‘Miracle on 34th Street’ was a musical, too
Narrows Community Theater presents stage version of iconic film
Talk to anyone you know about their favorite Christmas movies and “Miracle on 34th Street,” will be at or near the top of the list.
The 1947 film starred Maureen O’Hara, Natalie Wood, Edmund Gwenn and John Payne and is considered a classic. But did you know that there was also a musical version of the iconic story about the Macy’s department store Santa Claus who turns out to be the real thing?
In the early 1960s, a musical version of “Miracle on 34th Street” with a score by Meredith Wilson of “The Music Man” fame played on Broadway.