Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "Even before launching his first production of 'A Lyrical Christmas Carol' in 1991, Ken Gargaro thought it was a great idea.
'I knew there was a need for that,' says Gargaro, the founding director of Pittsburgh Musical Theater.
Back then, productions of 'A Christmas Carol' and other Christmas-centered plays had not become a traditional part of the area theater scene, Gargaro says."
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I never really thought about Christmas plays being a part of a season. Everyone just assumes that A Christmas Carol and White Christmas are going to happen. When a theatre is picking their season I never imagined the Christmas show being a given. They are guaranteed to make money, and to bring in the crowds so of course they would be at the top of the list. The article does a bring up a good point about tradition. It is tradition for christmas music to be on 24/7, for stores to decorated with trees and lights, for santas to be on every block, and now for theatres to have Christmas shows. While these shows do make money they are about the season.
I agree with this article that during the holiday season family's are trying to find something to do together as well as getting out of the house. Holiday shows like "A Christmas Carol" and "A Christmas Story" tend to be appropriate for all ages which draws in families. They also tend to be about hope and positivity which people like during the holiday season. I think theatres are very smart to have these kind of shows on their seasons and would notice a decline in revenue if they stopped doing these kind of holiday shows.
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