Overview
Synopsis
Here's Love tells the classic tale of Kris Kringle, a fat, white-bearded gentleman claiming to be the real Santa Claus. During the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, the man hired to play Santa Clause shows up drunk. Thus, Kris is hired as a last-minute replacement. He is so good at his job that the children all believe him to be the real Santa Clause. Further, he helps spread a wave of love throughout New York City, fostering camaraderie between Macy's and Gimbel's Department Stores, giving happiness to a 6-year-old girl and bringing love to a divorced, cynical single mother.
Show Information
- Book
- Meredith Willson
- Music
- Meredith Willson
- Lyrics
- Meredith Willson
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- Genres
- Farce
- Cast Size
- large
- Licensor
- Music Theatre International
- Ideal For
- Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Child, Mature Adult, Young Adult Characters, Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Lead |
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Baritone |
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Lead |
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Supporting |
Female |
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Supporting |
Male |
Baritone |
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Supporting |
Male |
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Supporting |
Male |
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Supporting |
Female |
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Supporting |
Male |
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Supporting |
Male |
Tenor |
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Supporting |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Female |
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Featured |
Female |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Female |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Female |
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Featured |
Female |
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Featured |
Female |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Female |
Silent |
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Kids, vendors, shoppers, clerks, marines, spectators, others |
Ensemble |
Either Gender |
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Songs
- The Big Clown Balloons - Paradesters
- Arm in Arm - Doris Walker and Susan Walker
- You Don't Know - Doris Walker
- The Plastic Alligator - Marvin Shellhammer and Clerks
- The Bugle - Mr. Kris Kringle and Hendrika
- Here's Love - Mr. Kris Kringle, Fred Gaily, Customers, Clerks, Employees and Children
- My Wish - Fred Gaily and Susan Walker
- Pinecones and Holly Berries/It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Mr. Kris Kringle, Doris Walker and Marvin Shellhammer
- Look, Little Girl - Fred Gaily
- Look, Little Girl (Reprise) - Doris Walker
- Expect Things to Happen - Mr. Kris Kringle
- Pinecones and Holly Berries/It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (Reprise) - Mr. Kris Kringle and Susan Walker
- She Hadda Go Back - Fred Gaily and Marines
- That Man Over There - R. H. Macy
- My State - Doris Walker, R. H. Macy, Marvin Shellhammer, Tammany O'Halloran and Judge Martin Group
- Nothing in Common - Doris Walker
- That Man
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
Monologues
Scenes
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