The Christmas Pageant

When big-shot Broadway director Vera Parks (Melissa Gilbert, Little House on the Prairie) gets fired from yet another job, she must subject herself to directing a small-town Christmas pageant. But culture-shocked Vera is stunned by the production's simplicity and tries to back out of the deal. She is again outraged when she learns her ex-fiance Jack (Robert Mailhouse, Sports Night) had the audacity to recommend her for the job. Still, there's just something -- or someone -- that won't allow Vera to leave. Enchanted by the charms of community, Vera comes to discover a new love in her work and an old love in Jack. Will the diva director drop her defenses long enough to let love in?

• comedy