November 24 – December 30, 2009
Written and Directed by Roger Bean
The Marvelous Wonderettes are back as they create a rockin’ 60s party to celebrate the holidays with friends and family!
Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy are entertaining at the 1968 Holiday Party for Harper’s Hardware, where Betty Jean has worked since high school. Audience members are fellow employees, friends and family, and the girls have transformed the hardware store into a winter wonderland.
Songs in the show include:
Mister Santa
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Jingle Bell Rock
Jingle Bells
A Marshmallow World
Little Saint Nick
It’s Christmas Time All Over the World
¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?
Mele Kalikimaka
O Tannenbaum
The Man With the Bag
We Wanna See Santa Do the Mambo
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
Sleigh Ride
Run, Rudolph, Run
Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day
This Christmas
Suzy Snowflake
All Those Christmas Clichés
Snowfall
Ring Those Christmas Bells
Winter Wonderland
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
Santa Baby
Winter Wonderettes has garnered rave reviews around the country. Here’s a sample:
"Show's aglow with sweet musical nostalgia."
–Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"A must-see holiday hit!"
–WPVI-ABC, Philadelphia
"A lively musical Christmas celebration!"
–Shepherd Express
"Abundant with lighthearted and
self-effacing humor...
The 'Winter Wonderettes' present a musical holiday feast!" –Delaware News Journal
“Toonful tinsel tootsies: It got my mistletoe motivated! ‘Winter Wonderettes’ is a delightful way to get your holidays started.”
–Milwaukee’s Vital Source
“Jolly and bouncy holiday tunes make ‘Winter Wonderettes’ a wonderful Christmas diversion.”
–Greater Milwaukee Today/Time Out
"'Winter Wonderettes' is a winner as a fond salute to girl pop groups. The show practically overflows with a rich, nostalgic-pop charisma."
–Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"They wink, they prance, they shimmy, they flirt – and all while they're still managing to toss off one rockin' holiday hit after another. If you've enjoyed shows such as 'Forever Plaid,' you'll love 'Winter Wonderettes' – a catchy production that's designed to put you in the holiday mood."
–Peoria Journal Star, IL
"The show's easy charm and familiar sources make 'Winter Wonderettes' a holiday diversion that even the Grinch and Ebenezer could warm — and rock out — to."
–Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
