Mrs. Santa Claus
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| Written by | Mark Saltzman |
| Directed by | Terry Hughes |
| Starring |
Angela Lansbury Charles Durning Michael Jeter Terrence Mann Lynsey Bartilson David Norona |
| Music by | Jerry Herman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) | David Shaw |
| Producer(s) | J. Boyce Harman Jr. Eric Ellenbogen |
| Cinematography | Stephen M. Katz |
| Editor(s) | Stan Cole |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Hallmark Entertainment Corymore Productions |
| Distributor | CBS |
| Budget | $11,000,000 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | December 8, 1996 |
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| Soundtrack album | |
| Released | November 26, 1996 |
| Recorded | August 8–22, 1996 O'Henry Sound Studios Burbank, California |
| Length | 40:50 |
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Producer | Don Pippin, Jerry Herman |
Mrs. Santa Claus is a 1996 American made-for-television musical fantasy-comedy film starring Angela Lansbury in the title role as Mrs. Claus, the wife of Santa Claus. The film was billed as the first original musical written for television since Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella in 1957. It was originally broadcast as a Hallmark Entertainment presentation on CBS on December 8, 1996.
The movie is set in December 1910. Mrs. Santa Claus is trying to convince her husband, Santa Claus, to take a new route, but he is preoccupied with the Christmas rush and won't listen. Disgruntled, she takes the sleigh out herself, but is forced to land in New York City, where she is stranded when one of the reindeer (Cupid) becomes injured. As "Mrs. North", she takes up board with a family of Jewish immigrants who do not celebrate Christmas. She befriends many of the local children and women, and becomes involved with political issues of the period such as child labour and women's suffrage.
Mrs. Santa Claus was filmed from August 12 to September 19, 1996 at the following studios:
The film's musical score was written by Jerry Herman, the composer of such hit Broadway musicals as Hello, Dolly! and La Cage aux Folles. Directed by Terry Hughes, the costume designer was Bob Mackie with choreography by Rob Marshall. The executive producer, David Shaw, is the stepson of Angela Lansbury. Screenwriter Mark Saltzman based some of the script on family stories of the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
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