REVIEW: 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' is stretched but stuffed with great performances

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How do you turn a half-hour TV special into a 90-minute stage show? With creative choreography and a healthy dose of Christmas carols.

That’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage,” a sprightly holiday show that includes the 1965 original inside a sandwich of dances.

Depressed by the commercialization of the holiday, Charlie Brown laments the season and relies on his friends to pull him up. His dog Snoopy , meanwhile, is all in on garish light displays. He tumbles and cartwheels while dressing up his house, much to his owner’s dismay.Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio Lucy tries to give Charlie Brown 5-cent advice, but he resists.

Interestingly, Schroeder and Pigpen are two-thirds of the orchestra . They have a big sound and a nice way of interacting with the rest of the cast. Simpson should have put them in the heat of the action and made this a little less of a spectacle. When Charlie Brown’s sad Christmas tree transforms into a glittering wonder, it’s not as powerful as it could be. Other trees move around too much , while some of the secondary characters get lost in the shuffle.

 

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