‘Plaid’ spreads harmony to world

By Juliette Coulter

Lyric Stage, a theatre company dedicated to the development and preservation of the musical, presents “Forever Plaid — Plaid Tidings,” a holiday classic by Stewart Ross. The show runs from December 5-21 at the Lyric Stage Studio located at 1170 Quaker St., Dallas, TX 75207. General admission tickets and reserved café tables are now on sale at lyricstage.org/season32. 

Scott Guenther, Lyric Stage managing and co-artistic director, said: “This family friendly show was so popular last year that we are having an encore! There are well-loved pop songs from the mid-20th century, comedy and an interactive portion with the audience that makes it engaging.”

The director is Mary Gilbreath Grim; Kelly McCain is the choreographer and Hans Grim is the music director. 

The show is about Francis, Jinx, Smudge and Sparky who aren’t sure why they’ve returned to Earth for another posthumous performance. But a phone call from the heavenly Rosemary Clooney lets them know that they’re needed to put a little harmony into a discordant world. Sprinkled among the Christmas offerings are audience favorites, like their riotous three-minute-and-eleven-second version of “The Ed Sullivan Show” — this time, featuring the Rockettes, the Chipmunks and The Vienna Boys Choir, as well as a Plaid Caribbean Christmas that puts the “Day-O” in Excelsis! 

The production is rated G. For more information, visit lyricstage.org/season32.