First of all, let me say how surprised I was to find out that Jason Alexander could sing so well. As the rest of the world probably knows, he did win a Tony award for Best Performance as a Leading Actor in Jerome Robbin's 'Broadway'. Had I known this, I would have lobbied for a musical Seinfeld!
But I digress. Kelsey Grammar did a wonderful job as Scrooge. Very mean, very nasty, very unlikeable. No surprises there - Grammar is a great actor.
My problem with the show was ... well, it just didn't have the best writing. Making a musical like this takes away from the time needed for character development and so they relied on the viewer having already seen twelve renditions of A Christmas Carol. But on its own, there were way too many holes in the story.
Anyway, I did enjoy it, but I wouldn't buy the video. Seeing it on TV once was enough.
But I digress. Kelsey Grammar did a wonderful job as Scrooge. Very mean, very nasty, very unlikeable. No surprises there - Grammar is a great actor.
My problem with the show was ... well, it just didn't have the best writing. Making a musical like this takes away from the time needed for character development and so they relied on the viewer having already seen twelve renditions of A Christmas Carol. But on its own, there were way too many holes in the story.
Anyway, I did enjoy it, but I wouldn't buy the video. Seeing it on TV once was enough.