New York City
Madeline’s Christmas, the Musical features books and lyrics by Jennifer Kirkeby, Music by Shirley Mier. It is based on the book by Ludwig Bemelmans. Direction and Musical Direction is by Robert Wilder and Choreography is by Suzette Hutchinson. In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines. So begins this delightful story of Madeline’s Christmas! The day begins like any other day. Miss Clavel takes the twelve little girls on their morning walk. They go to the zoo and then back to school for their French history lesson. Suddenly disaster strikes when everyone gets the flu! Everyone that is, except for the ever-resilient Madeline. Saddened that they may not be able to go home for Christmas, the girls and Miss Clavel take to their beds. But on Christmas Eve, the adventure begins…