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Cast Size: Small (Up to 10 performers), Medium (11 to 20 performers)

Character Breakdown

Lucy

Idealistic. Plucky. Loyal. An aspiring artist, Lucy came to New York in search of her place in the world. She believes in the inherent goodness of people; her optimism in the human spirit is infectious. It also gets her in trouble (Age: 20s/30s).

Gender: female
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Jack

Ambitious. Charismatic. Cynical. Great hair. With a chip on his shoulder, Jack is a high-powered advertising executive gunning for his next score. Smooth with the ladies and emotionally distant, he’s not the guy you’d peg to don a red velvet suit and pass out toys to girls and boys. Oops (Age: 20s/30s).

Gender: male
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Santa Claus

At first glance, he’s the jolly, bearded gent of yore with a belly full of jelly. But he’s now at a turning point: after a century in the sleigh, he doesn’t quite have the passion for the grind he once did. Might it be time to pass the reins?

Gender: male
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: B2
Mrs. Claus

The bespectacled, gray-haired matron of The North Pole, she’s always been satisfied as the “woman behind the Big Man.” When she’s forced to step up and save Christmas, she realizes she likes calling the shots! And she’s great at it.

Gender: female
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: Ab3
Rhubarb

Santa’s no-nonsense, upbeat Head Elf with an aggressively “cheerful” demeanor. Loves Christmas with a chipper, adorable intensity heretofore unknown in the mortal world.

Gender: female
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: B3
Topher

Unflinchingly kind and warmhearted. Almost “too nice,” Topher runs Kringlez Kidz, a children’s charity. If Santa were a socially awkward young professional in mid-century Manhattan, this jovial square is how you’d imagine him.

Gender: male
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: D3
Ensemble

 The ensemble plays a number of roles, including various children, diner denizens, salespeople, a sparkle of elves (including Cinnamon, Juniper, Gingersnap, Glitterpants, Becky and others), Arthur, Hildy, Chester, Operator, bar patrons, Mrs. Callaway, Businessman, Kringlez Kidz Dancers, partygoers, security guards and others.