Hallmark’s new holiday movie A Holiday Spectacular is not based on a true story but the story set in 1958 is compelling.
The film follows Maggie, a Philadelphia heiress as she puts her wedding on hold to travel to New York and become a Rockette. Current members of The Rockettes are also featured throughout the film as they make numerous performances. They also have several speaking roles in the film.
A Holiday Spectacular cast includes Ginna Claire Mason as Princess Maggie, Derek Klena as John a navy photographer, Ann-Margret as Grandma Marget, Carolyn McCormick as Elisabeth Bingham, and several others. The Hallmark film is written by Julie Sherman Wolfe and directed by John Putch. A Holiday Spectacular is set to release on November 27, 2022, only on Hallmark Channel.
The film follows Maggie as she lives a double life and things start to become complicated real soon. The film is set in the year 1958 and the story line of the holiday film is convincing.
Is A Holiday Spectacular Based On A True Story?
Sorry to burst your bubbles but the film A Holiday Spectacular is not based on a true story.
However, the storyline of the film is so convincing people might actually believe the story took place in 1958 for real. There are several factors convincing the audience that the storyline was actually true starting with the rise of The Rockettes around the same time.
Furthermore, during the 1950s there were several American heiresses ruling their piece of the estate in the United States of America. However, the story of the film is completely fictional.
A Holiday Spectacular follows Philadelphia heiress Princess Maggie as she puts a hold on her wedding and travels to New York City, New York. She has come to the Big Apple to pursue her dream of becoming a Rockette. However, back home her family believes she is on a vacation with her boarding school-approved friend.
Living two lives, things start to get complicated for Maggie very fast. To add to her complications, she falls in love with John who is a United States Navy photographer based in New York.
To find out if Maggie finds the courage to live her own life by telling her family the truth or goes back to her family to live a life that was already chosen for the princess you will need to watch the movie yourself after it starts airing on Hallmark Channel from November 27, 2022.
Who Is Princess Maggie In Real Life?
Princess Maggie is portrayed by actress Ginna Claire Mason in Hallmark’s A Holiday Spectacular.
Although Princess Maggie is a fictional character made entirely for the holiday movie, Ginna Claire Mason is very much a real person. She is an American broadway and theater performer best known for her appearance in Wicked.
However, now she has made it into the television screen and slowly turning her career towards being an actress. Her IMDb profile has several credits for her performance in both national and local theaters.
She is found on Instagram with her username @ginnaclaire and already has 64 thousand of followers on her picture-sharing social media account. The number of followers might increase rapidly once her film A Holiday Spectacular airs on Hallmark Channel.
Ginna is married to her husband Eric Moffett they celebrated their 9th wedding anniversary on June 29, 2022. The couple shares a son William Cooper Moffett II who was born on April 20, 2021. She has not revealed much about her husband Eric but the couple is seen going on vacations all around the world together. Adding to their family, Ginna and Eric are also parents to two dogs.
Where was A Holiday Spectacular Filmed?
A Holiday Spectacular was filmed in a number of locations including Radio City Music Hall, New York City.
The film has been extensively filmed in New York City, to provide an authentic feel to the location and storyline. In addition to Radio City Music Hall, The Everyday Diner was also used as a filming location situated at Hyde Park.
According to Yahoo, other filming locations include Newburgh, Garrison, Kingston, and Staatsburgh in New York. Ulster Performing Arts Center and Karpeles Manuscript Library of Newburgh are also featured in the film along with the Samuel Sloan estate of Garrison.
Filming of A Holiday Spectacular started around February 2022 in New York City with residents of the area sharing images on their social media accounts.