who wrote the music for christmas story live
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title: A Christmas Story: The Musical text: Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre) for the 67th Tony Awards, however it did not win any. In May 2017, the Fox Broadcasting Company announced that it would air a live television event based on the Broadway musical version titled "A Christmas Story Live!", with Pasek and Paul composing several new songs for the live television musical. The live musical was televised on December 17, 2017, with the cast that starred Maya Rudolph as Ralphie's mother, Matthew Broderick as The Narrator/Older Ralphie, 11-year-old Andy Walken as Ralphie, Jane Krakowski as title: A Christmas Story Live! text: A Christmas Story Live! A Christmas Story Live! is a television special that was originally broadcast by Fox on December 17, 2017. It was a live, televised musical remake of the 1983 film "A Christmas Story", and incorporated the 2012 stage musical version "". The live musical was executive produced by Marc Platt and Adam Siegel, directed by Scott Ellis and Alex Rudzinski, and starred Matthew Broderick, Andy Walken, Maya Rudolph, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Jane Krakowski. "A Christmas Story Live!" is based on "the short stories of humorist Jean Shepherd and is set in 1940s Indiana. It follows 9-year-old Ralphie title: A Christmas Story text: The musical was directed by John Rando with choreography by Warren Carlyle and featured Dan Lauria as Jean Shepherd. The musical received Tony Award nominations for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical (Robinette), and Best Original Score (Music or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre. The musical was then adapted for television as the three hour "A Christmas Story Live!", which aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 17, 2017. Reviews were mixed; on Rotten Tomatoes, the production received a 46% rating based on 13 critics' reviews and a very low 14% based on 44 audience title: A Christmas Story Live! text: And I think — I hope — we've succeeded in that." Songwriting duo Pasek & Paul, who wrote the songs for "A Christmas Story: The Musical", wrote three new songs for the production, including "In the Market for a Miracle" for Mrs. Schwartz, "Ralphie's Nightmare" for the Parker family, and the opening theme "Count on Christmas". Pasek noted that the team had to try and maintain a balance between preserving the familiar and iconic aspects of the film, while also expanding upon it through its musical format. He explained that "there are certain moments where we want to stay true title: A Christmas Story Live! text: Parker and his unrelenting desire to get his hands on a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas." The Parker Family School characters Other Two songs were created exclusively for the live broadcast that were not originally present in the original Broadway production including "Count on Christmas," and "In the Market for a Miracle." In addition, three songs from the Broadway production were cut or reworked. "Overture" and "Parker Family Singalong" were both cut, while "Act One Finale" was reworked as "Ralphie's Nightmare." The song "Up on Santa's Lap" was included in the television broadcast, but not included on the Christmas