Watch artists from Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway along with the many talents of actors from Hamilton, Avenue Q and television’s Sesame Street prove we don’t have to be together TO BE TOGETHER this Christmas with an All-New Holiday streaming Musical
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Releasing December 1st on the Nice List Musical YouTube Channel
presented for FREE through the amazing generosity of
Elliott and Cathy Masie of MASIE Productions and Wendy Gillespie with Starhawk Productions
Niceness makes the world-go-round and The Nice List gives us a jingletastic look inside Santa’s workshop as he puts his elves in charge of Christmas while he checks in on his mall “ambassadors.” The elves set out to show they are up to the task but find themselves in over their candy canes until Santa returns and puts everything in order just in time for the big Holiday. We chose December 1st to turn on The Nice List lights for our National Day of Giving offering. On this day we all come together for one common purpose to celebrate kindness, generosity and the spirit of giving back. In that spirit The Nice List will be brought to you for FREE on YouTube during the month of December for your family holiday enjoyment. This special glimpse into the North Pole has been made possible by Masie Productions in partnership with Starhawk Productions who have assembled a diverse cast from Broadway and Television to tell an original heartwarming Christmas tale with Santa’s magical workshop like we have never-seen-before. The Nice List aims to “celebrate the power of the human spirit as we come together for the happiest time of the year” says Wendy Gillespie. Elliott Masie draws the comparison that “the Elves in our story are just like the millions of employees and families right now that are navigating the world working remotely, communicating in new ways and discovering that the power of empathy and laughter through music can bring us comfort in these challenging times.” Cathy Masie wanted to add that she and her husband are very proud that Masie Productions focuses on projects like The Nice List “that focuses on combining theatrical storytelling, music and empathy to bring us all together.”
About the cast and production team
“The Nice List” is directed by Alan Muraoka (Sesame Street, Avenue Q), with the book and lyrics by Phoebe Kreutz (The Pizza Underground, Awesomer and Awesomer), 6 original songs by Gary Adler (Drama Desk nominated for Altar Boyz), choreography by the incomparable Michael Mindlin (Hamilton, Aladdin), toys, gadgets and props by the propstar herself Kathy Fabian (A Christmas Carol, Pretty Woman) with costumes by Sesame Street’s designer himself Brian Hemesath and all under the watchful eye and guidance of the general manager Joey Monda of Sing Out Louise! Productions (Hadestown). Ace Ikharo of 3Eyes Media is the editor with sound design and mixing by Michael Croiter at Yellow Sound Lab. Melissa Spengler Winner serves as the Production Coordinator.
Heading up the cast as Santa Claus “the main man of the North Pole” is Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin, Hamilton, Kimmy Schmidt). He is joined by a talented team of elves starting with the head elf of the workshop “Chestnut” played by Telly Leung (Aladdin, Allegiance). Santa announces that he will be “out-of-town” for a little longer than a flurry so roles and responsibilities will have to be shuffled this year finding “Crumpet” and “Raisin” in charge of the Naughty and Nice List. Checking it not once but twice is Julia Mattison (Godspell) as the “questionably” positive Crumpet while Ann Harada (Avenue Q, Seussical) as Raisin leans more toward the naughty side. As the elves near the big day inventory backups, pressure and tensions run high we find “Toot Toot” Cookie, portrayed by Jennifer Barnhart (Avenue Q, Sesame Street), Nick Kohn dolling around as Fruitcake (Avenue Q, The Buddy Holly Story) and Gumdrop stuffing his way through the mayhem played by Don Darryl Rivera (Iago in Broadway’s Aladdin) running low on Christmas spirit. How will all the Christmas chaos come to a celebratory conclusion? Rest assured upon Santa’s return lessons are learned and “The Nice List” will be saved leaving us all with the feeling that we should live our lives like it’s “Always a Holiday” every day.
About Elliott and Cathy Masie
Elliott & Cathy Masie (Masie Productions) are producers in both the theatre and the business learning worlds. Their Learning CONSORTIUM brings together the leading global corporations for collaboration on the use of technology for workforce skills. They have produced Broadway shows including: Kinky Boots, The Prom, Godspell, Allegiance, An American in Paris, The Play that Goes Wrong and SpongeBob The Musical. Elliott is on the Board of Trustees of Williamstown Theater Festival.
About Wendy Gillespie and Starhawk Productions
Starhawk Productions is a Broadway Producer located in San Diego. We present new work, with a focus on musicals, which celebrate the power of the human spirit. Our most successful production to date, “Come From Away,” premiered at the La Jolla Playhouse and received 7 Tony nominations in 2017, with Chris Ashley winning “Best Director of a Musical” and we received an Olivier Award in the U.K. for “Best Musical” in 2019. “Allegiance, A New American Musical” made its debut at The Old Globe in 2012 and premiered on Broadway in 2015-16. Our current production, “Diana” opened for previews on Broadway in March 2020 and will return when Broadway reopens. Meanwhile, the theater production has been filmed for Netflix for release in 2020. “Working Girl” is in development.
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