El Dorado Musical Theatre Holds A CHRISTMAS CAROL Auditions, 8/28

El Dorado Musical Theatre holds auditions for A Christmas Carol. Online Registration opens August 17 at 8:00 pm. This production is open to performers ages 6 - 20. This show is rated G and is appropriate for all ages. Cast size is limited so save your space by registering early! Walk-ins accepted on day of auditions if space is available. Complete information available at www.edmt.info.

Auditions:
August 28, 2010 at 9:00 am
at El Dorado Musical Theatre Rehearsal Facility
5011 Golden Foothill Pkwy, #4
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762

Want to learn the audition dance? Come to EDMT Monday, August 23 at 5:30 pm at the El Dorado Musical Theatre Rehearsal Facility.

Performances are November 19 - December 5, 2010 at the Jill Solberg Performing Arts Theater at Folsom High School.

Charles Dickens' classic gets the full Broadway treatment by the Broadway team of Alan Menken ("Beauty and the Beast," "Little Mermaid,"), Lynn Ahrens ("Ragtime," "Seussical") and Mike Ockrent ("Crazy For You," "Me and My Girl.") Called by The New York Times "a tonic for adults, and for children a transfixing journey," this spectacular musical extravaganza ran for ten years at Madison Square Garden, complete with falling snow, exuberant dances by famed choreographer Susan Stroman, flying ghosts and a magnificent set which recreated the streets, graveyards, homes and buildings of Dickensian, London.

In 2004, this version became the basis of an NBC Hallmark Entertainment special featuring Kelsey Grammer as Scrooge, and an array of stars including Jason Alexander (Jacob Marley), Jesse L. Martin (Ghost of Christmas Present), Jane Krakowski (Ghost of Christmas Past), Geraldine Chaplin (Ghost of Christmas Future), Jennifer Love Hewitt (Emily) and Ruthie Henshall (Young Scrooge's Mother).

But even without starry casts and spectacular trappings, this "A Christmas Carol" retains its emotional power and pure joy, thanks to the marvelously-told story by Ockrent and Ahrens, and the Menken/Ahrens score filled with beautiful melodies and emotional lyrics. In fact, their song "A Place Called Home" has become a holiday standard.