Patrick Page & Rusty Ross Return for 2007 Holiday Run of The Grinch at St. James

Patrick Page and Rusty Ross will return to the roles of The Grinch and Young Max in Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Who Stole Christmas for the musical's return Broadway engagement this holiday season. The show will run at the St. James Theatre from November 1, 2007 through January 6, 2008.

Also returning to the roles they created in last season's premiere engagement of the show at the Hilton Theatre are Caroline London as Cindy Lou Who and Jan Neuberger as Grandma Who.

Many of the principals for this year's run are new, most notably Ed Dixon best known for playing Thenardier in Les Miserables in the leading role of Old Max, the canine narrator of the story. Also starring in the show are Athena Ripka as Cindy Lou Who alternating performances with London, Tari Kelli as Mama Who, Darin DePaul as Grandpa Seth Who and Aaron Galligan-Stierle as JP Who.

Matt August directs the show, which was originally conceived and directed by Tony winner Jack O'Brien at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. Book and lyrics are by Timothy Mason, with music by Mel Marvin.

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas will play 15 performances a week during its 2007 run at the St. James Theatre, including 8 performances on weekends. Opening night is set for November 9.