A NEW Christmas musical for the 2025 holiday season!
About the Show:
This heartwarming production follows a family as they navigate the chaotic and often comical challenges of the holiday season. The story revolves around a young girl who adores Christmas traditions and loves pranking her tech-obsessed older brother, who’s more interested in coding than caroling.
Their mom, the ultimate multitasker, is determined to create the perfect family holiday, despite overwhelming pressure. Meanwhile, Grandpa, who treasures old-fashioned values, struggles to express his emotions.
But when a mysterious blizzard sweeps them into a magical Winter Fantasy Realm, the family meets enchanting Christmas legends who help them rediscover the true meaning of the holiday. Through this fantastical journey, they reconnect, laugh, and learn to embrace both tradition and change!
Shaking Up Christmas will have audiences laughing and singing along with an original score from Scott Johnson & Skyler Garn.
About the Creators:
Scott Johnson is a jazz musician and Cal Poly Music alumnus who teaches at California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley. "Shaking Up Christmas" is his second musical and first collaboration with Skyler Garn, whom he met while performing at the Cambria Christmas Market in 2023. Scott hopes this show spreads holiday magic and love into the new year.
Skyler Garn is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and teacher at California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley. A USC Popular Music Program alumnus, Skyler has long dreamed of writing musicals, and he eagerly joined Scott Johnson to create "Shaking Up Christmas." He hopes the show fills audiences with the same wonder and magic that musicals have always given him.
