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A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  2w, 3m

Book and Lyrics by Phil Olson
Music by Paul Olson

A hilarious spoof of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It's the smash hit sequel to the award-winning musical, Don't Hug Me. It's Christmas Eve in Bunyan Bay, Minnesota and cantankerous bar owner Gunner Johnson gets in an argument with his wife, Clara, tells her he's skipping Christmas.

A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Literature), Christmas/Holiday, Parody / Spoof, Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

Details

Summary

A hilarious spoof of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It's the smash hit sequel to the award-winning musical, Don't Hug Me.

It's Christmas Eve in Bunyan Bay, Minnesota and cantankerous bar owner Gunner Johnson gets in an argument with his wife, Clara, tells her he's skipping Christmas, he storms out of the bar, goes snowmobiling across the lake, falls through the ice and goes into a coma. He comes back in his dream where he's visited by folk legend, Sven Yorgensen, who plays the ghost of Christmas past, present, and future. Sven takes Gunner (Scrooge) on a journey similar to that in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol only very different. Will Gunner come out of his coma and find redemption with Clara at The Bunyan? Find out.

Featuring 17 original songs, including, "The Wheel is Turnin' but the Hamster is Dead," "Gunner Fell Into an Ice Hole," "Gramma Cut the Christmas Cheese," "I Love You More Than Football," "What Would Barbra Streisand Do?," and "I'd Rather be Naughty." Only 5 characters, a simple set, and it doesn't require a band, A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol is very inexpensive to produce.

History

A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol was first produced at the Lonny Chapman Group Repertory Theatre in Los Angeles, California, in October 2006. It was directed by Sean Mulcahy.

Cast Attributes
CLARA JOHNSON - Gunner's wife, strong willed co-owner of a bar called "The Bunyan," has been married to Gunner for a long time
GUNNER JOHNSON- Clara's husband, strong willed co-owner of The Bunyan, a north woods Archie Bunker
KANUTE GUNDERSON - oblivious, full-of-himself business owner
BERNICE LUNDSTROM - pretty, young, dreamy ex-waitress at The Bunyan
SVEN YORGENSEN - world-famous folk legend, a ladies man
  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting A little bar in northern Minnesota
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

"Non-stop laughs!...I loved it!" - LA Scene
"Best Musical of 2006!" - Reviewplays.com

"A wonderful, zany musical comedy!" - Irish News

"A crowd-pleasing holiday hoot! Book your seats today!" - Tolucan Times

"Big laughs!... A fun-filled holiday vacation!" - Studio City Sun

"Holiday amusement for the whole family!" - Valley Scene

"Hysterical!" - KCLA Radio

"A laugh a minute!" - Norway Times

"There were tears in my eyes with laughter!" - The Ticket Stub

"It's not a wonder that this enjoyable holiday musical has been extended more than once!" - National Jewish News

"Rib-tickling fun!" - St. Cloud Times

RELATED ARTICLES ON BREAKING CHARACTER:

Don’t Hug Us, We’re Brothers
by Phil Olsen and Paul Olsen
April 30, 2012

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    A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol

Music

Song Samples

The Christmas Cheese Polka
It's Christmas Time so Please Give me Some
The Wheel is Turnin' But the Hamster is Dead
Gunner Fell into an Ice Hole
I Love You More Than Football
You Can Call Me Tiny
Me and My Baby Gonna Swing
Another Piece of Pie
I'd Rather Be Naughty
The Bunyan Beguine
What Would Barbara Streisand Do?
Yo Yo Yo!
Deep int he Closet
We Were Happy
The Christmas Cheese Polka [Reprise]
  • Musical Style Classic Broadway, Pop/Rock, Jazz, Country/Western, Folk
  • Vocal DemandsEasy
  • Orchestra Size Piano Only
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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Authors

Phil Olson

Phil Olson grew up in Edina, Minnesota, home of the first indoor mall. His father’s grandparents came over from Norway and homesteaded a farm north of Fargo, North Dakota. His mother’s grandparents also came over from Norway and ended up in Virginia, Minnesota; the iron range ...

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Paul Olson

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