Introduction
A Fab 50s Kids’ Christmas Musical. Created by Steve Moore, Rob Howard, David Guthrie
Summary
It’s 1954, and at Big Bill’s Drive-In restaurant, where the waitstaff sings your order and the Christmas decorations stay up all year long, excitement has never been higher. They’ve just won the network’s Christmas at the Drive-In contest and will host the live telecast of the Rock & Roll Christmas TV Special! While the staff gets the drive-in spruced up for the show, the customers don their best leather jackets and poodle skirts, and the TV audience is adjusting the rabbit ears and popping the Jiffy Pop, everyone is about to get a big surprise. How is it that a simple pageant proclaiming the birth of Jesus the Savior replaces the Rock & Roll Special, and who are those singing waitresses who steal the show in place of Rock & Roll’s biggest stars? It all comes to pass with ’50s fun, Christmas charm, cool tunes, and joy to the world in Carol and the Belles, the newest kids’ musical from Little Big Stuff.
Approximate Performance Time
41 minutes
Cast List/Character Descriptions
There are 15 speaking roles available for casting in Carol and the Belles. Any of the roles may be played by a boy or a girl with only slight name modifications in the script. The indications below show how we recorded them on the demonstration recording. Many roles could be played by older youth or adults.
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Character | Gender | What they’re like |
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CAROL | girl | Hostess at the Drive-In, Big Bill’s daughter, good hearted, great singer. |
DONNA | girl | Director of the TV Special, hard worker, gets things done. |
BIG BILL | boy | Owner of the Drive-In, a kind man, passionate about Christmas. |
MR. GOODMAN | boy | Producer of the TV Special, wise and thoughtful. |
MARTHA | girl | Waitress at the Drive-In, good singer. |
JANE | girl | Waitress at the Drive-In, good singer. |
JED | boy | Cook at the Drive-In, enjoyable and good natured. |
GRANDMA | girl | Part of the Living Room Set, has an attitude. |
FATHER | boy | Part of the Living Room Set, busy reading the paper. |
MOTHER | girl | Part of the Living Room Set, busy in and out of the kitchen. |
TEEN | girl | Part of the Living Room Set, can’t wait for the “Rock & Roll TV Christmas Special.” |
MARGARET | girl | New to town, customer at the Drive-In. |
JAMES | boy | New to town, customer at the Drive-In. |
BARBARA | girl | Shepherd in the pageant, runs the auto shop, a bit rough around the edges. |
FRANKIE | boy | Shepherd in the pageant, runs the auto shop, a bit rough around the edges. |
MARY & JOSEPH | Traditional Nativity Non-Speaking Roles (could be played by James & Margaret) | |
ANGELS & ANIMALS | Traditional Nativity Non-Speaking Roles (preferably played by your youngest children) |
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