Sam I Am Films, producers of "Scrooge & Marley," a modern-day variation on Charles Dickens' classic holiday story, "A Christmas Carol," will show in more than a dozen cities this holiday season.
In Los Angeles, the film runs Nov. 21-27 at the Laemmle Playhouse 7 in Pasadena. In Chicago, the hometown film will run one week at the prestigious Music Box Theatre Nov. 29-Dec. 6, including an opening night gala with the actors and filmmakers.
The film will also be available on DVD, Blu-ray and
soundtrack in December.
Acclaimed out actor
David Pevsner portrays Ben Scrooge while former Saturday Night Live star
Tim Kazurinsky appears as the Ghost of Jacob Marley. The film also stars Rusty Schwimmer,
Bruce Vilanch, Megan Cavanagh,
Ronnie Kroell,
David Moretti, Richard Ganoung, and JoJo Baby. It is narrated by Tony award-winning actress
Judith Light. The stars at the gala opening include Pevsner, Schwimmer, Vilanch, Cavanagh, Kroell, Moretti and Ganoung.
"Scrooge & Marley" was shot in Chicago in May and also highlights a host of recognized theatrical actors who round out the cast: Drew Anderson,
Christopher Allen, Nicholas Bailey,
Allison Torem, Fawzia Mirza,
Peter Mohawk, Becca Kaufman, Scott Duff,
PJ Powers, Amy Matheny and many more.
Scrooge & Marley features a wide range of music from award-winning singers and bands, with a special end credit song performed by Jason Gould and written for the film by
Marsha Malamet, Liz Vidal and Stephan Oberhoff. Other performers in the film and soundtrack include
Matt Alber, BETTY, Linda Good, Amber deLaurentis, Becca Kaufman, Jeannie Tanner and more.
Following are the upcoming screenings of the movie (more to be added): Nov. 21-27: Laemmle Playhouse 7, 673 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 310-478-3836,
http://www.laemmle.com/viewmovie.php?mid=8602. All shows 1 p.m. Special talk-back with actors Sunday, Nov. 25, 1 p.m.
Nov. 29-Dec. 6, Chicago's Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport,
www.musicboxtheatre.com.
Thursday, Dec. 6: Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film festival special screening. 8 p.m., $10, at Baywalk Muvico, 151 2nd Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Fla.,
www.tiglff.com.
Friday, Dec. 7, 8 p.m., Acorn Theater, 107 Generations Drive, Three Oaks, Michigan,
www.acorntheater.com.
Saturday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m., Wealthy Theatre, 1130 Wealthy Street SE, Grand Rapids, Mich., 616-459-4788,
www.grcmc.org/theatre.
Sunday, Dec. 9, 2 p.m., Cinema Center, 437 East Berry St., Fort Wayne, Ind., 260-426-3456,
www.cinemacenter.org.
Thursday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m., Philadelphia Ritz East, 125 South Second Street, Philadelphia, Pa., 215-925-7900,
tickets.landmarktheatres.com. Direct ticket
HERE.
Thursday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m., Camelot Theatre, Palm Springs, 2300 E. Baristo Rd., 760-325-6565,
www.camelottheatres.com. Cast
David Pevsner,
Ronnie Kroell and
David Moretti will do a post-show talk-back. Benefit for Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
Sunday, Dec. 16, 3:15 p.m., Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco, Calif. In a double-header with "Hannah Free" starring
Sharon Gless, 1 p.m., $8, start time, "Scrooge & Marley at 3:15 p.m., $10. Tickets available at the door prior to showtime,
www.castrotheatre.com.
Sunday, Dec. 16, 3:30 p.m., Little
Art Theatre, 247 Xenia Avenue, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 937-767-7671.
http://www.littleart.com.
Tuesday, Dec. 18, 5:30 p.m., Nickelodeon Theatre, 1607 Main St., Columbia, SC,
http://nickelodeon.org.
Thursday, Dec. 20, 5 p.m., Landmark Theatres Sunshine Cinema, 143 W. Houston St., New York, NY. Tickets
HERE.
Friday, Dec. 21, 8:15 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 22 at 7:45 p.m.; and Thursday, Dec. 27, 7:45 p.m. at Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N., State Street, Chicago,
http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org.
Friday, Dec. 21, 7 and 9 p.m., Reel Affirmations XTRA: Monthly Film Series, at Carnegie Institute for Science at 1530 P Street NW,
www.reelaffirmationsDecXtra.eventbrite.com.
More screenings to be added in additional cities this December.
"Scrooge & Marley" is a modern-day variation on
Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." Recounted from a gay sensibility, with heart, comedy and music, the magic of Dickens' timeless tale of a man's redemption at the holidays-thanks to the help of three ghostly spirits-comes alive from a fresh perspective that will appeal to audiences of every persuasion.
The film is based on an original script by Ellen Stoneking, Knight and Timothy Imse. It was directed by Knight and Peter Neville. Producers of the film are Tracy Baim ("Hannah Free") and David Strzepek ("Foodgasm"), joined by several co-producers (Knight, Neville, Stoneking, Kroell, and Moretti) and noteworthy crew.
Full cast and production team bios at
www.scroogeandmarleymovie.com. For more information, follow the film on
Twitter and
Facebook.
