His intent here is less about greed and swiping stuff than generating tidings of no comfort and misery. This show’s Grinch is a bit different than the source material. That’s also a reasonably accurate summary of the 85-minute, intermission free musical itself.

Seuss’ How the Grinch Who Stole Christmas! The Musical,” which arrived in timely fashion at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts for a matinee-packed, one-week run, we encounter a many-tones-of green oversize mop of the Grinch (Joshua Woodie) who is fairly harmless and periodically charming. And given he steals not just dinner, but all Whoville’s toys, fireplace stockings and even decorated trees it makes for a legitimate argument for his worst-ness.īut in the touring theater version “Dr. Seuss’ Grinch myth-origin book, he snatched more than cake: “He took the Who’s feast, he took the Who pudding, in fact he took the roast beast.”)

A hundred or so other forgettable Christmas movies needed at least one semi-baddie to fund plot conflicts.īut for worst of the worst, is it the Grinch who takes the cake? (Actually, in Dr. Potter of “It’s a Wonderful Life” surely makes the cut. While “nice” lists at Christmastime usually have “who’s-been?” names aplenty, there are comparatively few big-name seasonal “naughties.”.

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