The special stars Matthew Morrison as the titular character, Denis O'Hare and Booboo Stewart as Max the dog, and Amelia Minto as Cindy-Lou Who.
The Grinch's dog Max narrates how his old master (Matthew Morrison) once schemed to ruin the festive holiday for the citizens of Whoville.
[2] The project was overseen by Doug Vaughan, executive vice president of special programs at NBC Entertainment.
Club gave it a "C", mainly criticizing Morrison's performance as the Grinch, as well as the source material, saying the score "makes Seussical look like a masterpiece in comparison".
[4] Kelly Lawler of USA Today gave the presentation only one star out of a possible four, calling it the worst of all the previous adaptations of the story.