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A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS @ THE PASADENA CIVIC AUDITORIUM

PLAYING THIS WINTER AT THE PASADENA CIVIC AUDITORIUM: DECEMBER 13 – 22, 2019

December 4, 2019

LYTHGOE FAMILY PANTO’S TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY PRODUCTION OF A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS


PLAYING THIS WINTER AT THE PASADENA CIVIC AUDITORIUM LIMITED ENGAGEMENT! DECEMBER 13 – 22, 2019


PASADENA, CA (October 16, 2019) – Casting News! Lythgoe Family Panto (LFP) in association with the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, announce Michael Campion (Netflix’s Fuller House) in the role of Prince Harry for their ten- year anniversary production of A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, (300 East Green Street, Pasadena CA 91101), featuring new songs and script, which will play a strictly limited engagement from December 13 through December 22.


Lythgoe Family Panto announces Michael Campion for A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS Campion joins previously announced Olivia Sanabia (Disney Channel’s Coop & Cami Ask the World,Amazon’s original series Just Add Magic) as Snow White, Grammy Award winning recording artist and actress Michelle Williams as The Wicked Queen, Jared Gertner (Broadway’s The Book of Mormon) as Muddles, Garrett Clayton (Teen Beach Movie, Teen Beach 2, Hairspray Live!) as The Huntsman, and Tony Award Winner Neil Patrick Harris as The On Screen Magic Mirror.

The cast of A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS also includes local young dancers Isabella Baight, Lily Liquigan, Kira Chan, Sydney Thomas, Ella Rose Pagano, Evee Lee, Peter Hull, Kinley Cunningham, Kiana Fulgencio, Savannah Han, Lexi Hernandez, Evan Hernandez, Lauren Noy and Layla Krugh. The production will be directed by Bonnie Lythgoe and choreographed by Emmy Award winners Napoleon and Tabitha D’umo (NappyTabs), with book by Kris Lythgoe. The production has music supervision, arrangements, and musical direction by Michael Orland. Casting is by executive producer Becky Lythgoe and Andrew Lynford, CSA. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

An updated version of the classic fairy tale, Princess Snow White joins forces with the Seven Dwarfs to defeat her wicked aunt, the Queen. In the style of British Panto, audiences are encouraged to interact, booing the baddies and cheering for the hero. A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS features family-friendly magic, with a comedic twist, dancing (with “So You Think You Can Dance” alumni), contemporary music and more.

There will also be a special student matinee on Friday December 13, 2019 at 11:00am, servicing over 2,000 Title One school children who will be introduced to the magic of live theatre for the very first time.

Tickets start at $28 and can be purchased online at www.thepasadenacivic.com or by calling the box office at 626-449-7360. Golden Tickets, which allow the ticket holder (children ages 4 – 12 only) a special on-stage experience during the production, are available for an additional $85.00 each.  This will be the eighth holiday season of Lythgoe Family Panto in Pasadena, and the third at the Pasadena Civic. Michael Campion stars on the hit Netflix series, Fuller House in the role of Jackson Fuller, the teen son of DJ Tanner played by Candace Cameron-Bure. This reboot of the uber-popular series, Fuller House is now in production for season five which will be the last season. He also simultaneously stars on the YouTubeBRAT Network limited vampire series Red Ruby.