THE ASPHALT CHRISTMAS Begins this Week at Theatre Row

Gracye Productions' THE ASPHALT CHRISTMAS, the campy parody of all those wretched 40s and 50s Christmas films you watched as a kid, begins previews this Thursday, December 4th at The Lion Theatre on Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street, NYC. The comedy opens on Friday, December 5th and continues through December 21st, 2014.

Author Todd Michael said "THE ASPHALT CHRISTMAS is The Bells of St. Mary's meets The Exorcist meets Going My Way with The Singing Nun thrown in too, in this insane spoof of Hollywood Christmas films. We tell the story of St. Celestine's annual holiday pageant, a 'possessed' 15 year old girl, her long-lost burlesque queen mother with a heart of gold, a singing priest with a past, and a couple of nuns who must deal with the devil within their convent walls. Betrayal, lust and eggnog - what more could anyone want at Christmas?"

First presented in 2011 at Theatre Row's Studio Theatre, this year THE ASPHALT CHRISTMAS returns to the larger Lion Theatre. The Equity production plays Thursdays through Sundays with $18 tickets available through TeleCharge.com or (212) 239-6200.

Directed again by LAWRENCE LESHER, the cast of THE ASPHALT CHRISTMAS includes TODD MICHAEL (Dixie), CHRIS KATEFF (Father O'Day), DAVID L. ZWIERS (Sister Bernadette), MEG MARK (Veda), TIMOTHY J. COX (Moose/Ziggy/Eddie), MATT HARRIS (Mickey), COURTNEY COOK (Torchy/Sister Joseph/Bubbles/Heloise), and ALEX PAPPAS (Warden/Willard/Joe/Father McLaughlin).

Costume design is by David L. Zwiers with sound and light design by Louis Lopardi. Samantha Stratham is the Stage Manager.

The play runs 90 minutes without intermission. It is appropriate for audiences age 16 and older.

For additional information about THE ASPHALT CHRISTMAS go to www.theasphaltchristmas.com.