Matthew Morrison channels inner ‘Grinch’ for NBC special

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plays the titular role in NBC’s telecast, airing Dec. 9 from 8 to 10 p.m. “At one point I turned to [co-star] Booboo [Stewart] and said, ‘This is probably the closest we’re ever going to get to working at a theme park.’“But, in a lot of ways, the Grinch is not comfortable in his own skin — so that helped.”NBC’s version of the iconic Dr.

Seuss book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” was filmed over two days at the Troubadour Theatre in northwest London (Wembley) — following a month of rehearsals — and utilized supporting talent from London’s renowned West End theatre district.

It followed stringent COVID protocols (including testing) so that Morrison et al. could interact on the stage once filming began with a socially distanced camera crew.