The play was written as a modern fairytale, blending elements of the western European Brothers Grimm fairy tale and Japanese folklore.
The original production opened on December 2, 2005, at the off-Broadway Coop Theatre Company[1] (now closed, located on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles.)
The Christmas Princess marked the stage debut of noted TV and movie actor and teen idol Erik von Detten, who played the role of the handsome Prince.
They have arranged for their daughter – the most beautiful (and incredibly spoiled) princess to marry a handsome – but dumb as a bucket of rocks – prince on Christmas Day.
While the Princess meets a handsome – but poor – woodsman, and tackles a scary bear and an even scarier dragon on her journey, the Jester conspires to keep the King from discovering the truth.