the man who saved christmas
December 5th thru 20th

A bright and breezy musical comedy in the grandest tradition, Ron Lytle's The Man Who Saved Christmas is loosely based on the true story of Erector Set inventor, A.C. Gilbert. Set in 1917, when America was embroiled in the first World War, this 'new old-fashioned’ crowd-pleaser focuses on Gilbert's battle with the U.S. government as it attempts to ban toy sales during the holiday season.

Added to the mix: A secretary who keeps her heart on ice and a visiting reporter determined to thaw it out; the nefarious Iago of the toy factory, Mister Dixon; Gilbert's loving wife Mary; and the Gilberts' precocious niece Ellen, who untangles the myriad complications in which the young lovers--and the Toy Tycoon--find themselves.

In addition to these characters, the stage is populated by the singing/dancing workers of the A.C. Gilbert Toy Factory, doughboys and their families, a chorus line of high-stepping kiddies, and the pompous Washingtonians who wind up sitting on the floor and playing with toys by the time A.C. Gilbert is finished with them!

Boasting 16 new songs that instantly feel like old friends, this is the holiday show that has left reviewers scrambling for superlatives. The Man Who Saved Christmas is the new show that you've been wishing for--and just in time for Christmas!

Here's what the papers had to say about it:

	"Award-winning showman Ron Lytle has done it again! The Man WhoSaved Christmas is a cinch to become a holiday classic. Styles of the musical numbers accurately and chramingly echo the World War I era in which the show is set. Appropriately toe-tapping melodies are tunefully simple and hummable, and lyrics are catchy and rhymed. The three-act show is structurally perfect with all of the requistite plot elements, and all of them occuring at just the right times." - Contra Costa Times "We must have been very good this year because Ron Lytle's original holiday musical, The Man Who Saved Christmas, is an absolute gift.  With a heartwarming hint of Frank Capra and the fairy tale feel of a Rankin/Bass holiday special, (it's) the perfect way to kick off the holiday season. The show is filled with great songs. Beautiful ballads like "No More Love Songs" and "Daddy Has To Leave You" are punctuated by big production numbers like "I Think, I Think," all of which stay with you long after the curtain call." - Alameda Sun "A charming new musical…brightened by 16 hummable songs.  The kind of show that many community theaters around the country will choose as their annual Christmas production." - Oakland Tribune

You can also read a great write-up on our performance at Broadway World.

ACE Theatre is located at 17011 Bamwood, one block east of Ella Blvd off of FM 1960W ( just north of Just Brakes).

VIDEO PREVIEW

Here's a video preview for the show.

Here's a video preview of one number from the show, "See You in the A.M."

performance information:

Dates: December 5th thru 20th, 2009.

Times: Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm, Sundays at 3 pm

Location: ACE Theatre Main Stage

Ticket Prices: Adults $15, Seniors & Students $13.

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ACE Theatre Location
17011 Bamwood
Houston, Texas 77090
Local: 281-587-1020

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