The Christmas Pageant (TV 2011)

When a temperamental Broadway director is fired from yet another job, she is forced to direct a community Christmas pageant.

Director:

David S. Cass Sr.

Writers:

Mark Valenti, Mark Valenti (screenplay)

Stars:

Melissa Gilbert, Robert Mailhouse, Candice Azzara

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Melissa Gilbert	...	Vera Parks
Robert Mailhouse	...	Jack Harmon
Candice Azzara	...	Ethel
Edward Herrmann	...	Garrett
Lennon Wynn	...	Kristen
Alex Hyde-White	...	Mayor Noah Humphrey
Kate Flannery	...	Beverly Simmons
Jennifer Hall	...	Anita Corning
Brendan Patrick Connor	...	Eddie Fleming
Gary Hershberger	...	Zach Wilson
Audrey Wasilewski	...	Sherry Gumm
Steve Lawrence	...	Peter
Buckley Sampson	...	Pregnant Woman
Charlene Amoia	...	Margaret
Richard Portnow	...	Leo Brenner

Storyline

When a temperamental Broadway director is fired from yet another job, she is forced to direct a community Christmas pageant.

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Plot Keywords:

broadway | christmas | director | pageant | small town

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 December 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le spectacle de noël

Company Credits

Production Co:

Larry Levinson Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

You Know the Story

This is an utterly predictable but sweet and well-told story. Melissa Gilbert plays a stage director who has annoyed everyone in Manhattan, so when she gets an offer to direct a Christmas pageant somewhere upstate, she takes the gig. The usual heartwarming journey of self-discovery and love ensues.

Miss Gilbert gives a very graceful performance and is willing to undergo the indignities that the occasional bit of farce demand. The roles are one-note affairs, although the way the love interest slides in is interestingly handled. In short, this is the usual Hallmark Channel non-fantasy Christmas story.