Matthew Broderick will assume the role of the adult narrator on Fox’s live musical based on the 1983 film “A Christmas Story.” Composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul wrote the show’s music and will add new songs to the television version of their 2013 Broadway musical.
Fox has cast Maya Rudolph as the female lead of its newest live musical event, A Christmas Story, which will air Dec. 17. A Saturday Night Live alum who also showed her song-and-dance chops on a short-lived NBC variety show, Rudolph will star as the mother of nine-year old protagonist Ralphie Parker.
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Producer Marc Platt will executive-produce the holiday event for this December, inspired by the feature film A Christmas Story and the Tony Award-Nominated A Christmas Story: The Musical.
