Globe’s 23rd annual production of the Grinch was presented by KPBS Radio in San Diego as a free audio-only production. Grinch,” and “Welcome, Christmas (Fah Who Doraze),” the delightful carol from the popular animated version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Celebrate the holidays as the Old Globe Theatre is once again transformed into the snow-covered Who-ville, right down to the last can of Who-hash. ![]() Back for another incredible year, the family favorite features the songs “Santa for a Day,” “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a wonderful, whimsical musical based upon the classic Dr. Original production conceived and directed by Jack O’Brienĭr. (Opening night: Sunday, November 14, 2021) ![]() The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program.Community Group Readings and Performances.Young Professionals Nights at The Old Globe.
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