The MeshugaNutcracker! (2017)
The Musical!
131 min
The MeshugaNutcracker! is a full-length musical comedy that features the wonderfully silly sensibilities of the folklore of Chelm (the fictional town of fools) underscored by an invigorating, Klezmer-ized orchestration of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite", now with original lyrics that celebrate Chanukah. Judah Maccabee's triumphant saga and accounts of perseverance during the Holocaust as well as the celebration of the first Chanukah in the new state of Israel emerge with a genuine sense of wonder as the Chelmniks tell eight stories that pay tribute to the holiday. Add in dancing dreidels, singing sufganiot, and surprise guest stars and you have the perfect recipe for a holiday gathering. Some might call it crazy...we call it The MeshugaNutcracker!
- Release date
- December 19, 2017
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
Cast
- Jackson Davis as Yacob Schlemiel
- Lynda DiVito as Rivka Schmuel
- Shannon Guggenheim as Treitel Schlmazel
- Stephen Guggenheim as Gronam Schmegegi
- Susan Gundunas as Esther Schmegegi
- Jeremy Kreamer as Velvel Schnook
- Benjamin Pither as Rabbi Motke Schmerel
- Bruce Vilanch as Yonkel Schlumperdink
- Krista Wigle as Yetta Schmendrick
Crew
- Scott Evan Guggenheim · Director
- Scott Evan Guggenheim · Writer
- Shannon Guggenheim · Writer
- Stephen Guggenheim · Writer
- Scott Evan Guggenheim · Producer
- Shannon Guggenheim · Producer
- Stephen Guggenheim · Producer
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Composer
- Kyle Burke · Cinematographer