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This article is about the television movie. For the folk character, see Mrs. Claus.
Mrs. Santa Claus 
DVD coverDirected by Terry Hughes Produced by David Shaw Written by Mark Saltzman Starring Angela Lansbury
Michael Jeter
Terrence Mann
Lynsey Bartilson
Bryan Murray
David Norona
Debra WisemanMusic by Jerry Herman Cinematography Stephen M. Katz Editing by Stan Cole Distributed by Hallmark Entertainment & Corymore Productions Release date(s) December 8, 1996 Running time 90 minutes Country United States Language English Mrs. Santa Claus is a 1996 television musical starring Angela Lansbury as the wife of Santa Claus. The musical score for Mrs. Santa Claus was written by Jerry Herman, the composer of such hit Broadway musicals as Hello, Dolly! and La Cage aux Folles.
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Synopsis
The movie is set in December, 1910. Mrs. Santa Claus is trying to convince her husband, Santa Claus, to take a new route, but he is preoccupied with the Christmas rush and won't listen. Disgruntled, she takes the sleigh out herself, but is forced to land in New York City, where she is stranded when one of the reindeer (Cupid) becomes injured. As "Mrs. North", she takes up board with a family of Jewish immigrants, who don't celebrate Christmas. She befriends many of the local children and women, and becomes involved with political issues of the period such as child labor and women's suffrage.
Cast
- Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Claus
- Charles Durning as Santa Claus
- Michael Jeter as Arvo
- Terrence Mann as Augustus P. Tavish
- Lynsey Bartilson as Nora Kilkenny
- Linda Kerns as Mrs. Shaughnessy
- Bryan Murray as Officer Doyle
Background/production
The movie first was broadcast on CBS on December 8, 1996. Directed by Terry Hughes, the costume designer was Bob Mackie, with choreography by David Krane and Rob Marshall. The executive producer, David Shaw, is the stepson of Angela Lansbury.
Musical score
- Seven Days 'Til Christmas - Michael Jeter/Kristi Lynes/Jamie Torcellini/Angela Lansbury
- Mrs. Santa Claus - Angela Lansbury
- Avenue A - David Norona/Grace Keagy/Linda Kerns/Ensemble
- Avenue A (Reprise) - Angela Lansbury
- A Tavish Toy - Terrence Mann/The Kids
- Almost Young - Angela Lansbury
- Almost Young (Reprise) - The Kids/Angela Lansbury
- Suffragette March - Linda Kerns/Grace Keagy/Debra Wiseman/Angela Lansbury/The Women
- We Don't Go Together At All - Debra Wiseman/David Norona
- Whistle - Angela Lansbury/Lynsey Bartilson
- Dear Mrs. Santa Claus - Charles Durning
- Whistle (Reprise) - Angela Lansbury/Lynsey Bartilson
- He Needs Me - Angela Lansbury Listen Listen
- The Best Christmas Of All - Charles Durning/Angela Lansbury/Ensemble
Awards and nominations
The movie received Emmy Award nominations for: Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special, Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special, Outstanding Music and Lyrics (for the song "Mrs. Santa Claus"). It won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special.
References
- ^ "Mrs. Santa Claus" (1996) amazon.com
External links
- New York Times review, December 6, 1996
- Playbill news article, July 29, 2005
- Mrs. Santa Claus at the Internet Movie Database
- Mrs. Santa Claus at AllRovi
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Categories:- American television films
- 1996 television films
- Emmy Award winning programs
- Christmas films
- RHI Entertainment films
- Films set in New York City
- Films set in 1910
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