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[08/08/17 - 10:08 AM]
Live Musical Event "A Christmas Story" to Premiere Sunday, December 17, on FOX
Emmy Award nominee Maya Rudolph will star as the mother of nine-year old Ralphie Parker.

[via press release from FOX]

LIVE MUSICAL EVENT "A CHRISTMAS STORY" TO PREMIERE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, ON FOX

Emmy Award Nominee Maya Rudolph Cast in Leading Role

FOX's next live musical event, A CHRISTMAS STORY, will air Sunday, Dec. 17 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) LIVE on FOX. From Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, the three-hour live television event, inspired by the holiday classic feature "A Christmas Story" and the Tony Award-nominated Broadway production "A Christmas Story: The Musical," will be executive-produced by award-winning film, television and theater producer Marc Platt ("Grease: Live," "La La Land"). The epic adaptation will be filmed at the historic Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank.

Emmy Award nominee Maya Rudolph ("Saturday Night Live," "Bridesmaids") will star as the mother of nine-year old "Ralphie Parker." Additional casting information to be announced soon.

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, recent Tony Award winners for the musical "Dear Evan Hansen," and lyricists of "La La Land's" Academy Award-winning song, "City of Stars," also scored "A Christmas Story: The Musical," and will compose several new songs for the LIVE television event, with Jonathan Tolins and Robert Cary ("Grease: Live") adapting the book.

"A Christmas Story: The Musical" was nominated for three Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Original Score (Pasek and Paul) and Best Book of a Musical. The original Broadway production of "A Christmas Story: The Musical" opened Nov. 19, 2012. Based on the writings of Jean Shepherd, the book was written by Joseph Robinette, with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

The musical was based on the motion picture "A Christmas Story," written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark, and the novel "In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash" by Jean Shepherd. The now-classic 1983 feature film, which became a sleeper hit, has since taken on a new life, along with growing critical acclaim, to become a perennial holiday favorite beloved by families and kids of all ages.

A CHRISTMAS STORY will be produced by Warner Horizon Unscripted Television & Alterative Television. Marc Platt and Adam Siegel will executive-produce, with Jonathan Tolins and Robert Cary ("Grease: Live," "Anything but Love," "Ira & Abby") serving as co-executive producers and writers. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul will compose music and lyrics for the event.

About Marc Platt

Marc Platt is the Emmy Award-winning producer of FOX's "Grease: Live." He is also an Academy Award-nominated producer, most recently for director Damien Chazelle's "La La Land" and Steven Spielberg's "Bridge of Spies." Platt has developed some of the most successful film, theater and television projects of the last 30 years. His film resume includes such titles as "Legally Blonde," "Into the Woods," "Drive," "Rachel Getting Married," "Scott Pilgrim" and "Wanted." He is also the producer of the Broadway mega-hit "Wicked," which has been seen by more than 50 million fans worldwide, and has racked up $4 billion globally. A former film executive, Platt served as president of production for three movie studios, where he oversaw box office and critical successes, including "Philadelphia," "Rudy," "As Good As It Gets," "Legends of the Fall" and "The Silence of the Lambs."

About Fox Broadcasting Company

Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX), a unit of 21st Century Fox, is home to some of the highest-rated and most acclaimed series on television, including EMPIRE, THE MICK, LETHAL WEAPON, LUCIFER, GOTHAM, THE LAST MAN ON EARTH, NEW GIRL, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, STAR, THE EXORCIST, THE SIMPSONS, FAMILY GUY, BOB'S BURGERS, HELL'S KITCHEN, MASTERCHEF, MASTERCHEF JUNIOR, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE and AMERICAN GRIT; as well as new series BEAT SHAZAM, LOVE CONNECTION, THE F WORD WITH GORDON RAMSAY and SUPERHUMAN; and upcoming series GHOSTED, THE GIFTED, THE ORVILLE, LA TO VEGAS, THE RESIDENT and 9-1-1. FOX airs 15 hours of primetime programming a week, as well as major sports and Sunday morning news. Through the FOX NOW app, FOX viewers can watch full episodes of their favorite FOX shows on a variety of digital platforms, while enjoying enhanced interactive and social capabilities around those shows. Download the FOX NOW app at fox.com/foxnow. To watch primetime programming live on the web, visit fox.com/live. "Like" FOX on Facebook at facebook.com/FOXTV and follow the network on Twitter @FOXTV. For additional information about FOX, please visit fox.com.

About Warner Horizon Unscripted & Alternative Television

Warner Horizon Unscripted & Alternative Television is one of the entertainment industry's leading producers of primetime reality series for both network and cable. A division of Warner Bros. Unscripted & Alternative Television, led by Mike Darnell, Warner Horizon's Unscripted & Alternative slate includes "The Voice," "Little Big Shots," "Little Big Shots: Forever Young" and the Ellen DeGeneres-hosted "Ellen's Game Of Games," for NBC; "The Bachelor" franchise, which also includes "The Bachelorette," "Bachelor In Paradise" and "Bachelor Winter Games," for ABC; an all-new LOVE CONNECTION, hosted by Andy Cohen, and the upcoming live musical adaptation A CHRISTMAS STORY for FOX.





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