Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced that the Globe will present a special engagement of Plaid Tidings - A Special Holiday Edition of Forever Plaid. Written, directed and choreographed by Stuart Ross, the musical will run in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre Nov. 27 - Dec. 26. Previews run Nov. 27 - Dec. 1. Opening night is Dec. 2 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE or by visiting the Box Office.
Plaid Tidings - A Special Holiday Edition of Forever Plaid continues the story of the singing group whose lives were lost in an accident involving a busload of teens en route to see "The
Ed Sullivan Show." Encouraged by a heavenly phone call from
Rosemary Clooney, the high-spirited boys of Forever Plaid - Frankie, Sparky, Jinx and Smudge - are transported from the ethereal cosmos to stage a nostalgic holiday extravaganza for world-weary mortals on Earth. Stuffed with such "Plaid-erized" Christmas standards as "Mr. Santa," "Let It Snow" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," Plaid Tidings is one holiday treat that is truly heaven-sent.
Forever Plaid was presented at
The Old Globe in the summer of 1991 and became the must-have ticket of the season. Directed by Ross, the show proved such a success that, due to overwhelming popular demand, the production returned for a second two-month engagement the following November. For years afterwards, the Globe's costume facility created the show's unique Plaid jackets for revivals of Forever Plaid across the United States.
Running concurrently with Plaid Tidings is the Globe's 13th annual production of
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The long-running holiday evergreen has become a San Diego holiday tradition and has introduced thousands of children to the joy of live theater. This year's edition runs from Nov. 20 through Dec. 26. Plaid Tidings is the second holiday musical to be presented in the Globe's new Sheryl and
Harvey White Theatre. The first was last season's hit revival of I Do! I Do! starring real-life married couple
Patrick Page and
Paige Davis.
Stuart Ross directed the original New York production of Forever Plaid and many of the long-running productions around the world. He also helmed Forever Plaid: The Movie, which is slated for release in the spring of 2011. At
The Old Globe, Ross also directed
Michael Cristofer's play Breaking Up and The Boswell Sisters (which he co-wrote for the Globe with
Mark Hampton). He directed the critically acclaimed revival of Enter Laughing: The Musical (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and
Lucille Lortel Award nominations) last season in New York. At
The Public Theater, he wrote the script and co-wrote the lyrics for the musical Radiant Baby, based on the life of artist Keith Haring. He directed a workshop production of his adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Gondoliers (co-written with
Mark Hampton) at
Roundabout Theatre Company. On Broadway, Ross co-wrote the book (with
Barry Keating) of the Tony-nominated musical Starmites as well as The Radio City Music Hall Easter Show. Off Broadway he wrote A Leap of Faith (a one woman show for
Faith Prince), The Heebie Jeebies, Not-So-New Faces, Tea with Bea and Fun with Dick and Jane: The Musical. His current projects include Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays opening this fall in Los Angeles, Old Jews Telling Jokes for Off Broadway and the Broadway transfer of Enter Laughing: The Musical.
TICKETS to Plaid Tidings can be purchased online at www.TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE or by visiting the Box Office at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park. Performances begin on Nov. 27 and continue through Dec. 26. Ticket prices start at $35. Performance times: Previews: Saturday, Nov. 27 at 7:00 p.m., Sunday Nov. 28 at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 7:00 p.m. and Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 7:00 p.m. Regular Performances: Tues-Friday at 7:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. There will be no performances on Christmas.
LOCATION:
The Old Globe is located in San Diego's Balboa Park at 1363 Old Globe Way. There are numerous free parking lots available throughout the park. Valet parking is also available ($10). For additional parking information visit www.BalboaPark.org.
CALENDAR: Brighton Beach Memoirs and Broadway Bound (9/14-11/7), Welcome to Arroyo's (9/25-10/31), The Winter's Tale (11/9-11/14),
Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! (11/20-12/26), Plaid Tidings - A Special Holiday Edition of Forever Plaid (11/27-12/26), Emma - A Musical Romantic Comedy (1/15-2/27), Death of a Salesman (1/22-2/27).
