Campy Fruitcake Follies: A Twisted Christmas Classic!
Cavern Club Theatre at Casita Del Campo (Los Angeles, CA)
In a cross between the Perry Como Christmas Show and Pee Wee's Playhouse, Fruitcake Follies is full of Ho Ho Ho's and Fa La La's! This campy night of music and comedy is sure to get audiences in the holiday spirit.
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Despite what you’ve heard, this season’s “must see” holiday performance is not at The Kodak Theater, or even playing at The Pantages – but on a small stage, under a Mexican restaurant, in Silver Lake, CA.
The Fruit Cake Follies will have an extended schedule due to previously sold out shows and public outcries from the past 8 years. Executive produced, directed, created, and written each year by James Gray (though material is a collaborative effort), this year’s show will be chock-full of Christmas music – but of course, have The Follies' own spin on all areas holiday!
“The most rewarding thing about the show, is that everyone leaves with a smile and the holiday spirit.”, says Gray, “It’s good to have an alternative Christmas show to see other than “The Nutcracker”, “Handle’s Messiah” or the classic Dickens “A Christmas Carol.”
Often compared to the old television specials long gone, and a cross between Perry Como, Pee Wee’s Playhouse and The Carol Burnett Show, The Fruit Cake Follies is, at its heart, a musical revue. With a talented cast who work seamlessly together (acting, singing and ad-libbing), the performance is a mix of Christmas classics as well as some lesser known holiday fare. Lyrics are often re-written to match storylines based on everything from the musical “Wicked” to “Gilligan’s Island” plot lines, and keep the audience in hysterics along the way. This is not your mother’s, father’s, or even gay cousin’s Christmas special.
This year’s cast includes James Gray, Dena Drotar, Micah McCain, Sandy Fox and Momma, who has been with the show since it’s inception in 1999 at the Cinegrill in Hollywood. Guest stars are incorporated in every show and have included past regulars and show favorites Leslie Carrara, Rudolph & Lolly, Irene Soderberg, Donna Miller, Miss Coco Puru, and Evie Harris and Dennis Hensley, as well as celebrity visits from folks like Jm J. Bullock and Mary Haskell. Musical Director Michael Orland (American Idol) returns to hold down piano duties again this year, hot off his return from the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular in New York City – and its new touring company.
