- David Foster
The Santaland Diaries, David Sedaris’ bawdy and rebellious recollection of his days working as an elf in Macy’s SantaLand has become an unlikely holiday classic: A Christmas Carol for people who would rather eat bugs than sit through yet another production of A Christmas Carol. Dutifully Playhouse on the Square has revived Sedaris’ story about weird Santas and worse children with musical theater stalwart David Foster taking on the coveted role of Crumpet, a snarky Elf with stems and seeds in his urine sample.
It’s tempting to call Foster a triple threat performer but that would be unfair. Not only can the man sing, dance, and act, this year’s Crumpet can dish. In the short span of three questions he not only manages to plug his current show and his next show, he also sneaks in some juicy remarks about Memphis actors Kara Winsett and Stephen Huff. Naughty and nice.
