Andrew Polec as The Grinch
For 26 years, San Diego audiences have watched, laughed, cried and enjoyed Dr. Seuss’ grouchy old green Grinch as he cavorts around Whoville and environs, trying to tell everyone that they’re crazy to be getting together to enjoy the Christmas season, dancing, eating and singing their hearts out.
Fortunately, nobody has paid that much attention to the Grinch’s ugly behavior. Instead, they’ve showed His Greenness just how much fun and joy can be had by being good to each other.
So when Old Max (Steve Gunderson) decides to retire and returns to say goodbye to the Grinch and the rocky hovel they lived in for the last time, he bumps into some young, current Whoville residents who dance up a storm.
Even when Andrew Polec, this year’s green Grinch (for the third time!) tells us how much he hates Christmas, some of the adorable kids in the cast get to him and even he starts to become, um, is human the word?
This year my friend Diana and I were really lucky: we got aisle seats very close to the front, so we got to see the cast cavort up close and personal. It was a terrific show, brilliantly directed by James Vásquez. The book and lyrics are by Timothy Mason, with music by Mel Marvin. Elan McMahan directs the orchestra.
If you’ve never seen this show, or if you’ve seen it numerous times, it’s always a joy, especially with all the young kids (and older kids, even adults) cavorting about onstage. It’s Christmas, for heaven’s sake. Don’t miss it.
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