The Time of Nick LLC

The Time of Nick LLC, is seeking funding to create the animated musical feature film, The Time of Nick, that reimagines the origin of our beloved Santa Claus as a teenage orphan.  Nick discovers his gifts, purpose and destiny in a life-threatening quest that will test his heart and courage. It’s a magical adventure, fantasy and romance all rolled into one high-flying musical journey.  We follow young Nick from his home in Claus Forest where The North Wind delivered him as an infant, via chimney drop, to be raised by exiled Elves, to the town of Tightwood. There he meets Holly (the girl of his dreams) and encounters Lord Steel (his nemesis) who wants to level the forest and destroy the Elves. Nick must take immediate action when the town’s greed triggers an ancient curse, threatening the destruction of all. Nick must beat Lord Steel to the dangerous peak of Devil’s Horn to save the village and protect the Elves. Captured and stranded alone on the mountaintop, Nick learns his real gift is the courage to be kind and the healing power of charity and love. With the help of Holly, her precocious cousin Maddie and the North Wind, Nick embraces his destiny and revisits the famous chimney drop with a bag full of toys in the nick of time—the time of adventure—the time of courage—The Time of Nick!

The Time of Nick is an international project with contributors from Norway and the United States.  It is spearheaded by the producing team of Frank Basile, Robert Clater and Lesia Kaye each with extensive backgrounds in entertainment.

• Frank Basile’s multifaceted and extraordinary career has taken him from singing at the White House while assigned to the United States Air Force Singing Sergeants, to singing on some of the most notable opera stages in the world, and working behind-the-scenes on productions of movies, music, and theater. Frank’s current project is a vocal love letter to his late wife, the Oscar winning actress and incomparable Celeste Holm. Robert Clater is an award-winning stage director and choreographer (SDC) who has spent many successful years as an accomplished performer on Broadway, in films and on national television. His work has contributed to 1 Tony, 2 Emmy Awards, and 11 Ovation Awards, among others.  Robert’s recent work has been developing new projects for stage and film. Lesia Kaye has a master’s degree in arts management with a career that spans from the Los Angeles, North America division, of Watson Wyatt Worldwide to Executive Director of non-profit theatre, producing professional and children’s productions.
• The creative team of The Time of Nick conceived the project as a stage musical. Co-book writer, Ketil Kolstad, is a Norwegian director, writer and actor. Ketil served as the artistic director of the regional theatre in Nord-Trøndelag and will be the next theater manager of Nordland Teater. Co-book writer, Hanne Brincker, is a Norwegian actress, director, and producer. Hanne worked as artistic director of the touring company The Tramp Theatre and as an actress and director at the regional theatre in Nord-Trøndelag. Composer, Tor Ingar Jakobsen, is a Norwegian composer, arranger, and pianist. He was educated at the University of Oslo as Candidate of Arts and Letters in composing, jazz piano and arranging. Lyricist, Abraham Tetenbaum, is also an American playwright and non-profit theater executive, who has written for Broadway (Crazy He Calls Me) and network television (NBC’s Sisters).
• Renegade Animation is partnering with The Time of Nick LLC to transform the stage production into an animated feature.  Nestled in Glendale, CA, Renegade is the industry leader in cross platform digital animation and produces smart, funny, animated content for film, television, advertising, streaming products, and other media. The studio’s strengths lie in personality-based character animation combined with a strong use of design, achieving a traditional look with non-traditional tools.
• The Time of Nick LLC, is represented by Sendroff & Baruch LLP, which is a unique entertainment law firm representing a premier roster of clients and properties. Sendroff & Baruch’s theatre and performing arts practice reaches virtually every show on Broadway, both as production counsel and counsel to some of the most successful dramatists, directors, designers and music staff in the business. Their film and television practice reaches from award-winning independent films and animated film projects to network television series.

Visit www.timeofnick.com for more information.

The Time of Nick Slideshow – March 2024