
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical and all the images you see in this review are owned by NBC
Directed by Julia Knowles and Max Webster
Being the world’s number one expert on Ron Howard’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas, it was practically my DUTY to watch… whatever this is, as soon as I heard about it! It seems like the big new thing to try and get people back to watching TV has been these lavish stage productions like Hairspray, Grease, and (checks notes)… A Christmas Story? They did one based on that movie? Well in any case, it’s no surprise that they eventually got around to Dr. Seuss and the Green Man himself to maximize not just nostalgia but good ol’ CHRISTMAS nostalgia! Is there anything to this new version of the story, or is it a shameless cash grab to give us another reason to make 2020 the worst year ever? Let’s find out!!
Up on Mt Crumpit, all covered in snow, lived a green jerk bag that all of us should know. He was played by Boris Karloff, then Jim Carrey next. Then was Benedict Cumberbatch! Who else will they get? Some guy named Matthew Morrison who’s from a show called Glee. A show a lot of people like but I have never seen. It’s the story we’ve seen but with more musical cues, and lots of choreography from those dancing Whos! The Grinch wants to stop the holiday, the whole Christmas Season! Makes sense for 2020 where a President committed treason. Will he succeed in his plot to rob all those folks? More important than that, is this a show worthy of boast? Do they capture the magic of the Seussian tale, or is this a cavalcade of ridiculous fails? Can Mr. Morrison capture the magic of his role, or will this new version swiftly get old? Is it better than the one made by Illumination, or is it somehow worse and will receive more condemnation? Would it be tiresome to read this review all in rhyme? Well luckily for you I’m not about to try, because I’m already up WAY past my bedtime.
